{"id":123223,"date":"2024-03-14T16:39:46","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T23:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trackandfieldnews.com\/?page_id=123223"},"modified":"2025-01-12T16:02:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T00:02:10","slug":"tfns-high-school-girls-indoor-athletes-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trackandfieldnews.com\/tfns-high-school-girls-indoor-athletes-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"T&FN’s High School Girls Indoor Athletes Of The Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Track & Field News<\/em> has been formally choosing a High School Girls Indoor Athlete Of The Year since \u201978.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Here are the all-time No. 1s, with the event(s) in which they earned the honor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2020s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\nBeth Leachman<\/td>\n(Champion, Boerne, Texas)<\/td>\n3000\/2M\/5000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023<\/td>\nShawnti Jackson<\/td>\n(South Granville, Creedmore, North Carolina)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/td>\nRoison Willis<\/td>\n(Stevens Point, Wisconsin)<\/td>\n500\/800\/1000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/td>\nSophia Gorriaran<\/td>\n(Brown, Providence, Rhode Island)<\/td>\n500\/600\/800\/mile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>\nAthing Mu<\/td>\n(Central, Trenton, New Jersey)<\/td>\n300\/800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2010s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\nKatelyn Tuohy<\/td>\n(North Rockland, Thiells, New York).<\/td>\ndistances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nKatelyn Tuohy<\/td>\n(North Rockland, Thiells, New York).<\/td>\ndistances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nSammy Watson<\/td>\n(Rush-Henrietta, Henrietta, New York)<\/td>\n500\/1000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nVashti Cunningham<\/td>\n(Gorman, Las Vegas, Nevada)<\/td>\nhigh jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nSydney McLaughlin<\/td>\n(Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, New Jersey)<\/td>\nlong sprints\/hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nRaven Saunders<\/td>\n(Burke, Charleston, South Carolina)<\/td>\nshot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nMary Cain<\/td>\n(Bronxville, New York)<\/td>\ndistances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nAjee\u2019 Wilson<\/td>\n(Neptune, New Jersey)<\/td>\n800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nAisling Cuffe<\/td>\n(Cornwall Central, New Windsor, New York)<\/td>\ndistances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nAshton Purvis<\/td>\n(St. Elizabeth, Oakland, California)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2000s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nJillian Smith<\/td>\n(Southern Regional, Manahawkin, New Jersey)<\/td>\nmid-distances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nChanelle Price<\/td>\n(Easton, Pennsylvania)<\/td>\n500\/800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nKe\u2019Nyia Richardson<\/td>\n(Holy Names, Oakland, California)<\/td>\ntriple jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nFrancena McCorory<\/td>\n(Bethel, Hampton, Virginia)<\/td>\n400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nMary Saxer<\/td>\n(Lancaster, New York)<\/td>\npole vault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nDevon Williams<\/td>\n(Catholic, Towson, Maryland)<\/td>\n500\/Mile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nAllyson Felix<\/td>\n(LA Baptist, North Hills, California)<\/td>\n200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nSanya Richards<\/td>\n(Aquinas, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida)<\/td>\n200\/400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nAngel Perkins<\/td>\n(Gahr, Cerritos, California)<\/td>\n200\/500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nSheena Johnson<\/td>\n(Gar-Field, Woodbridge, Virginia)<\/td>\neverything<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1990s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nSheena Johnson<\/td>\n(Gar-Field, Woodbridge, Virginia)<\/td>\neverything<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nAngela Williams<\/td>\n(Chino, California)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\nAleisha Latimer<\/td>\n(Palmer, Colorado Springs)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\nTamieka Grizzle<\/td>\n(Washington, New York City)<\/td>\n800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nSuziann Reid<\/td>\n(Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Maryland)<\/td>\n400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/td>\nCollinus Newsome<\/td>\n(South, Denver, Colorado)<\/td>\nshot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\nLatasha Colander<\/td>\n(Manor, Portsmouth, Virginia)<\/td>\nhurdles\/sprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\nMaria Mutola<\/td>\n(Springfield, Oregon)<\/td>\n800\/1500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/td>\nJuliana Yendork<\/td>\n(Walnut, California)<\/td>\ntriple jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>\nJuliana Yendork<\/td>\n(Walnut, California)<\/td>\nhorizontal jumps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1980s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\nMonifa Taylor<\/td>\n((Truman, Bronx, New York)<\/td>\nhurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/td>\nTasha Downing<\/td>\n(Tech, Boston, Massachusetts)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/td>\nErin Keogh<\/td>\n(Langley, McLean, Virginia)<\/td>\ndistances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nYolanda Johnson<\/td>\n(Washington, Denver, Colorado)<\/td>\nhurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>\nAndrea Thomas<\/td>\n(Walton, Bronx, New York)<\/td>\n400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/td>\nWendy Vereen<\/td>\n(Central, Trenton, New Jersey)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>\nAngela Williams<\/td>\n(McAuley, Brooklyn, New York)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/td>\nMaxine Underwood<\/td>\n(Brookline, Massachusetts)<\/td>\n400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/td>\nCarol Lewis<\/td>\n(Willingboro, New Jersey)<\/td>\nhurdles\/long jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/td>\nCandy Young<\/td>\n(Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania)<\/td>\nhurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
1970s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>\nCandy Young<\/td>\n(Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania)<\/td>\nhurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/td>\nDeandra Carney<\/td>\n(Arlington, Indianapolis, Indiana)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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