Allyson Felix Named
HS Women's Athlete Of The Year
Mountain View, California, October 30--Sprinter Allyson Felix, who made a national and international impact in ’03 as well as dominating on the high school scene, was a unanimous choice as women’s High School Athlete of the Year in the 27th annual Track & Field News poll.
Felix, who was a senior at Los Angeles Baptist High in North Hills, California, polled a perfect 220 points thanks to a campaign in which she went undefeated by high schoolers in both the 100 and 200. She also placed 3rd in the USATF Senior 200 to make the World Championships team. She won the 200 bronze medal at the Pan-American Games.
Her 11.29 seasonal best led the nation in the 100, but by far her most sensational performance was a blinding 22.11 over 200 in the altitude of Mexico City to better the 22.19 World Junior Record which had stood since 1980. Felix’s effort also lowered the American Junior and national High School Records of 22.58 set in 1992 by Olympic champion Marion Jones.
The year's top 10 vote-getters:
1. Allyson Felix (LA Baptist, North Hills, California)
2. Michelle Carter (Red Oak, Texas)
3. Ari Lambie (Bromfield, Harvard, Massachusetts)
4. Shalonda Solomon (Poly, Long Beach, California)
5. Kira Costa (San Joaquin, Fresno, California)
6. Katya Kostetskaya (Jonesboro, Arkansas)
7. Alandra Sherman (Eisenhower, Aldine, Texas)
8. Julene Bailey (Skyview, Nampa, Idaho)
9. Stephanie Smith (Northeast, Macon, Georgia)
10. Erica McLain (East, Plano, Texas)
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