[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 196 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
RECOGNIZING THE RECIPIENTS OF THE 2025 STEPHEN A. MCLAUGHLIN FAIRFAX
COUNTY CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER AWARDS
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HON. JAMES R. WALKINSHAW
of virginia
in the house of representatives
Thursday, November 20, 2025
Mr. WALKINSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the recipients of
the 2025 Stephen A. McLaughlin Fairfax County Champions of Character
Awards. Since 2001, these awards have been presented to athletes,
coaches, and parents in our region who exemplify the tenets of
teamwork, leadership, good sportsmanship, and community service during
athletic competitions.
It is my honor to include in Record the following names of the 2025
Stephen A. McLaughlin Fairfax County Champions of Character Awards
recipients:
Braddock District
Male Athlete: Tillman Abeyta, Football, Braddock Road Youth
Club; Female Athlete: Norah Garcia, Soccer, Annandale Boys &
Girls Club; Coach Carlos Santizo, Soccer, Braddock Road Youth
Club, Parent: Angela Santizo, Soccer. Braddock Road Youth
Club.
Dranesville District
Male Athlete: Brady Britt, Football/Baseball, Great Falls
Little League/Langley High School Braddock Road Youth Club;
Female Athlete: Ayla Sayd, Volleyball, Marshall High School/
Coach Khayla Williams, Basketball, Herndon Optimist Club;
Parent: Martine Silve, Field Hockey, Herndon Reston Youth
Field Hockey.
Franconia District
Male Athlete: Bowen Kirui, Soccer, Lee- Mt. Vernon Sports
Club; Female Athlete: Vivienne Jensen, Soccer, Lee-Mt. Vernon
Sports Club, Coach Russell Balikian, Soccer, Basketball, Lee-
Mt. Vernon Sports Club; Parent: Tara Suga, Baseball, CSLL/
Patriot/Hayfield High School.
Hunter Mill District
Male Athlete: Teddy Gill, Football. Reston Youth
Association-, Female Athlete: Sienna McIntyre, Ice Hockey,
Reston Raiders; Coach Terry Redican, Football, South Lakes
High School/Parent: Walid Choueiri, Basketball/Swim/Football.
Mason District
Male Athlete: Makai Carothers, Football, Annandale Boys &
Girls Club; Female Athlete: Michelle Soto, Soccer, Annandale
Boys & Girls Club; Coach Alicia Hopkins, Basketball/Soccer/T-
Ball/Football, Annandale Boys & Girls Club; Parent: Maria
Colbert, Soccer, Premier Athletics Club.
Mount Vernon District
Male Athlete: Tate Allen, Basketball, Lee-Mt. Vernon Sports
Club; Female Athlete: Zoe Tickner Soccer, Lee-Mt. Vernon
Sports Club/West Potomac High School, Coach Garrett Kell
Basketball, Lee-Mt. Vernon Sports Club; Parent: Michael Day,
Basketball. Lee-Mt. Vernon Sports Club.
Providence District
Male Athlete: Ben Ochsendorf Basketball, McLean Select/Nova
Cats AAU; Female Athlete: Ryan Elizabeth McIntosh, Swimming,
Poplar Heights Crush/Coach Mark Cruz, Volleyball, Vienna
Youth Inc. Parent: Mary Wong, Volleyball, Vienna Youth Inc.
Springfield District
Male Athlete: Simon Fischer, Baseball, Central Springfield
Little League; Female Athlete: Valeria Morales, Soccer,
Braddock Road Youth Club; Coach Dan Walsh, Baseball, Central
Springfield Little League, Parent: Kwame James, Basketball,
Cross-Training Athletes into Believers.
Sully District
Male Athlete: Otto Hutchins, Soccer, South/vester n Youth
Association, Female Athlete: Quinn Crozier, Softball, VA
Glory, Coach Javier Alarcon, Soccer, Southwestern Youth
Association, Parent: Dan Mac, Soccer, Southwestern Youth
Association.
I would also like to give special recognition to the 2025 Champions
of Character Award recipient, Harold Leff, who is recognized for his 33
years of dedicated and tireless service to The Fairfax County Athletic
Council.
Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the
recipients of the 2025 Stephen A. McLaughlin Fairfax County Champions
of Character Awards and commend them for their exemplary sportsmanshipp
character, and values, which serve as a source of inspiration for their
peers and community.
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