Yet another high school grad outta northern Virginia [Oakton high school] has become a top American in track & field.

At the Houston Marathon yesterday……Keira D’Amato broke the American Record. She ran 26.2 miles in 2:19:12, about 5:18 per mile pace.

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In November 2020 she broke the American Record for 10 miles at the Cherry Blossom 10 miler in Washington DC….10-miles 51:23, about 5:08 per mile pace.

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Now in her late-30’s, in high school at Oakton she was the Virginia State Champion, High School All-American. Graduated from American University in DC.

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Another example of the 40 – 45 year dominance of high school track in northern Virginia being -way- overly represented in producing the nation’s top athletes and coaches and folks that go on to become the world’s top athletes and coaches.

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