Photo by: Jackson Polin
Being a few weeks into the indoor season, we are finally back to athlete of the week nominations, and with this past week being one of the craziest we have seen in a while, we can't think of a better week to start on.
This Week's Boys Candidates:
(Listed in a random order)
Abaas Hunter (Episcopal Academy) - Abaas opened his season this weekend, and the wait was well worth it. He dropped a new US #2 and PA #1 time of 47.86 over 400m and set a new indoor pr.
Jonathan Wert (Garnet Valley 01) - Wert has been on a tear this whole year, running inside the U.S. top 25 every time he races, pretty much. Jonathan ran 21.81 to win The La Salle Winter Series - Boys Sprint Night and a 2nd place finish over 60m with a 6.90.
Frank Bediako (Bensalem 01) - Bediako opened his season in the sprints at The La Salle Winter Series - Boys Sprint Night with a win in the 60m with a time of 6.89 and a 2nd place finish in the 200m with a time of 21.83.
Olo Kolade (Downingtown West 01) - Olo opened his season over 200m and ran his 2nd 400 of the season at The La Salle Winter Series - Boys Sprint Night, where he placed 2nd in the 400m with a time of 48.21 and 3rd in the 200m in 21.86.
Justin Landis (North Penn 01) - Justin dominated the RJBIC 3000, winning by 27 seconds and posting a new PA #2 time of 8:44.87.
This Week's Girls Candidates:
(Listed in a random order)