{"id":308,"date":"2022-12-31T08:25:45","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T16:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trackandfieldnews.com\/?page_id=308"},"modified":"2025-01-05T11:20:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T19:20:50","slug":"tfns-u-s-womens-athletes-year","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trackandfieldnews.com\/tfns-u-s-womens-athletes-year\/","title":{"rendered":"T&FN’s U.S. Women’s Athletes Of The Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

TRACK & FIELD NEWS<\/em> has been choosing a U.S. Women\u2019s Athlete Of The Year since \u201976. <\/span><\/p>\n

Back-to-back titles have been won by Mary Slaney (1982\u201383), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1986\u201387), JJK again (1991\u201392), Marion Jones (1997\u201399 for 3 straight), Stacy Dragila (2000\u201301) & Gail Devers (2002\u201303). <\/span>Overall, 6 women have won more than twice: JJK & Allyson Felix 5, Devers & Slaney 4, Jones & Evelyn Ashford 3. <\/span><\/p>\n

The all-time women\u2019s winners, with the event(s) in which they made the World Rankings that year (if the events are out of normal event order, it reflects the existence of a \u201cprimary\u201d discipline):<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1970s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976<\/td>\nKathy McMillan (North Carolina HS)<\/td>\nLong Jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/td>\nKate Schmidt (Pacific Coast Club)<\/td>\nJavelin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/td>\nJane Frederick (LA Naturite)<\/td>\nPentathlon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>\nEvelyn Ashford (UCLA)<\/td>\n100, 200<\/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
1980<\/td>\nMary Slaney (Athletics West)<\/td>\n1500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/td>\nEvelyn Ashford (Medalist TC)<\/td>\n100, 200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/td>\nMary Slaney (Athletics West)<\/td>\n1500, 3000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>\nMary Slaney (Athletics West)<\/td>\n1500, 3000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/td>\nEvelyn Ashford (Puma TC)<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>\nMary Slaney (Athletics West)<\/td>\n1500, 3000, 5000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nJackie Joyner-Kersee (World Class AC)<\/td>\nLong Jump, Heptathlon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/td>\nJackie Joyner-Kersee (World Class AC)<\/td>\n100 Hurdles, Long Jump, Hept<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/td>\nFlorence Griffith Joyner (World Class AC)<\/td>\n100, 200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\nSandra Farmer-Patrick (Flojo TC)<\/td>\n400 Hurdles<\/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
1990<\/td>\nPattiSue Plumer (Nike International)<\/td>\n3000, 5000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/td>\nJackie Joyner-Kersee (McDonald\u2019s AC)<\/td>\nLong Jump, Heptathlon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\nJackie Joyner-Kersee (McDonald\u2019s AC)<\/td>\nLong Jump, Heptathlon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\nGail Devers (Nike International)<\/td>\n100, 100 Hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/td>\nJackie Joyner-Kersee (Honda TC)<\/td>\n100 Hurdles, Long Jump, Heptathlon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nGwen Torrence (Mazda TC)<\/td>\n100, 200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\nGail Devers (Nike)<\/td>\n100, 100 Hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\nMarion Jones (Nike)<\/td>\n100, 200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nMarion Jones (Nike)<\/td>\n100, 200, Long Jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nMarion Jones (Nike)<\/td>\n100, 200, Long Jump<\/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
2000*<\/td>\nStacy Dragila (Nike)<\/td>\nPole Vault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nStacy Dragila (Nike)<\/td>\nPole Vault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002*<\/td>\nGail Devers (Nike)<\/td>\n100 Hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003*<\/td>\nGail Devers (Nike)<\/td>\n100, 100 Hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nJoanna Hayes (Nike)<\/td>\n100 Hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nAllyson Felix (adidas)<\/td>\n100, 200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\nSanya Richards-Ross (Nike)<\/td>\n200, 400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nAllyson Felix (adidas)<\/td>\n100, 200, 400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nJenn Suhr (adidas)<\/td>\nPole Vault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nSanya Richards-Ross (Nike)<\/td>\n200, 400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

(* = Marion Jones led the voting in \u201900 & \u201902 and Kelli White led in \u201903, but those three honors were revoked after retroactive drug revelations) <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2010s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nAllyson Felix (Nike)<\/td>\n200, 400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nCarmelita Jeter (Nike)<\/td>\n100, 200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nAllyson Felix (Nike)<\/td>\n100, 200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nBrianna McNeal (Clemson)<\/td>\n100 Hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nDawn Harper Nelson (Nike)<\/td>\n100 Hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\nAllyson Felix (Nike)<\/td>\n200, 400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nKeni Harrison (adidas)<\/td>\n100 Hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\nTori Bowie (adidas)<\/td>\n100, 200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nShelby Houlihan (Bowerman TC)<\/td>\n1500, 5000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\nDalilah Muhammad (Nike)<\/td>\n400 Hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2020s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>\nno voting done; miler\/5000 runner
\nShelby Houlihan (Nike) named \u201cMVP\u201d<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/td>\nSydney McLaughlin-Levrone (New Balance)<\/td>\n400 Hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/td>\nSydney McLaughlin-Levrone (New Balance)<\/td>\n400 Hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023<\/td>\nSha\u2019Carri Richardson (Nike)<\/td>\n100\/200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\nSydney McLaughlin-Levrone (New Balance)<\/td>\n400 Hurdles\/200\/400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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