{"id":310,"date":"2023-11-19T08:02:49","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T16:02:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trackandfieldnews.com\/?page_id=310"},"modified":"2025-01-12T10:40:38","modified_gmt":"2025-01-12T18:40:38","slug":"tfn-high-school-boys-athletes-year","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/trackandfieldnews.com\/tfn-high-school-boys-athletes-year\/","title":{"rendered":"T&FN High School Boys Athletes Of The Year, 1947\u20132024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Track & Field News<\/em> has been selecting a prep AOY on the boys side since 1947.<\/p>\n

The 77 AOY winners, with their prime event\/events (* = junior; all others were seniors):<\/p>\n

click for girls list<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1940s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1947<\/td>\nCarl Joyce (Commerce, Boston, Massachusetts)<\/td>\nmile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1948<\/td>\nBob Mathias (Tulare, California)<\/td>\ndecathlon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1949<\/td>\nGeorge Brown (Jordan, Los Angeles, California)<\/td>\nlong jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1950s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1950<\/td>\nSteve Turner (Glendale, California)<\/td>\nhurdles\/long jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1951<\/td>\n*Leon Patterson (Taft, California)<\/td>\nshot\/discus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1952<\/td>\nMilt Campbell (Plainfield, New Jersey)<\/td>\nhurdles\/decathlon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1953<\/td>\nDon Vick (Chaffey, Ontario, California)<\/td>\nshot\/discus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1954<\/td>\nMonte Upshaw (Piedmont, California)<\/td>\nhurdles\/long jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1955<\/td>\nCharley Dumas (Centennial, Compton, California)<\/td>\nhigh jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1956<\/td>\nJerry White (Corcoran, California)<\/td>\n400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1957<\/td>\nJim Brewer (North, Phoenix, Arizona)<\/td>\npole vault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1958<\/td>\nDallas Long (North, Phoenix, Arizona)<\/td>\nshot\/discus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1959<\/td>\nRex Cawley (Farmington, Michigan)<\/td>\nhurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1960s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1960<\/td>\nMel Renfro (Jefferson, Portland, Oregon)<\/td>\nhurdles\/long jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1961<\/td>\n(tie) Tom Sullivan (St. George, Evanston, Illinois)<\/td>\n800\/mile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n(tie) Ulis Williams (Compton, California)<\/td>\n400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1962<\/td>\nForrest Beaty (Hoover, Glendale, California)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1963<\/td>\nRandy Matson (Pampa, Texas)<\/td>\nshot\/discus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1964<\/td>\nGerry Lindgren (Rogers, Spokane, Washington)<\/td>\ndistances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1965<\/td>\nJim Ryun (East, Wichita, Kansas)<\/td>\nmile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/td>\nTim Danielson (Chula Vista, California)<\/td>\nmile\/2M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1967<\/td>\nJerry Proctor (Muir, Pasadena, California)<\/td>\nhurdles\/long jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1968<\/td>\n*Reynaldo Brown (Compton, California)<\/td>\nhigh jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1969<\/td>\nCasey Carrigan (Orting, Washington)<\/td>\npole vault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1970s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1970<\/td>\n*Dave Tucker (San Joaquin, Fresno, California)<\/td>\ntriple jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1971<\/td>\nMarshall Dill (Northern, Detroit, Michigan)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1972<\/td>\nCraig Brigham (South, Eugene, Oregon)<\/td>\ndecathlon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973<\/td>\nCraig Virgin (Lebanon, Illinois)<\/td>\ndistances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1974<\/td>\nWillie Smith (Uniondale, New York)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975<\/td>\n*Houston McTear (Baker, Florida)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1976<\/td>\nDwayne Evans (South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977<\/td>\nRenaldo Nehemiah (SP-Fanwood, Scotch Plains, New Jersey)<\/td>\nhurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1978<\/td>\nSanya Owalabi (Sleepy Hollow, N Tarrytown, New York)<\/td>\ntriple jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>\nMichael Carter (Jefferson, Dallas, Texas)<\/td>\nshot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1980<\/td>\nSteve Stubblefield (Wyandotte, Kansas City, Kansas)<\/td>\npole vault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1981<\/td>\nJoe Dial (Marlow, Oklahoma)<\/td>\npole vault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/td>\nDarrell Robinson (Wilson, Tacoma, Washington)<\/td>\n400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1983<\/td>\nClinton Davis (Steel Valley, Munhall, Pennsylvania)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1984<\/td>\n*Roy Martin (Roosevelt, Dallas, Texas)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1985<\/td>\nRoy Martin (Roosevelt, Dallas, Texas)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1986<\/td>\nDerrick Florence (Ball, Galveston, Texas)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1987<\/td>\nKamy Keshmiri (Reno, Nevada)<\/td>\ndiscus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1988<\/td>\nArt Skipper (Sandy, Oregon)<\/td>\njavelin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1989<\/td>\nDion Bentley (Penn Hills, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)<\/td>\nlong jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1990<\/td>\nChris Nelloms (Dunbar, Dayton, Ohio)<\/td>\nsprints\/hurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1991<\/td>\nBryan Bronson (Jasper, Texas)<\/td>\nhurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1992<\/td>\nJeff Buckey (Bakersfield, California)<\/td>\nshot\/discus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\nCalvin Harrison (North, Salinas, California)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1994<\/td>\nAndre Scott (Seminole, Sanford, Florida)<\/td>\ntriple jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nJerome Young (Prince Tech, Hartford, Connecticut)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1996<\/td>\n*Obea Moore (Muir, Pasadena, California)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1997<\/td>\nTerrence Trammell Southwest DeKalb, Decatur, Georgia)<\/td>\nhurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1998<\/td>\nGreg Yeldell (North Rowan, Spencer, North Carolina)<\/td>\ntriple jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nJake Freeman (Hendricken, Warwick, Rhode Island)<\/td>\nhammer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2000<\/td>\nRickey Harris (Clifton, Centreville, Virginia)<\/td>\nhurdles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2001<\/td>\nAlan Webb (South Lakes, Reston, Virginia)<\/td>\n800\/mile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2002<\/td>\nAndra Manson (Brenham, Texas)<\/td>\nhigh jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2003<\/td>\nTommy Skipper (Sandy, Oregon)<\/td>\npole vault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2004<\/td>\nGalen Rupp (Central Catholic, Portland, Oregon)<\/td>\ndistances<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2005<\/td>\nJ-Mee Samuels (Mt. Tabor, Winston-Salem, North Carolina)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2006<\/td>\n*Walter Henning (St. Anthony\u2019s, South Huntington, New York)<\/td>\nhammer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2007<\/td>\nWalter Henning (St. Anthony\u2019s, South Huntington, New York)<\/td>\nhammer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2008<\/td>\nGerman Fernandez (Riverbank, California)<\/td>\nmile\/2M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2009<\/td>\nMason Finley (Buena Vista, Colorado)<\/td>\nshot\/discus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nSam Crouser (Gresham, Oregon)<\/td>\ndiscus\/javelin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2011<\/td>\nRyan Crouser (Barlow, Gresham, Oregon)<\/td>\nshot\/discus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\nTyreek Hill (Coffee County, Douglas, Georgia)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2013<\/td>\nRudy Winkler (Averill Park, New York)<\/td>\nhammer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2014<\/td>\nTrentavis Friday (Cherryville, North Carolina)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\n*Noah Lyles (Williams, Alexandria, Virginia)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2016<\/td>\nNoah Lyles (Williams, Alexandria, Virginia)<\/td>\nsprints<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2017<\/td>\n*Mondo Duplantis (Lafayette, Louisiana)<\/td>\npole vault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/td>\nMondo Duplantis (Lafayette, Louisiana)<\/td>\npole vault<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/td>\nMatthew Boling (Strake, Houston, Texas)<\/td>\nsprints\/long jump<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/td>\nno voting; hammer thrower Trey Knight (Ridgefield, Washington) named \u201cMVP\u201d<\/td>\npandemic season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2021<\/td>\nHobbs Kessler (Skyline, Ann Arbor, Michigan)<\/td>\nmile\/2M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2022<\/td>\nColin Sahlman (Newbury Park, California)<\/td>\n800\/mile\/2M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2023<\/td>\nSimeon Birnbaum (Stevens, Rapid City, South Dakota)<\/td>\n800\/mile\/2M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2024<\/td>\nQuincy Wilson (Bullis, Potomac, Maryland)<\/td>\n400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a9 Track & Field News 2024<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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