MileStat.com Athletes of the Week winners for the week ending January 27th are Oscar Smith junior Frede Spellman and Fauquier senior Dania Sanford.
MileStat.com AOW Boys Winner: Frede Spellman
Oscar Smith junior Frede Spellman produced the meet\'s fourth US top 5 performance in the shot put in becoming the first Virginian since 2003 to throw over 60 feet with a winning throw of 61\'2.50\". Spellman\'s mark at St. Christopher\'s ranks him fourth in the country currently in the event. Steve Huntzinger of James Robinson was the last Virginian to throw over 60 feet indoors as he had a indoor best of 63\'7\" in 2003. The Oscar Smith junior now has a season best throw which is nearly five feet greater than his next competitor in Denbigh\'s Jaymes Brooks.
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MileStat.com AOW Boys Winner: Dania Sanford
Fauquier senior Dania Sanford continues to stay under the radar to all despite putting up some impressive performances. Maybe it is because she attends the same high school as Sarah Bowman did that some forget to live in the present in which Fauquier still has a talent on their track team in the form of a sprinter in Sanford. She nearly snuck out with a state championship for 400 meters last June at the VHSL State AAA Meet in Newport News against the Eastern Region heavy field. Sanford finished as a state runner-up to Kecoughtan\'s Tiara Swindell in the event at Todd Stadium. At the Virginia Tech Invitational this past weekend, Sanford quietly put up another impressive race in winning the 300 meter dash out of the second section (following the first and \"fastest\" section) in a personal best clocking of 39.52. Her time in Blacksburg ranks her fourth in the nation currently and helped earn herself an invitation to a high caliber 300 meter field assembled this weekend at the New York Armory.
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