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Sachem Alum Honored at Slippery Rock

Brittany Christiansen earns Athlete of the Week honors.

Sachem East alum Brittany Christiansen was recently selected Female Athlete of the Week at Slippery Rock University.

According to her school, Christiansen had a breakout performance at the Baldwin-Wallace meet Friday night, posting career-bests in the shot put and the weight throw.

She won the shot put with a toss of 12.23 meters (40.12 feet) and placed second with a toss of 14.97meters (49.11 feet).

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Christiansen, who graduated from East in 2011, was all-league, all-county and all-Patch the last two years. She was one of the strongest throwing competitors in Sachem history.

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