Wood's Sandy signs with Virginia Wesleyan track

The last week has been a pretty good one for James Wood’s Brooke Sandy.

The senior won the Jim Casey Most Outstanding Female Performer award last Saturday at the Apple Blossom Invitational at James Wood. At the same location on Wednesday, Sandy signed to compete with NCAA Division III Virginia Wesleyan University in Virginia Beach.

A versatile performer, Sandy ranks first in the area in the high jump (5 feet, 4 inches), triple jump (33-5.25) and the 100-meter hurdles (16.15 seconds) and ranks second in the 300 hurdles (47.53) and long jump (15-2.25).

Sandy is a two-time All-State honoree in the high jump as a result of her performances in the 2019 outdoor season and 2020 indoor season. No outdoor season took place in 2020 because of COVID-19, and Frederick County did not have indoor track teams this year.

Sandy joins a Virginia Wesleyan team that placed sixth at this year’s ODAC outdoor meet. The Marlins roster includes former Colonel Haley Witt.

Sandy will study biology at Virginia Wesleyan.