Sports
This week’s Athlete of the Week
This week’s Athlete of the Week is Riley Van Frank, Junior, Batavia Track and Field
Van Frank competed in the Adidas Track Nationals from June 20-22 at Marcus T. Johnson Track and Field Stadium in Greensboro, North Carolina, where she finished 12th in her inaugural 400-meter hurdle race with a time of 1:05.63. Van Frank, the 2025 Ohio High School Athletic Association state qualifier in the 300-meter hurdles earlier this month, was in a competitive field that included 91 runners, two who set new meet times and finishers in eighth through 14th place separated by .72 seconds.