High School Athletes of the Year
1947-2022
"Bible of the Sport"
2023Simeon Birnbaum
800/mile/2M
Stevens HS
(Rapid City SD) | 2023Hana Mol
Pole Vault
Capital (Olympia WA) |
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2022Colin Sahlman
800/mile/2-mile
Newbury Park (CA) | 2022Juliette Whitaker
800/mile
Mount de Sales (Catonsville, MD) |
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2021Hobbs Kessler
mile/2-mile
Skyline (Ann Arbor, MI) | 2021Paige Sommers
pole vault
Westlake
(Westlake Village, CA) |
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2020 MVPTrey Knight
hammer
Ridgefield (WA) | 2020 MVPLeah Pasqualetti
pole vault
Orchard Park (NY) |
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2019Matthew Boling
sprints/long jump
Strake Jesuit (Houston, TX) | 2019Briana Williams
sprints
Northeast (Oakland Park, FL) |
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2018Mondo Duplantis
pole vault
Lafayette (LA) | 2018Katelyn Tuohy
mile/2-mile
North Rockland (Thiells, NY) |
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2017Mondo Duplantis
pole vault
Lafayette (LA) | 2017Sydney McLaughlin
400/400h/long jump
Union Catholic (Scotch Plains, NJ) |
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2016Noah Lyles
sprints
Williams (Alexandria, VA) | 2016Sydney McLaughlin
400/400h/long jump
Union Catholic (Scotch Plains, NJ) |
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2015Noah Lyles
sprints
Williams (Alexandria, VA) | 2015Candace Hill
sprints
Rockdale County
(Conyers, GA) |
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2014Trentavis Friday
sprints
Cherryville (NC) | 2014Kaylin Whitney
sprints
East Ridge (Clermont, FL) |
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2013Rudy WInkler
hammer
Averill Park (NY) | 2013Mary Cain
800/mile/2-mile/5000
Bronxville (NY) |
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2012Tyreek Hill
sprints
Coffee (Douglas, GA) | 2012Shelbi Vaughan
shot/discus
Legacy (Mansfield TX) |
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2011Ryan Crouser
shot/discus
Barlow (OR) | 2011Morgann Leleux
pole vault
Catholic (New Iberia, LA) |
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2010Sam Crouser
discus/javelin
Gresham (OR) | 2010Ashton Purvis
sprints
St. Elizabeth (Oakland, CA) |
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2009Mason Finley
shot/discus
Buena Vista (CO) | 2009Anna Jelmini
shot/discus
Shafter (CA) |
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2008German Fernandez
mile/2-mile
Riverbank (CA) | 2008Jordan Hasay
mile/2-mile
Mission Prep
(San Luis Obispo, CA) |
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2007Walter Henning
shot/hammer
St. Anthony's
(So. Huntington, NY) | 2007Ke'Nyia Richardson
long jump/triple jump
Holy Names Oakland (CA) |
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2006Walter Henning
shot/hammer
St. Anthony's
(So. Huntington, NY) | 2006Gabby Mayo
sprints/hurdles
Southeast (Raleigh, NC) |
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2005J-Mee Samuels
sprints
Mt. Tabor (Winston-Salem, NC) | 2005Brittany Daniels
long jump/triple jump
West (Tracy, CA) |
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2004Galen Rupp
distances
Central Catholic
(Portland, OR) | 2004Ashley Owens
sprints
Liberty
(Colorado Spring, CO) |
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2003Tommy Skipper
pole vault
Sandy (OR) | 2003Allyson Felix
sprints
LA Baptist
(North Hills, CA) |
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2002Andra Manson
high jump
Brenham (TX) | 2002Sanya Richards
sprints
St. Thomas Aquinas
(Ft. Lauderdale FL) |
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2001Alan Webb
800/mile
South Lakes (Reston, VA) | 2001Lashinda Demus
hurdles
Wilson (Long Beach, CA)
1999 & 2001 |
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2000Ricky Harris
hurdles
Centreville (Clifton, VA) | 2000Monique Henderson
sprints
Morse (San Diego, CA) |
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1999Jake Freeman
hammer
Bishop Hendricken
(Warwick, RI) | 1999Lashinda Demus
hurdles
Wilson (Long Beach, CA)
1999 & 2001 |
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1998Greg Yeldell
triple jump
North Rowan
(Spencer, NC) | 1998Angela Williams
sprints
Chino (CA) |
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1997Terrence Trammel
hurdles
Southwest Dekalb (Decatur, GA) | 1997Angela Williams
sprints
Chino (CA) |
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1996Obea Moore
sprints
John Muir
(Pasadena, CA) | 1996Kim Mortensen
mile/2-mile
Thousand Oaks (CA) |
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1995Jerome Young
sprints
Prince Tech (Hartford, CT) | 1995Joanna Hayes
hurdles
North (Riverside CA) |
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1994Andre Scott
triple jump
Seminole (Sanford, FL) | 1994Suzy Powell
discus
Downey (Modesto, CA) |
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1993Calvin Harrison
sprints
North (Salinas, CA) | 1993Amy Acuff
high jump
Calallen (Corpus Christi, TX) |
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1992Jeff Buckey
shot/discus
Bakersfield (CA) | 1992Marion Jones
sprints
Thousand Oaks (CA) |
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1991Bryan Bronson
hurdles
Jasper (TX) | 1991Marion Jones
sprints
Rio Mesa (Oxnard, CA) |
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1990Chris Nelloms
sprints/hurdles
Dunbar (Dayton, OH) | 1990Zundra Feagin
sprints
Cocoa (FL) |
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1989Dion Bentley
long jump
Penn Hills (Pittsburgh, PA) | 1989Angela Burnham
sprints
Rio Mesa (Oxnard, CA) |
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1988Art Skipper
javelin
Sandy (OR) | 1988Angela Burnham
sprints
Rio Mesa (Oxnard, CA) |
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1987Kamy Keshmiri
discus
Reno (NV) | 1987Janeene Vickers
hurdles
Pamona (CA) |
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1986Derrick Florence
sprints
Ball (Galveston, TX) | 1986Yolanda Johnson
hurdles
George Washington
(Denver, CO) |
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1985Roy Martin
sprints
Roosevelt (Dallas, TX) | 1985Latrese Johnson
high jump
Clovis (CA) |
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1984Roy Martin
sprints
Roosevelt (Dallas, TX) | 1984Leslie Maxie
hurdles
Mills (Millbrae, CA) |
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1983Clinton Davis
sprints
Steel Valley (Munhall, PA) | 1983Lisa Bernhagen
high jump
Wood River (Hailey, ID) |
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1982Darrell Robinson
400
Wilson (Tacoma, WA) | 1982Denean Howard
sprints
Kennedy (Granada Hills, CA) |
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1981Joe Dial
pole vault
Marlow (OK) | 1981Denean Howard
sprints
Kennedy (Granada Hills, CA) |
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1980Steve Stubblefield
pole vault
Wyandotte (KS) | 1980Sheri Howard
sprints
Kennedy (Granada Hills, CA) |
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1979Michael Carter
shot put
Jefferson (TX) | 1979Candy Young
hurdles
(Beaver Falls, PA) |
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1978Sanya Owolabi
triple jump
Sleepy Hollow (NY) | 1978Cheri Williams
mile/2-mile
(Livermore, CA) |
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1977Renaldo Nehemiah
hurdles
Scotch Plains-Fanwood (NJ) | 1977Julie Shea
distances
Cardinal Gibbons
(Raleigh, NC) |
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1976Dwayne Evans
sprints
South Mountain
(Phoenix, AZ) | 1975Houston McTear
sprints
Baker (FL) |
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1974Willie Smith
sprints
Uniondale (NY) | 1973Craig Virgin
distances
Lebanon (IL) |
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1972Craig Brigham
decathlon
South Eugene
(Eugene, OR) | 1971Marshall Dill
sprints
Northern (Detroit, MI) |
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1970Dave Tucker
triple jump
San Joaquin Memorial
(Fresno, CA) | 1969Casey Carrigan
pole vault
Orting (WA) |
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1968Reynaldo Brown
high jump
Compton (CA) | 1967Jerry Proctor
hurdles/long jump
John Muir
(Pasadena, CA) |
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1966Tim Danielson
mile/2-mile
Chula Vista (CA) | 1965Jim Ryun
mile
Wichita East
(Wichita, KS) |
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1964Gerry Lindgren
distances
Rogers (Spokane, WA) | 1963Randy Matson
shot/discus
Pampa (TX) |
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1962Forrest Beaty
sprints
Herbert Hoover
(Glendale, CA) | 1961Tom Sullivan
880/mile
St. George (Evanston, IL) |
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1961Ulis Williams
440
Compton (CA) | 1960Mel Renfro
hurdles/long jump
Jefferson HS
(Portland, OR) |
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1959Rex Cawley
hurdles
Farmington (MI) | 1958Dallas Long
shot/discus
North (Phoenix, AZ) |
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1957Jim Brewer
pole vault
North (Phoenix, AZ) | 1956Jerry White
440
Corcoran (CA) |
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1955Charley Dumas
high jump
Centennial (Compton, CA) | 1954Monte Shaw
hurdles/long jump
Piedmont (CA) |
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1953Don Vick
shot/discus
Chaffey (Ontario, CA) | 1952Milt Campbell
hurdles/decathlon
Plainfield (NJ) |
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1951Leon Patterson
shot/discus
Taft Union (Taft, CA) | 1950Steve Turner
hurdles/long jump
Glendale (CA) |
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1949George Brown
long jump
Jordan
(Los Angeles, CA) | 1948Bob Mathias
decathlon
Tulare Union (Tulare, CA) |
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1947Carl Joyce
mile
Commerce (Boston, MA) |
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