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Track star Adaejah Hodge is the Gatorade Florida Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year
The British Virgin Islands Montverde Academy student-athlete will represent the territory at the World Athletics Championships from August 19-27 in Budapest.
Hodge has had an impressive six months of competition.
On June 10, she won the 200m at the Star Athletics Series Montverde Academy in Florida, United States.
Hodge clocked 22.60 seconds, beating American Candace Hill and British runner Victoria Ohuruogu who crossed the finish line in 22.68 and 22.96 seconds in that order.
On June 18, she convincingly won the Girls’ Championships 200-meter title at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor in the United States capturing a meet record with a time of 22.6 4 seconds.