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High School Athletes of the Year
1947-2022

"Bible of the Sport"

2023

2023

Simeon Birnbaum 800/mile/2M Stevens HS (Rapid City SD)

2023

2023

Hana Mol Pole Vault Capital (Olympia WA)

2022

2022

Colin Sahlman 800/mile/2-mile Newbury Park (CA)

2022

2022

Juliette Whitaker 800/mile Mount de Sales (Catonsville, MD)

2021

2021

Hobbs Kessler mile/2-mile Skyline (Ann Arbor, MI)

2021

2021

Paige Sommers pole vault Westlake (Westlake Village, CA)

2020 MVP

2020 MVP

Trey Knight hammer Ridgefield (WA)

2020 MVP

2020 MVP

Leah Pasqualetti pole vault Orchard Park (NY)

2019

2019

Matthew Boling sprints/long jump Strake Jesuit (Houston, TX)

2019

2019

Briana Williams sprints Northeast (Oakland Park, FL)

2018

2018

Mondo Duplantis pole vault Lafayette (LA)

2018

2018

Katelyn Tuohy mile/2-mile North Rockland (Thiells, NY)

2017

2017

Mondo Duplantis pole vault Lafayette (LA)

2017

2017

Sydney McLaughlin 400/400h/long jump Union Catholic (Scotch Plains, NJ)

2016

2016

Noah Lyles sprints Williams (Alexandria, VA)

2016

2016

Sydney McLaughlin 400/400h/long jump Union Catholic (Scotch Plains, NJ)

2015

2015

Noah Lyles sprints Williams (Alexandria, VA)

2015

2015

Candace Hill sprints Rockdale County (Conyers, GA)

2014

2014

Trentavis Friday sprints Cherryville (NC)

2014

2014

Kaylin Whitney sprints East Ridge (Clermont, FL)

2013

2013

Rudy WInkler hammer Averill Park (NY)

2013

2013

Mary Cain 800/mile/2-mile/5000 Bronxville (NY)

2012

2012

Tyreek Hill sprints Coffee (Douglas, GA)

2012

2012

Shelbi Vaughan shot/discus Legacy (Mansfield TX)

2011

2011

Ryan Crouser shot/discus Barlow (OR)

2011

2011

Morgann Leleux pole vault Catholic (New Iberia, LA)

2010

2010

Sam Crouser discus/javelin Gresham (OR)

2010

2010

Ashton Purvis sprints St. Elizabeth (Oakland, CA)

2009

2009

Mason Finley shot/discus Buena Vista (CO)

2009

2009

Anna Jelmini shot/discus Shafter (CA)

2008

2008

German Fernandez mile/2-mile Riverbank (CA)

2008

2008

Jordan Hasay mile/2-mile Mission Prep (San Luis Obispo, CA)

2007

2007

Walter Henning shot/hammer St. Anthony's (So. Huntington, NY)

2007

2007

Ke'Nyia Richardson long jump/triple jump Holy Names Oakland (CA)

2006

2006

Walter Henning shot/hammer St. Anthony's (So. Huntington, NY)

2006

2006

Gabby Mayo sprints/hurdles Southeast (Raleigh, NC)

2005

2005

J-Mee Samuels sprints Mt. Tabor (Winston-Salem, NC)

2005

2005

Brittany Daniels long jump/triple jump West (Tracy, CA)

2004

2004

Galen Rupp distances Central Catholic (Portland, OR)

2004

2004

Ashley Owens sprints Liberty (Colorado Spring, CO)

2003

2003

Tommy Skipper pole vault Sandy (OR)

2003

2003

Allyson Felix sprints LA Baptist (North Hills, CA)

2002

2002

Andra Manson high jump Brenham (TX)

2002

2002

Sanya Richards sprints St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale FL)

2001

2001

Alan Webb 800/mile South Lakes (Reston, VA)

2001

2001

Lashinda Demus hurdles Wilson (Long Beach, CA) 1999 & 2001

2000

2000

Ricky Harris hurdles Centreville (Clifton, VA)

2000

2000

Monique Henderson sprints Morse (San Diego, CA)

1999

1999

Jake Freeman hammer Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, RI)

1999

1999

Lashinda Demus hurdles Wilson (Long Beach, CA) 1999 & 2001

1998

1998

Greg Yeldell triple jump North Rowan (Spencer, NC)

1998

1998

Angela Williams sprints Chino (CA)

1997

1997

Terrence Trammel hurdles Southwest Dekalb (Decatur, GA)

1997

1997

Angela Williams sprints Chino (CA)

1996

1996

Obea Moore sprints John Muir (Pasadena, CA)

1996

1996

Kim Mortensen mile/2-mile Thousand Oaks (CA)

1995

1995

Jerome Young sprints Prince Tech (Hartford, CT)

1995

1995

Joanna Hayes hurdles North (Riverside CA)

1994

1994

Andre Scott triple jump Seminole (Sanford, FL)

1994

1994

Suzy Powell discus Downey (Modesto, CA)

1993

1993

Calvin Harrison sprints North (Salinas, CA)

1993

1993

Amy Acuff high jump Calallen (Corpus Christi, TX)

1992

1992

Jeff Buckey shot/discus Bakersfield (CA)

1992

1992

Marion Jones sprints Thousand Oaks (CA)

1991

1991

Bryan Bronson hurdles Jasper (TX)

1991

1991

Marion Jones sprints Rio Mesa (Oxnard, CA)

1990

1990

Chris Nelloms sprints/hurdles Dunbar (Dayton, OH)

1990

1990

Zundra Feagin sprints Cocoa (FL)

1989

1989

Dion Bentley long jump Penn Hills (Pittsburgh, PA)

1989

1989

Angela Burnham sprints Rio Mesa (Oxnard, CA)

1988

1988

Art Skipper javelin Sandy (OR)

1988

1988

Angela Burnham sprints Rio Mesa (Oxnard, CA)

1987

1987

Kamy Keshmiri discus Reno (NV)

1987

1987

Janeene Vickers hurdles Pamona (CA)

1986

1986

Derrick Florence sprints Ball (Galveston, TX)

1986

1986

Yolanda Johnson hurdles George Washington (Denver, CO)

1985

1985

Roy Martin sprints Roosevelt (Dallas, TX)

1985

1985

Latrese Johnson high jump Clovis (CA)

1984

1984

Roy Martin sprints Roosevelt (Dallas, TX)

1984

1984

Leslie Maxie hurdles Mills (Millbrae, CA)

1983

1983

Clinton Davis sprints Steel Valley (Munhall, PA)

1983

1983

Lisa Bernhagen high jump Wood River (Hailey, ID)

1982

1982

Darrell Robinson 400 Wilson (Tacoma, WA)

1982

1982

Denean Howard sprints Kennedy (Granada Hills, CA)

1981

1981

Joe Dial pole vault Marlow (OK)

1981

1981

Denean Howard sprints Kennedy (Granada Hills, CA)

1980

1980

Steve Stubblefield pole vault Wyandotte (KS)

1980

1980

Sheri Howard sprints Kennedy (Granada Hills, CA)

1979

1979

Michael Carter shot put Jefferson (TX)

1979

1979

Candy Young hurdles (Beaver Falls, PA)

1978

1978

Sanya Owolabi triple jump Sleepy Hollow (NY)

1978

1978

Cheri Williams mile/2-mile (Livermore, CA)

1977

1977

Renaldo Nehemiah hurdles Scotch Plains-Fanwood (NJ)

1977

1977

Julie Shea distances Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, NC)

1976

1976

Dwayne Evans sprints South Mountain (Phoenix, AZ)

1975

1975

Houston McTear sprints Baker (FL)

1974

1974

Willie Smith sprints Uniondale (NY)

1973

1973

Craig Virgin distances Lebanon (IL)

1972

1972

Craig Brigham decathlon South Eugene (Eugene, OR)

1971

1971

Marshall Dill sprints Northern (Detroit, MI)

1970

1970

Dave Tucker triple jump San Joaquin Memorial (Fresno, CA)

1969

1969

Casey Carrigan pole vault Orting (WA)

1968

1968

Reynaldo Brown high jump Compton (CA)

1967

1967

Jerry Proctor hurdles/long jump John Muir (Pasadena, CA)

1966

1966

Tim Danielson mile/2-mile Chula Vista (CA)

1965

1965

Jim Ryun mile Wichita East (Wichita, KS)

1964

1964

Gerry Lindgren distances Rogers (Spokane, WA)

1963

1963

Randy Matson shot/discus Pampa (TX)

1962

1962

Forrest Beaty sprints Herbert Hoover (Glendale, CA)

1961

1961

Tom Sullivan 880/mile St. George (Evanston, IL)

1961

1961

Ulis Williams 440 Compton (CA)

1960

1960

Mel Renfro hurdles/long jump Jefferson HS (Portland, OR)

1959

1959

Rex Cawley hurdles Farmington (MI)

1958

1958

Dallas Long shot/discus North (Phoenix, AZ)

1957

1957

Jim Brewer pole vault North (Phoenix, AZ)

1956

1956

Jerry White 440 Corcoran (CA)

1955

1955

Charley Dumas high jump Centennial (Compton, CA)

1954

1954

Monte Shaw hurdles/long jump Piedmont (CA)

1953

1953

Don Vick shot/discus Chaffey (Ontario, CA)

1952

1952

Milt Campbell hurdles/decathlon Plainfield (NJ)

1951

1951

Leon Patterson shot/discus Taft Union (Taft, CA)

1950

1950

Steve Turner hurdles/long jump Glendale (CA)

1949

1949

George Brown long jump Jordan (Los Angeles, CA)

1948

1948

Bob Mathias decathlon Tulare Union (Tulare, CA)

1947

1947

Carl Joyce mile Commerce (Boston, MA)

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