HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Track & Field News has been selecting a prep AOY on the men's side since 1947, and on the women's side since 1977. The list of winners:

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1940s
1947……Carl Joyce (Commerce, Boston, Ma)……mile
1948……Bob Mathias (Tulare, Ca)……decathlon
1949……George Brown (Jordan, Los Angeles, Ca)……long jump

1950s
1950……Steve Turner (Glendale, Ca)……hurdles/long jump
1951……Leon Patterson (Taft, Ca)……shot/discus
1952……Milt Campbell (Plainfield, NJ)……hurdles/decathlon
1953……Don Vick (Chaffey, Ontario, Ca)……shot/discus
1954……Monte Upshaw (Piedmont, Ca)……hurdles/long jump
1955……Charley Dumas (Centennial, Compton, Ca)……high jump
1956……Jerry White (Corcoran, Ca)……400
1957……Jim Brewer (North, Phoenix, Az)……pole vault
1958……Dallas Long (North, Phoenix, Az)……shot/discus
1959……Rex Cawley (Farmington, Mi)……hurdles

1960s
1960……Mel Renfro (Jefferson, Portland, Or)……hurdles/long jump
1961……(tie) Tom Sullivan (St. George, Evanston, Il) mid-distances
………………(tie) Ulis Williams (Compton, Ca) 400
1962……Forrest Beaty (Hoover, Glendale, Ca)……sprints
1963……Randy Matson (Pampa, Tx)……shot/discus
1964……Gerry Lindgren (Rogers, Spokane, Wa)……distances
1965……Jim Ryun (East, Wichita, Ks)……mile
1966……Tim Danielson (Chula Vista, Ca)……mile/2M
1967……Jerry Proctor (Muir, Pasadena, Ca)……hurdles/long jump
1968……Reynaldo Brown (Compton, Ca)……high jump
1969……Casey Carrigan (Orting, Wa)……pole vault

1970s
1970……Dave Tucker (San Joaquin, Fresno, Ca)……triple jump
1971……Marshall Dill (Northern, Detroit, Mi)……sprints
1972……Craig Brigham (South, Eugene, Or)……decathlon
1973……Craig Virgin (Lebanon, Il)……distances
1974……Willie Smith (Uniondale, NY)……sprints
1975……Houston McTear (Baker, Fl)……100
1976……Dwayne Evans (South Mountain, Phoenix, Az)……sprints
1977……Renaldo Nehemiah (SP-Fanwood, Scotch Plains, NJ)……hurdles
1978……Sanya Owalabi (Sleepy Hollow, N Tarrytown, NY)……triple jump
1979……Michael Carter (Jefferson, Dallas)……shot

1980s
1980……Steve Stubblefield (Wyandotte, Kansas City, Ks)……pole vault
1981……Joe Dial (Marlow, Ok)……pole vault
1982……Darrell Robinson (Wilson, Tacoma, Wa)……400
1983……Clinton Davis (Steel Valley, Munhall, Pa)……sprints
1984……Roy Martin (Roosevelt, Dallas, Tx)……sprints
1985……Roy Martin (Roosevelt, Dallas, Tx)……sprints
1986……Derrick Florence (Ball, Galveston, Tx)……sprints
1987……Kamy Keshmiri (Reno, Nv)……discus
1988……Art Skipper (Sandy, Or)……JT
1989……Dion Bentley (Penn Hills, Pittsburgh, Pa)……long jump

1990s
1990……Chris Nelloms (Dunbar, Dayton, Oh)……sprints/hurdles
1991……Bryan Bronson (Jasper, Tx)……hurdles
1992……Jeff Buckey (Bakersfield, Ca)……shot/discus
1993……Calvin Harrison (North, Salinas, Ca)……sprints
1994……Andre Scott (Seminole, Sanford, Fl)……triple jump
1995……Jerome Young (Prince Tech, Hartford, Ct)……sprints
1996……Obea Moore (Muir, Pasadena, Ca)……sprints
1997……Terrence Trammell (SW DeKalb, Decatur, Ga)……hurdles
1998……Greg Yeldell (N Rowan, Spencer, NC)……triple jump
1999……Jacob Freeman (Hendricken, Warwick, RI)……hammer

2000s
2000……Rickey Harris (Clifton, Centreville, Va)……hurdles

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1970s
1977……Julie Shea (Gibbons, Raleigh, NC)……distances
1978……Cheri Williams (Livermore, Ca)……distances
1979……Candy Young (Beaver Falls, Pa)……hurdles

1980s
1980……Sherri Howard (Kennedy, Granada Hills, Ca)……sprints
1981……Denean Howard (Kennedy, Granada Hills, Ca)……sprints
1982……Denean Howard (Kennedy, Granada Hills, Ca)……sprints
1983……Lisa Bernhagen (Wood River, Hailey, Id)……high jump
1984……Leslie Maxie (Mills, Millbrae, Ca)……hurdles
1985……Latrese Johnson (Clovis, Ca)……high jump
1986……Yolanda Johnson (Washington, Denver, Co)……hurdles
1987……Janeene Vickers (Pomona, Ca)……hurdles
1988……Angela Burnham (Rio Mesa, Oxnard, Ca)……sprints
1989……Angela Burnham (Thousand Oaks, Ca)……sprints

1990s
1990……Zundra Feagin (Cocoa, Fl)……sprints
1991……Marion Jones (Rio Mesa, Oxnard, Ca)……sprints
1992……Marion Jones (Rio Mesa, Oxnard, Ca)……sprints
1993……Amy Acuff (Calallen, Corpus Christi, Tx)……high jump
1994……Suzy Powell (Downey, Modesto, Ca)……discus
1995……Joanna Hayes (North, Riverside, Ca)……hurdles
1996……Kim Mortensen (Thousand Oaks, Ca)……distances
1997……Angela Williams (Chino, Ca)……sprints
1998……Angela Williams (Chino, Ca)……sprints
1999……Lashinda Demus (Wilson, Long Beach, Ca)……hurdles

2000s
2000……Monique Henderson (Morse, San Diego, Ca)……sprints