Soph Lisa Raye (West Warwick, Rhode Island) rated in both the 100 (#2) and 200 (#1). VICTOR SAILER/PHOTO RUN)
THIS YEAR’S TEAM represents the 46th such collection of stars since we began recognizing girls All-Americas with the 1978 season.
Altogether, 9 athletes managed to win A-A honors in 2 individual events: 100/200—Lisa Raye (2/1); 100/LJ—Avery Lewis (3/2); 800/1M—Sadie Engelhardt (1/1); 1M/2M—Allie Zealand (2/1), Jane Hedengren (4/2); HJ/Hept—JaiCieonna Gero-Holt (1/1); LJ/TJ—Skylynn Townsend (1/1); SP/DT—Hadley Lucas (1/2); Maddie Fey (3/1).
For an explanation of the basic workings of our A-A selecting, check out the sidebar at the end of this story.
The ’24 T&FN girls team:
100 METERS
1.
*DANA WILSON
(Day, Greensboro, North Carolina)
1)All-American, 1)State, 1)Brooks PR; 11.23
2.
**LISA RAYE
(West Warwick, Rhode Island)
1)State, 1)New England, 1)New Balance, 2)All-American; 11.26/11.16w
3.
AVERY LEWIS #
(Friends’ Central, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania)
1)Mt. SAC, 1)State Independents, 1)USATF Junior, 7)Nike; 11.36/11.21w
4.
INDYA MAYBERRY
(North Crowley, Fort Worth, Texas)
1)State, 3)Jesuit-Sheaner; 11.21
5.
OLIVIA PACE
(Central, Westerville, Ohio)
1)State, 2)Mt. SAC, 3)Brooks, 3)Nike; 11.36/11.32w
THE DIFFERENCE was 0.03 seconds, the margin that Wilson used to beat Raye at the All-American Track Classic. It was the only 100 loss by either runner. Both had splendid summers, Raye winning New Balance Nationals, while Wilson went west and took Brooks PR by 0.03. Slotted in No. 3, Lewis won two big races, Mt. SAC Relays and the USATF Juniors, but was well back at Nike. Mayberry, the Texas state winner, grabbed No. 4 ahead of Ohio winner Pace.
200 METERS
1.
**LISA RAYE
(West Warwick, Rhode Island)
1)All-American, 1)State, 1)New England, 1)New Balance; 22.77/22.73w
2.
*ELISE COOPER #
(McDonogh, Owings Mills, Maryland)
2)East Coast, 1)State, 1)USATF Junior, 5s)Olympic Trials, 8)World Junior; 22.71
3.
*CELESTE ROBINSON
(Cypress Ranch, Houston, Texas)
1)Great Southwest, 1)Nike, 3)State; 22.82
4.
ADAEJAH HODGE’ #
(Academy, Montverde, Florida)
1)FSU Relays, 1)Hurricane, 3)New Balance; 22.66 HSL
5.
SOLE FREDERICK’
(Druid Hills, Atlanta, Georgia)
1)Coleman, 2)Carifta, 2)State; 23.02
AN UNDEFEATED SEASON helped Raye to the top spot ahead of a number of athletes with top-flight and international experience. Junior champ Cooper made it to the semis of the Olympic Trials and the finals of the World Juniors. Robinson ended her season after her Nike win. Hodge made the Olympic semis for the British Virgin Islands and Frederick ran on Trinidad’s 4×1 in Paris after winning her national title at 200.
400 METERS
1.
**SKYLER FRANKLIN’ #
(Academy, Montverde, Florida)
1)FSU Relays, 1)Hurricane, 1)Brooks; 51.01 HSL
2.
ALIVIA WILLIAMS
(Academy, Montverde, Florida)
1)Florida Relays 52.30, 1)State-2A, 1)Great Southwest, 1)New Balance, 6)Hurricane; 52.30
3.
*TYRA COX
(Northwestern, Miami, Florida)
1)State-3A, 1)Nike, 2)Florida Relays; 52.26
4.
JOSIE DONELSON
(Lake Oswego, Oregon)
1)Arcadia, 1)State, 2)Nike, 3)Florida Relays, 4/1hs)USATF Junior; 52.83
5.
PAYTON SMITH
(La Jolla, California)
1)Sun Devil, 1)State, 2)Arcadia, 3)Brooks; 53.39
DIFFERENT ROUTES for Montverde training partners Franklin and Williams. Jamaican Franklin rarely ran for the school and after winning Brooks clocked 51.01 at the Holloway Pro Classic. Williams won the Florida state title and then captured New Balance. Another Floridian, Cox, gets the nod for No. 3. Out west, Donelson’s narrow win at Arcadia over Smith, who would win the California title, gave her the nod at No. 4.
800 METERS
1.
*SADIE ENGELHARDT
(Ventura, California)
1)Azusa, 1)Brooks; 2:03.48 HSL
2.
ALLISON INCE #
(Community, Normal, Illinois)
1)New Balance Indoor, 1)Arcadia, 1)State, 2)Brooks, 3)New Balance; 2:03.85
3.
*MAKENNA HERBST
(Carlsbad, California)
2)State, 3/1hs)USATF Junior, 6)Nike; 2:06.45
4.
TESSA BUSWELL
(Poway, California)
1)Mt. SAC, 1)State, 1)HOKA, 3)Arcadia, 4/2hs)USATF Junior; 2:06.51
5.
*OLIVIA CIEŚLAK’
(Haverford, Havertown, Pennsylvania)
1)Icahn, 1)State, 3)Brooks, 9)New Balance; 2:04.77
THOUGH SHE RAN JUST TWO 800s, Athlete Of The Year Engelhardt earned No. 1 by winning Brooks PR over Ince and Cieślak, after running the year’s leading time in the early season. Ince came west and won Arcadia by a huge margin, then was 2nd at Brooks PR. Californians Herbst and Buswell finished 1-2 at their state meet and were the top two prep finishers at Juniors. In the summer, Buswell won the HOKA race in St. Louis.
MILE
1.
*SADIE ENGELHARDT #
(Ventura, California)
1)New Balance Indoor, 1)Arcadia, 1)New Balance; 4:28.46 HSL
2.
ALLIE ZEALAND
(Home, Lynchburg, Virginia)
1)HOKA, 2)New Balance; 4:30.38
3.
*DYLAN McELHINNEY
(Hunter, New York, New York)
1)Nike Indoor, 1)Penn Relays, 1)USATF Junior, 1)State; 4:40.82
4.
*JANE HEDENGREN #
(Timpview, Provo, Utah)
1)Nike, 2)Arcadia; 4:37.17
5.
*ZARIEL MACCHIA
(Floyd, Mastic Beach, New York)
1)NY Relays, 1)Icahn, 2)USATF Junior, 5)State; 4:41.37
A STUNNING 9 girls broke 4:20 for 1500, the same number as dipped under 4:40 for the mile. Engelhardt was undefeated against preps, winning New Balance Nationals indoors and out and Arcadia. Zealand follows with her HOKA win and New Balance runner-up. Consistent McElhinney won Penn Relays, Nike Indoor, the New York City and State championships, and Juniors. Nike champ Hedengren grabs No. 4 ahead of Junior runner-up Macchia.
2 MILES
1.
ALLIE ZEALAND
(Home, Lynchburg, Virginia)
1)New Balance Indoor, 1)Brooks; 9:41.76 HSL
2.
*JANE HEDENGREN #
(Timpview, Provo, Utah)
1)State, 2)Nike Indoor, 2)Brooks; 9:48.77
3.
ISABEL ALLORI
(Liberty, Fort Collins, Colorado)
1)Arcadia, 1)State, 2)New Balance Indoor, 3)Brooks; 9:48.20
4.
**ELIZABETH LEACHMAN
(Champion, Boerne, Texas)
1)Nike Indoor, 1)State, 4)Brooks; 9:44.16
5.
ADDISON DORENKAMP
(Valley, West Des Moines, Iowa)
1)Drake Relays, 1)State, 1)Nike; 9:59.62
THE DAUGHTER OF A FORMER NCAA CHAMPION, Zealand won big honors indoors and out, and set the 2M HSR at Brooks PR. Hedengren took 2nd in that blazing Brooks race, Allori 3rd. Leachman set 3200 records three weekends in a row in February in Texas, then cooled off as the season progressed. She finished 4th at Brooks PR. Drake winner Dorenkamp broke 10:00 in capturing the Nike title.
100 HURDLES
1.
MADELINE COOPER
(Drew, Atlanta, Georgia)
1)Atlanta Classic, 1)State, 1)HBCU, 2)New Balance; 13.33
2.
*ALEESA SAMUEL
(Somerset, Pembroke Pines, Florida)
1)Bing, 1)Burley, 1)Brooks PR, 4)Nike; 13.12 HSL
3.
*TAYLOR COX
(Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, New Jersey)
1)State Private, 1)New Balance, 4)Arcadia, 5/2hs)USATF Junior; 13.38
4.
LILLIAN HARDEN
(Bridgeland, Texas)
1))López, 1)Texas Relays, 1)State, 3)Brooks, 4/1hs)USATF Junior; 13.22
5.
**REBEKAH-JHADE GARRETT
(North Canyon, Phoenix, Arizona)
1)State, 1)Great Southwest, 2)Brooks; 13.41/13.28w
WITH AN EARLY LOSS at the Christian Coleman Invitational and a late one at New Balance, Cooper was still consistent enough to grab the top spot in an event where no one came close to a perfect season. List leader Samuel won at Brooks, but didn’t start a number of big finals including her state meet. In No. 3, Cox won New Balance but had been only 4th at Arcadia. Harden was top prep at the USATF Junior meet, while Garrett was Brooks runner-up.
300/400 HURDLES
1.
MICHELLE SMITH’ #
(Academy, Montverde, Florida)
1)Bing, 1)FSU Relays, 1)State-2A, 2/1hs)HBCU; 55.96 HSL
2.
BRAELYN BAKER
(Bear Creek, Redmond, Washington)
1)Mt. SAC Relays, 1)Oregon Twilight, 1)State, 1)USATF Junior; 40.92/57.24
3.
**JASMINE ROBINSON
(North Cobb, Kennesaw, Georgia)
1)State, 2)USATF Junior, 2)Nike; 39.89 HSL/57.27
4.
*MORGAN HERBST
(Carlsbad, California)
1)Arcadia, 1)Mt. SAC, 1)State, 1)Nike, 6/3hs)USATF Junior; 41.25/58.22
5.
**NATALIE DUMAS
(Eastern, Voorhees, New Jersey)
1)Meet Of Champions, 1)New Balance; 58.32
WITH A BIG LEAD at the 400 hurdles, 55.96 performer Michelle Smith locked in the top spot. The Georgia recruit was no longer eligible as a prep when she placed 4th at World Juniors. Baker went undefeated until the World Juniors, beating No. 3 Robinson in the crucial USATF U20 race. In No. 4, California champ Herbst joins her sister Makenna (800) as an All-American. New Balance champ Dumas gets the final spot.
4 x 100 RELAY
1.
CARROLL
Washington, DC
1)New Balance, 2)Texas Relays, 4/1us)Penn Relays; 45.15
2.
DUNCANVILLE #
Texas
1)Jesuit-Sheaner Relays, 1)State; 44.70 HSL
3.
DRUID HILLS
Atlanta, Georgia
1)Coleman, 1)State-4A; 44.84
4.
WESTLAKE
Atlanta, Georgia
1)Arcadia, 1)State-7A, 2)Coleman; 45.30
5.
UNION CATHOLIC #
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
1)Mt. SAC, 1)State; 45.67
JUST ABOUT PERFECT: Archbishop Carroll lost only to Jamaican schools at Penn Relays, did not lose to any homegrown schools at Texas Relays, and won New Balance. Duncanville, the list leader, passed up both the Texas Southern and Texas Relays but was State 6A champion. Druid Hills took local bragging rights from Westlake in Atlanta. Union Catholic traveled west to win Mt. SAC.
4 x 200 RELAY
1.
DRUID HILLS
Atlanta, Georgia
1)McEachern Invitational; 1:35.50
2.
DUNCANVILLE
Texas
1)State; 1:35.67
3.
NORTHWESTERN
Miami, Florida
1)Bing, 1)Burley, 1)Florida Relays; 1:35.91
POWERED BY Trinidadian Olympian sisters Sanaa and Sole Frederick, Druid Hills ran the fastest outdoor time of the season. Duncanville was No. 2 on that list, while Northwestern won several major invitationals. Montverde and Bullis, the dominant 4×2 teams indoors, did not run the event outdoors.
4 x 400 RELAY
1.
ACADEMY #
Montverde, Florida
1)New Balance Indoor, 3)Florida Relays, 1)State-2A, 1)New Balance; 3:31.68 HSR
2.
BULLIS #
Potomac, Maryland
2)New Balance Indoor, 1)Florida Relays, 2)Penn Relays, 1)New Balance 3:32.29
3.
NORTHWESTERN
Miami, Florida
1)Bing, 1)Hayes, 2)Florida Relays, 1)State-3A, 1)Nike; 3:36.12
4.
SUMMER CREEK
Houston, Texas
1)López, 1)State; 3:39.74
5.
UNION CATHOLIC
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
3)Arcadia, 3)Penn Relays, 1)State, 3)New Balance; 3:41.17
THE NATIONAL RECORD fell to Bullis at the Penn Relays, but that didn’t last the season as the multinational Montverde team defeated Bullis at New Balance, lowering the mark to a stunning 3:31.68. Bullis ended up in No. 2 with the second-fastest time in history. Nike champ Northwestern scores the No. 3 position; its 3:36.12 makes it the No. 5 school ever. Summer Creek broke 3:40 and finishes ahead of the consistent Union Catholic squad.
4 x 800 RELAY
1.
UNION CATHOLIC #
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
1)Arcadia, 1)Penn Relays, 1)New Balance; 8:34.20 HSR
2.
CUTHBERTSON #
Waxhaw, North Carolina
2)New Balance Indoor, 2)New Balance; 8:45.58
3.
FLOWER MOUND
Texas
1)Texas Relays; 8:46.30
4.
SOUTH LAKES #
Reston, Virginia
1)State, 1)Nike, 3)Nike Indoor, 3)Penn Relays; 8:50.89
5.
PADUA
Wilmington, Delaware
1)New Balance Indoor, 3)New Balance, 4)Penn Relays; 8:47.68
WITH NO SENIORS on the squad, Union Catholic smashed the HSR by nearly 9 seconds with its 8:34.20. In the process the foursome even took down the historic Franklin Field record of 8:37.71 that Vere Tech of Jamaica set 33 years ago. Second in that record race, Cuthbertson grabs the No. 2 spot. Flower Mound won the Texas Relays. Nike champ South Lakes gets the No. 4 slot, with Padua in No. 5.
SPRINT MEDLEY
1.
UNION CATHOLIC
Scotch Plains, New Jersey
1)New Balance Indoor; 3:54.62 HSL
2.
OAK PARK #
Michigan
2)New Balance Indoor, 1)New Balance; 3:54.95
3.
MINNETONKA
Minnesota
1)Wayzata Relays, 1)Nike; 3:56.23
THE ONLY TIME that Union Catholic met Oak Park came at New Balance Indoors, where the New Jersey school came out on top. Oak Park rebounded to win the New Balance Outdoor title. Minnesota’s Minnetonka won the Nike crown.
DISTANCE MEDLEY
1.
CUTHBERTSON #
Waxhaw, North Carolina
1)New Balance Indoor, 1)Oregon Relays, 1)New Balance; 11:17.50 HSR
2.
FLOWER MOUND
Texas
2)New Balance Indoor 11:20.65
3.
VENTURA
California
1)Mt. SAC, 2)New Balance; 11:21.85
IN A CLEARCUT decision, Cutherbertson broke the HSR indoors with its 11:17.50, then captured New Balance Outdoors with the fastest outdoor time ever, 11:20.44. Flower Mound gets the second spot on the strength of its indoor runner-up finish in a faster time than Ventura ran outdoors.
HIGH JUMP
1.
*JaiCIEONNA GERO-HOLT #
(Emerald Ridge, Puyallup, Washington)
1)Arcadia, 1)State, 2)USATF Indoor, 6)Olympic Trials; 6-2¼ HSL
2.
KARSYN LEELING
(Sidney, Nebraska)
1)State, 1)Nike, 4/2hs)USATF Junior; 6-1½
3.
**MARLEY DERRINGER
(Bremen, Georgia)
1)State; 6-0
4.
*KYA CROOKE #
(Heritage, Indianapolis, Indiana)
1)State, 2)Nike Indoor, 6)New Balance; 5-11
5.
CORTNIE BARKER
(Syracuse, Utah)
1)State; 6-¼
THOUGH JUST A JUNIOR, don’t look for a repeat next year for Gero-Holt, who graduated early and is already at Illinois. She dominated the prep scene and made an impact against older jumpers with her runner-up finish at the USATF Indoor and her 6th at the Olympics Trials. Nike winner Leeling is in No. 2 and was the second prep at the USATF Juniors. She leads a trio of state winners in Derringer (Georgia), Crooke (Indiana) and Barker (Utah).
POLE VAULT
1.
*HANNAH GRACE
(Coastal Christian, Wilmington, North Carolina)
1)PV Summit Indoor, 1)USATF Junior, 2)adidas Indoor, 6)Nike; 14-5¼
2.
ELLA McRITCHIE #
(Bainbridge, Bainbridge Island, Washington)
1)Oregon R, 1)State, 1)Nike, 3/2hs)USATF Junior, 8)Texas R; 14-4½
3.
JATHIYAH MUHAMMAD #
(Pittsburg, California)
1)Nike Indoor, 1)Texas Relays, 1)State, =2)Nike, 3)Millrose, 4/3hs)USATF Junior; 14-7¼ HSL
4.
*VERONICA VACCA
(Mt. St. Joseph, Flourtown, Pennsylvania)
1)Millrose, 1)Penn Relays, 1)State, 5/4hs)USATF Junior, 4)Nike; 14-5¼
5.
*MYA STRAHM
(Elmwood, Illinois)
1)State, 4)New Balance Indoor, 5)Nike, 6/5hs)USATF Junior; 14-1¼
THE USATF JUNIOR MEET proved to be decisive in a tough event to untangle. Grace won there, giving her the edge over McRitchie, who triumphed in the Nike competition two days later, beating all the remaining contenders. List leader Muhammad won the Nike Indoor and Texas Relays. Vacca won Millrose and adidas indoors, plus Penn Relays, but was beaten at Nike and Juniors. No. 5 Strahm vaulted consistently in all the big meets.
LONG JUMP
1.
SKYLYNN TOWNSEND
(Rock Hill, Frisco, Texas)
1)Texas Relays, 1)State-6A, 3/1hs)USATF Junior, 4)Nike Indoor; 20-9¾
2.
AVERY LEWIS #
(Friends’ Central, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania)
1)Mt. SAC, 1)Penn Relays 4/2hs)USATF Junior, 10) Nike Indoor; 21-6 HSL
3.
*TRISTEN HARRIS
(West Feliciana, St Francisville, Louisiana)
1)State-4A, 2)Nike Indoor, 2)Texas Relays, 7) USATF Junior; 20-10¾ / 21-2¼w
4.
*RYHAN BALOUS
(North, McKinney, Texas)
1)State-5A, 3)Texas Relays; 20-9¾
5.
**AVA KITCHINGS
(Greater Atlanta, Norcross, Georgia)
1)State-5A, 6)Nike, 8)USATF Junior; 20-6¼
IN A NARROW DECISION, Townsend finished one place ahead of Lewis at Juniors and beat Harris at Texas Relays on second-best jump, thus getting the top spot. Lewis, who jumped 21-6 indoors, won Mt. SAC Relays and Penn, so gets No. 2 here. Harris, the Texas Relays runner-up, had the season’s lone outdoor 21-foot jump, albeit wind-aided. Texas champ Balous edges Georgia champ Kitchings for the final spot.
TRIPLE JUMP
1.
SKYLYNN TOWNSEND #
(Rock Hill, Frisco, Texas)
1 Nike Indoor, 1)Texas Relays, 1)State-6A, 1)Nike, 1)USATF Junior; 44-2½ HSL/44-5½w
2.
*GABRIELLE PIERRE
(Lincoln-Sudbury, Sudbury, Massachusetts)
1)State, 1)New Balance, 6/2us)Penn Relays, 8/3hs)USATF Junior; 43-0
3.
SYDNEE BURR
(Cypress Park, Cypress, Texas)
1)State MOC, 2)State-6A, 2)Nike; 42-9
4.
*DESTINI SMITH
(Area, Souderton, Pennsylvania)
1)State, 2)New Balance, 7/3us) Penn Relays; 41-11¼
5.
*LILY MUZZY
(Georgetown, Texas)
1)State-5A, 2)Texas Relays, 2)Great Southwest, 3)Nike; 41-6 ¼
MOVING TO NO. 5 ALL-TIME, undefeated Townsend dominated, winning a host of major titles and leading the lists. She made it to the finals of the Olympic Trials, placing 10th. She still needed a tiebreaker to beat fellow Texan Burr at Nike. New Balance champ Pierre squeezed in for the No. 2 spot ahead of Burr. Smith, the New Balance runner-up, gets the No. 4 spot ahead of Nike 3rd-placer Muzzy.
SHOT
1.
HADLEY LUCAS #
(North, Bloomington, Indiana)
1)State, 1)Nike, 4/1hs)USATF Junior; 54-10¾ HSL
( #3 AT 9 meets 50+)
2.
*JESSICA OJI
(Livingston, New Jersey)
1)Penn Relays, 1)NJ All-Group, 1)New Balance; 51-10
3.
MADDIE FEY
(Chaparral, Killeen, Texas)
1)Jesuit-Sheaner, 1)Texas Relays, 2)State, 2)Nike; 49-5¼
4.
*LAUREN KIRBY
(Somerset, Pembroke Pines, Florida)
1)Bing, 1)Burley, 3)Nike; 50-9½
5.
LAUREN ST. PETERS
(Aledo, Texas)
1)State, 4)Nike; 49-0
A DOMINANT THROWER, Lucas hit a list-leading 54-10¾, to move to a tie for No. 3 all-time with none other than eventual Olympic champion Michelle Carter. She won the Nike crown and beat all preps at the Junior meet. New Balance champ Oji comes next, followed by Nike runner-up Fey. Kirby is at No. 4 thanks to her 3rd-place finish at Nike, ahead of St. Peters. Also noteworthy is Addyson Stiverson (Montrose, Michigan), who smashed the frosh record with her late-season 51-1½.
DISCUS
1.
MADDIE FEY #
(Chaparral, Killeen, Texas)
1)Texas Relays, 1)State, 1)Nike, 4/1hs)USATF Junior; 176-5
2.
HADLEY LUCAS #
(North, Bloomington, Indiana)
1)State, 6/2hs)USATF Junior, 3)Nike; 175-0
3.
LAYLA GIORDANO
(Northern Valley-Old Tappan, Old Tappan, New Jersey)
1)Penn Relays, 2)New Balance; 172-2
4.
ABIGAIL RUSSELL
(Allen Park, Michigan)
1)State, 1)New Balance; 166-11
5.
CAMRYN MASSEY #
(Ashbrook, Gastonia, North Carolina)
1)State, 7/4hs)USATF Junior; 180-2 HSL
A NIKE WIN combined with the top prep spot at USATF Juniors clinched the top spot for Texan Fey. Lucas was the second prep at Juniors and 3rd at Nike. Penn Relays champ Giordano, upset by Russell at New Balance, holds onto the No. 3 spot ahead of the Michigander. Russell slots in at No. 4. Massey led the list at 180-2, but overall had a thin season and was only the fourth prep at USATF Juniors.
HAMMER
1.
**KIMBERLY BEARD #
(King’s, Seattle, Washington)
1)State, 2/1hs)USATF Junior, 2)Nike; 186-6 HSL
2.
MARY ELLA BROOKS
(Ralston Valley, Arvada, Colorado)
1)State MOC, 1)Nike, 6/2hs)USATF Junior; 176-3
3.
*ADELAIDE CARON
(Woonsocket, Rhode Island)
1)State, 1)State MOC, 1)New Balance; 182-1
LEADING THE LIST with a solid 186-6, soph Beard was the top prep at the USATF Junior meet. Three days later, she was upset by Brooks at Nike. East Coaster Caron, a junior, won the New Balance title and moved to No. 2 on the year list at 182-1.
JAVELIN
1.
*HAYDEN WILLIAMS-DOWNING
(West Linn, Oregon)
1)Oregon Relays, 1)State, 4/1hs)USATF Junior, 1)Nike, 1)JavFest; 165-7
2.
*SOPHIA MAZZONI
(Derry, Pennsylvania)
1)State, 1)New Balance, 3)JavFest; 161-10
3.
ADDISON THROCKMORTON
(Hickman, Columbia, Missouri)
1)State, 3)Nike; 160-8
4.
ELIZA KING
(Aiken, South Carolina)
1)State, 1)adidas, 4)JavFest; 167-6 HSL
5.
*BRETT JONES
(Porter-Gaud, Charleston, South Carolina)
1)FSU Relays, 1)State Independent, 8/2hs)USATF Junior, 4)Nike; 166-5
UNDEFEATED BY PREPS, Williams-Downing won Nike, was the highest prep finisher at USATF Juniors and captured the summer JavFest. Mazzoni won New Balance and grabbed the No. 2 spot. Missouri champ Throckmorton placed 3rd at Nike. South Carolinans King and Jones held positions 1-2 on the yearly list. King won adidas, while Jones was the second prep at the Junior meet.
HEPTATHLON
1.
*JaiCIEONNA GERO-HOLT #
(Emerald Ridge, Puyallup, Washington)
11/1hs)Mt. SAC Relays Open, 1)USATF Junior; 5420 HSL
2.
ABBY ELMORE #
(Gunter, Texas)
2)USATF Junior; 5363
3.
VALERIE JIRAK
(Star Valley, Afton, Wyoming)
1)Arcadia, 1)Nike; 5201
AN IMPRESSIVE 8 GIRLS broke 5000 this season, ledt by Gero-Holt, who was the top prep at the USATF Junior meet for the third year in a row. Elmore finished behind her there, and No. 3 Jirak claimed solid wins at Arcadia and Nike.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
**Elizabeth Leachman
(Champion, Boerne)
5000
The sophomore broke the 2-year-old national outdoor record in the 5000, running 15:25.27 for the win over collegians at the Texas Relays. She had also broken the indoor mark with her 15:28.90 at Nike.
Key To 2024 Girls All-America Selections
MOST EVENTS are rated 5‑deep, but those contested less frequently may have fewer entries, or just a special-recognition notation. To see our A-A teams from all the previous years, starting in ’78, go here.
As with our annual World/U.S. Rankings, winning major meets and beating prime opponents is far more important than simply placing high on the yearly lists, although with the four big shoe-company “outdoor nationals” (adidas, Brooks, New Balance, Nike) being crowded together on the calendar, opportunities for head-to-head competition were reduced as in ’22 and ’23.
Evidencing our strong desire to have the A-A compilations as much as possible represent actual high school competition — not age-group meets — we usually consider the “real” season to be over as of the USATF Juniors (U20).
Marks from Junior Olympic and summer Youth/Junior competitions — domestic or international — appear on our yearly and all-time lists, but those age-group meets are not considered as major honors in sorting out All-America choices.
As always, indoor meets were considered in the ratings, but given far less weight than outdoors.
Abbreviations: i = indoors; HSL = yearly list leader; (A) = altitude over 1000m (in affected events only); # = was also a member of ’23 A-A team. Class data: *=junior; **=soph; ***=frosh; all others are seniors.
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