CAMERON OVERSTREET
NORTH CAROLINA
Sport: Track and field
Local connection: Freshman from Atlee
Notable: Overstreet, a former indoor and outdoor state high school pole vault champion, won her signature event with a vault of 13-1 1/2 at the Dick Taylor Invitational in Chapel Hill. She placed second (12-7 1/2 ) at the UNC Invitational.
HUNTER KNIGHT
DUKE
Sport: Swimming
Local connection: Sophomore from Maggie Walker Governor's School/NOVA
Notable: Knight won the 200-yard breaststroke (2:04.28) in Duke's showdown with No. 13 North Carolina. He placed third (57.10) in the 100 breast. He won the 200 breast (2:05.25) in a meet against Queens and South Carolina.
TAYLOR CLEVINGER
RICHMOND
Sport: Track and field
Local connection: Freshman from St. Catherine's
Notable: Clevinger was the A-10's indoor rookie of the week for the second straight week. She helped UR's 3,200 relay team finish fourth (8:57.30, a program record) at the New Balance Invitational. She placed ninth (2:52.11) in the 1,000.
HARRY WEST JR.
LYNCHBURG
Sport: Basketball
Local connection: Sophomore from Meadowbrook
Notable: West, typically a reserve guard, delivered 18 points, five rebounds and four assists in the Hornets' 79-68 road victory against ODAC foe Emory & Henry. Seven days later, he scored 16 points as a starter in a nonconference win against Methodist.
ANDREW STRAIT
WILLIAM AND MARY
Sport: Swimming
Local connection: Sophomore from Trinity Episcopal/Poseidon
Notable: Strait won twice as an individual in the Tribe's dual-meet conquest of Mary Washington. He captured the 200-yard freestyle in 1:46.10 and the 200 backstroke in 1:54.48. The wins were his 14th and 15th of 2012. He shares eighth place on W&M's single-season list.
MARTIZ WASHINGTON
LONGWOOD
Sport: Basketball
Local connection: Senior from Christchurch
Notable: Washington, a Hopewell resident, scored 18 points in the Lancers' 87-83 win against Fairleigh-Dickinson including four 3-pointers. Through 23 games, the former VIS all-state standout is averaging 10 points with 54 treys.
Compiled by Vic Dorr Jr.
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