Frederick twins raising the bar at Druid Hills
Druid Hills High School’s twin junior track stars Sanaa Frederick and Sole Frederick are raising the bar for the Lady Red Devils track program and pulling their teammates along with them, according to their coach.
“Sanaa and Sole have been very instrumental in the Druid Hills track and field program over the past three years,” said Druid Hills track coach Henrietta George. “They work hard and never make excuses and their presence creates a positive atmosphere in practice and at the meets.”
The pair helped lead the Lady Red Devils to their first-ever DeKalb County Track and Field Championships title in 2023, following back-to-back fourth-place finishes in 2021 and 2022.
The twins were part of the 4×400-meter relay win that decided the 2023 Napoleon Cobb DeKalb County Track and Field Championships title, while Sanaa Frederick was named the Roslyn Wallace Outstanding Girls’ Performer.
“Their teammates are encouraged and motivated to break records and soar higher by seeing the twins achieve greatness,” said George. “Every day they figure out how to improve their performances. They are humble but also the hardest on themselves because they aim to please.”
The 200-meter dash battle between the sisters at the Class 4A Girls’ State Track Championships also came down to the wire. Sole Frederick defeated her sister by 0.01 of a second in the prelims, setting a new state record of 23.52. Her time of 23.53 bested the previous state record of 23.64 set by Chamblee’s Mary Ann Erigha 20 years ago.
Sanaa Frederick came back on May 12 to break her sister’s record by running a 23.39 to set the new record in the event as she won gold by just 0.02 of a second.
The 200-meter dash win gave Sanaa Frederick a sweep of the 100-meter and 200-meter dash events for the second consecutive year, including also setting a record in the 100 of 11.41 to break the 36-year-old mark of 11.50.
The pair teamed with teammates Jadyn Bolden and Miya Carthan for another state record by winning the 4×100-meter relay with a time of 45.74 to break the mark of 45.91 set in 2015 by Baldwin. The same four also won gold in the 4×400 relay (3:49.85).
Sanaa Frederick now has four individual state gold medals (two in the 100-meter dash and two in the 200-meter dash) along with a bronze (100-meter dash) and silver medal (200-meter dash) from 2021. Sole’s state medal collection stands at two with the silver and bronze from 2023.
The twins also hold a gold in the 4×100 relay from 2002 along with a silver in the 4×400 the same year and bronze in the 4×100 in 2021.
The pair has received scholarship offers from Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, LSU and other colleges as they head towards their senior year at Druid Hills.
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