George Varvas
Woodbridge High School
Impact Statement
“The team is much more powerful than the individual.”
-George Varvas
Biography
Varvas has been Woodbridge High’s only girls’ cross-country coach since the school opened its doors in 1980. His teams have placed high in state competition the past four years. After winning the 1997 Division II state title and finishing second in 1998, Woodbridge moved up to Division I and won the 1999 state title, its second in three years.
In 2001 the team was back in Division II, earning a sixth-place state finish. Varvas also is the founder of the Woodbridge Invitational, which has grown over the years to become the nation’s third largest cross-country event.
Varvas is still involved as an assistant coach at Woodbridge and still is active with the Woodbridge Invitational.
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