MileStat.com Athlete of the Week winners for the week ending December 29th are Robert E. Lee senior Sean Holston and T.C. Williams senior Samella Koroma.
 MileStat.com AOW Boys Winner: Sean Holston
The Robert E. Lee sprinter made a dashing debut in his first attempt at the 500 meter dash. At last Friday\'s F.I.T. Invitational, Holston won the 500 meter dash in a US #1 time this season in 1:03.93. The time ranks him #17 US all-time, while ranks him even higher in US prep history among unbanked track performances. During the MileStat.com era, only a select few have ran faster from Virginia in the sprint event with Lake Braddock\'s Frank Francois (1:03.74, 2001), Heritage\'s Quentin Bowens (1:03.84, 2002), and South Lakes\' Richard Smith (1:03.88, 2002). Holston earlier in the meet competed in and won the 55 meter dash with a state leading time of 6.41, which was only three hundredths of a second off his fastest clocking ever at last year\'s Group AAA State Indoor Championships. |
 MileStat.com AOW Girls Winner: Samella Koroma
T.C. Williams senior Samella Koroma had only thrown over 40 feet on one occassion last year in a runner-up showing at the Northern Region Outdoor Championships with a throw of 40\'2.50\". At the F.I.T. Invite, Koroma bettered her old top mark by over one foot with a winning throw of 41\'4.25\". Her throw in Landover now ranks her first in the state and puts her as an early favorite for the AAA state crown in the event. Koroma finished seventh at last year\'s AAA State Indoor Championships and defeated the top returnee in the event from the state championships in Alison Jones of Lake Braddock. Jones finished very close behind Koroma in second at F.I.T. with a mark only half an inch less at 41\'3.75\". There should be more competitive showdowns between the two throughout the season and finishing out at the regional and state meets. |