September 6, 2008
Kellie Christian, Catonsville, track
Girls Athlete of the Week
In her first season of indoor track, the junior All-Metro sprinter finished second in the 200 meters at the 14th Hispanic Games in New York last weekend. Running on a banked track for the first time, Christian finished in 24.90 seconds, which ranks as the third-fastest time in the country this season. Christian, who played basketball last winter, won the 400-meter state Class 3A outdoor title and swept the 100, 200 and 400 meters at the Baltimore County championships last spring. She finished ninth last summer in the 400 at the USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis. She has a 3.5 grade point average.
Others considered // Jordan Clinton, Archbishop Spalding, basketball; Heather Schneck, Southern, basketball; Ellie Snyder, Atholton, basketball.
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