The Athlete of the Week for January 17th-23rd is Matt Schiffbauer for his performance at the Gladstein Invitational in Indiana University. He ran the 3,000m in 8:20.29 in a stellar field. Great run, best of luck the rest of track season.
The AotW for January 10th-16th is Karly Hamric of Riadha. Ms. Hamric ran 2:07.72 for 800m at the Doug Raymond Invitational in Kent State. The Preston alum graduated from WVU last fall and continues to train under Sean Cleary in Morgantown.
The AotW for January 3rd-9th is Dayton McVicker of West Fairmont High School. Dayton earns his AotW via his performance at the Fairmont Run to Read Half-Marathon, where he ran 1:17:37, good for second place. He is entering his final track season, best of luck. (Note: Justin Simpson could have won this award, but he didn't cross the finish line. How sad.)