Five Foxcroft School athletes, including four from the state runner-up field hockey team, have been named to the Virginia Independent Athletic Association (VISAA) Division II All-State Teams, capping off a memorable fall sports season for the all-girls boarding and day school.

In field hockey, senior Haley Buffenbarger, junior Allie McManamey, and sophomore Betsy Altenburger were named to the First Team and senior Grace MacDonald was named to the Second Team. Senior Holland Driscoll received a First-Team selection in tennis.

In addition, all five of these athletes and another seven Foxcroft students earned All-Delaney Athletic Conference honors. Buffenbarger and Driscoll were each named Player of the Year in their respective sports and their coaches — Athletic Director Michelle Woodruff in field hockey and first-year coach Haley Brick in tennis — both received Coach of the Year kudos.

Voting for the All-State teams is conducted by a special committee of coaches for each sport. Coaches nominate players from their teams and, while an athlete does not have to play in the state tournament to be eligible, it is difficult for a player to earn All-State honors if she has not been seen by the committee members.

McManamey, a forward from Purcellville, VA, keyed Foxcroft's drive through the state championship with two goals and two assists in the 5-1 quarterfinal win over Virginia Episcopal School and a goal in the 3-1 semifinal victory over Fredericksburg Academy. For the season, McManamey led the team in assists with 10 and was second on the team in goals with 10.

Buffenbarger, a First-Team selection in Division I last season who will play at the University of Vermont next year, had a goal in the quarterfinal game against VES. The Leesburg, VA, resident was a major factor in getting Foxcroft (11-5) to the tournament with a team-high 17 goals on the year.

Altenburger, a fleet and tenacious player from Purcellville, was second on the team in assists with eight and also scored against VES in the quarterfinal match.

MacDonald, a Bluemont, VA resident who will play at Washington & Lee in the fall, anchored Foxcroft's outstanding defense. She was particularly strong in the state semifinal victory over FA, breaking up several attempted attacks.

Driscoll, of Middleburg, posted a 14-2 record in both singles and doubles this season to earn DAC Player of the Year honors. Although Foxcroft's tennis team lost in the first round of the state championship, Foxcroft posted a sparkling 12-4 record on the season.

The four All-State field hockey stars were joined by three teammates in receiving Delaney Athletic Conference honors last month. In addition to Buffenbarger, McManamey, Altenburger, and MacDonald seniors Loren Sepulveda of Middleburg and Seabrook Brown of Charleston, SC, were tabbed for the First Team. Junior Janie Ware, another Middleburger, was named to the second team.

Senior Lily Fortsch, who played number 2 singles and first doubles for the tennis team, joined Driscoll on the All-DAC First Team. Freshman Gigi Genovese, the No. 3 singles and No. 2 doubles player from Fort Lauderdale, FL, was a Second Team selection.

Two members of Foxcroft's volleyball team received All-DAC honors as well: Senior Leah Schuster of Big Horn, WY, who led the team in kills, digs, and service aces, was named to the Second Team and freshman Gracen King of Fredericksburg, the team leader in assists, received Honorable Mention.