Articles from the Fairfax Journal 1985, Alexandria Gazette 1986.
Gabrielle Pohlmann was a sophomore at Fort Hunt high school when it closed.
This week she was voted into the 2nd class of inductees for the Hall Of Fame at West Potomac High School, Alexandria, Virginia.
Her 2 older siblings are Fort Hunt grads, Karen class of 82, Dirk class of 84.
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Middle photo…..35 years ago, May 1985, several members of the final girls track team at Fort Hunt high school.
Sophomore, Gabrielle Pohlmann kneeling on the right.

I graduated from Fort Hunt 1981, coached her at Fort Hunt when it closed and coached her at West Potomac when it opened. Living in Austin I still coach Gabrielle today, a medical doctor in private practice in a suburb of Dallas, Texas.

Her achievements…….
Main event was 2 miles.
In the final year of existence of Fort Hunt high school as a sophomore she finished the indoor season ranked #19 in the nation.
Outdoor, she was ranked top 25 in the nation.

First year of existence of West Potomac high school was her junior year. That Fall in cross-country Gabi finished 8th at the Southern U.S. Championships in Charlotte and 30th at the National High School Championships in San Diego. Named as High School All-American by Harrier Magazine.
Indoor track she finished the season ranked #9 in the nation at 2 miles.
Outdoor track finished top 5 at the East Coast Championships in New York.
Outdoors ranked top 20 in the nation.
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2nd year of existence of West Potomac high school was her senior year. That Fall in cross-country Gabi finished 7th at the Southern U.S. Championships in Charlotte and 28th at the National High School Championships in San Diego. Named as High School All-American by Harrier Magazine.
Indoor track finished 10th at the indoor National Championships in Connecticut.
Outdoor track finished 5th at the East Coast Championships in New York.
Outdoors ranked top 20 in the nation.

In the school year when the University Of Texas won the NCAA National Championship in both cross-country and track and was the #1 overall program in the country, the head coach at Texas who was also named as the head women’s coach for the 1988 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Team came to Gabi’s house on Camden street directly behind Stratford Landing elementary school and signed her as a scholarship athlete and a member of what was at the time, one of the top recruiting classes in the history of collegiate track & field.

At Texas, All-Conference in track, graduated with a 3.8 GPA in the Plan 2 honors program. She is married to John Patterson, a Texas high school state record holder at 400m and a 4-time NCAA Collegiate All-American while at the University Of Texas.