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The Stafford girls track and field team has turned an often overlooked part of the sport into one of its strengths.
The Indians have three throwing standouts that can score major points in small or large meets.
That was evident this past Saturday at the Brian Watkins I?95 Invitational at Brooke Point High School.
Stafford?s Sabrina Johnson, India Kithcart and Ebony Pennant took the top three places in the shotput. Pennant and Kithcart went on to finish first and second in the discus, as well.
?In general [throwers] kind of get overlooked because they just specialize and you don?t see their names out there a lot,? Stafford head coach Pete Augrom said. ?But those three girls in the winter got us 24 points in one event.?
Augrom is speaking of the Commonwealth District meet last month in which the trio took the top three honors in the shotput.
Johnson went on to set a school record in the Northwest Region meet with a throw of 37 feet, 11 inches. The junior Colonial Forge transfer placed sixth in Group AAA.
?She had a great finish to her indoor season,? Augrom said.
Augrom said Indians throwing coach Mark Repass is one of the key reasons for the trio?s success. Repass has held his position the past six years. Augrom said he?s helped develop the Indians? uncommon depth.
?A lot of schools will have one or two that are good, but we really have three or four that we feel we can put out there any day and compete for a top five spot at a meet,? Augrom said. ?It?s definitely a place we feel we are strong.?
The Indians will see if their success can continue on Saturday in the Wildcat Invitational at Mountain View. Stafford and Brooke Point will co-host the Spring Qualifying Track and Field Classic at Brooke Point the following weekend.
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