News: Champe Names Freedom's Brandon Sanford as First Boys Track Coach; Former U.S. Olympian Hope Spivey is Gymnastics Coach

Aldie (May 23, 2012) - Champe High School, which opens in the fall, has named Freedom boys track and field coach Brandon Sanford as the Knights first coach. The school also announced former U.S. Olympian Hope Spivey as the varsity gymnastics coach.


Champe Names Sanford as School’s First Boys Track Coach
Last night at the Loudoun County School Board meeting, Brandon Sanford was approved as the first head boys track coach at John Champe High School. Sanford comes to Champe from Freedom where he has been the head boys track coach the past six years.

At Freedom he has been instrumental in 23 All State honor track and field athletes as well as multiple district and region individual champions. Most recently Sanford lead his boys team to the AAA Cedar Run District regular-season championship.

Sanford is a graduate of Kent State University, with a BA in health and physical education and a minor in secondary education. A dynamic leader, Coach Sanford will also be the Champe head JV football coach.

As a high school athlete himself he was All State in track and field in Pennsylvania and place 13th in the nation at a national track and field meet in Syracuse, NY. Sanford was also the MVP of his high school football team.

Coach Sanford is extremely excited to create and establish the Champe boys track program and build a solid and productive relationship with the community. His intensity, passion and vision will establish a solid foundation for the Knights program.

Sanford currently teaches physical education at Little River Elementary school.

Champe Names Spivey as School’s First Gymnastics Coach
Last night at the Loudoun County School Board meeting, Hope Spivey was approved as the first head gymnastics coach at John Champe High School. Spivey comes to Champe from Atlanta, Georgia were she is the owner/operator of Spivey’s Gymnastics International, Inc.

Spivey has a storied and rich career in the sport of Gymnastics. She was a member of the USA National team from 1985-1988 and a member of the 1988 USA Olympic team which finished 4th. 

After her Olympic experience, she became a member of the University of Georgia Gymnastics team from 1990-1994. While at Georgia she was an 11-time NCAA All American and a 5 time NCAA National Champion.

Spivey has been inducted in the Virginia sports Hall of Fame in 1994 and the University of Georgia Circle of Honor in 2007. Spivey is a graduate from the University of Georgia and has spent her entire life dedicated to the sport of Gymnastics.

Champe is extremely excited to have her join our team. She is currently in the process of relocating to the area and once settled in will immediately make in impact in our school and community on the lives of our student athletes.

Please visit the John Champe High School website at http://lcps.org/jch and the athletic website at www.champesports.com to see more information about the athletic program, parent/student meeting dates, and important offseason activities. You can also follow us on twitter @Champesports. Please come out to Mercer middle school on Tuesday, May 29th for a meet the coach night at 7pm in the Auditorium.
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