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Gatorade 2015 - 2016: Player of the Year

Girls Track & Field - Delaware

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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Daija Lampkin

SPR
MIDDLETOWN HS
MIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

11.84 seconds

100-meter dash

24.38 seconds

200-meter dash

55.45

40-meter dash
“I have watched Daija Lampkin win 100-, 200- and 400-meter races by incredible margins all season. I will say that she seemed happiest when anchoring a relay and celebrating with her teammates. We all know what a lift it can give to a team to have a competitor like Daija on your side. She elevated her teammates and the sport in Delaware.”
Mike Mooney
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-2 junior won three individual championships at the Division I state meet this past season, leading the Cavaliers to fifth place as a team. The William A. Thomson Award winner as the state's most valuable track athlete as named by the New Castle

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Academic Achievement

Lampkin has maintained a 4.15 weighted GPA in the classroom.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the National Honor Society and a sports medicine assistant to the school's athletic trainer, she has also volunteered locally on behalf of her church and at a food bank.