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Nike
AOY Selection Criteria
There were 17 boys and 16 girls selected as Nike Athletes
of the Year. We considered three factors:
- National rank in DyeStat Elite, which
includes the standard National Federation events,
- All time rank (according to Jack Shepard's
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK annual), and
- Championships won.
Most important championships are six "national" meets: USA
Junior Nationals, adidas Outdoor Championships (AOC Raleigh), Golden
West Invitational, Nike Indoor Classic, National Scholastic Indoor Championships
(NSIC New York), and the Foot Locker Cross Country national finals.
Other championships considered were the following "significant"
meets: Arcadia, Foot Locker regionals, Penn Relays, Great Southwest,
Texas Relays, Simplot, Millrose Games, Mt. SAC Relays, the Bahamas Pre-World
meet, and the USATF and AAU Junior Olympics.
Nike Athletes of the Year meet one of three tests:
A. US#1 ranked in DyeStat Elite and a national championship
winner.
B. US#1 ranked in DyeStat Elite plus an all-time top 10
performance or multiple significant championships.
C. An all-time top 10 performance or multiple championships
including at least one national championship.
One exception was made. Erika Odlaug's 17th in the World
Cross Country Championships was the best showing by an American junior
woman in that meet in 10 years, and that earned her an AOY award. Like
most of the US juniors, the long training for the USA Winter XC Nationals
and the World Cross left Erika tired and injured. Otherwise, she would
have been a top contender for outdoor honors.
Our apologies to the many great athletes who just missed
for one reason or another, including but not limited to: Jeremy Wariner,
Ashton Collins, Liz Podominick, Melanie Uher, Mike Loyd, Jacob Gomez,
Noah Bryant, Brian Robison, Ashley Robbins, Ychlindria Spears, Marshevet
Hooker, and Michelle Sanford.
Selection
factors for the 33 Nike AOY
Click on athletes' names for photos and detailed performance
lists.
Boys
| Athlete |
Event |
Best |
US
2002
Rank |
All-Time
Rank |
Championships
Won |
| Sprints
|
Brendan
Christian
2002, Reagan Austin TX |
100 |
10.20 |
1 |
5 |
Golden West, Texas Relays |
200 |
20.74 |
3 |
|
Golden West |
60-i |
6.63 |
1 |
3 |
Midwest Indoor |
200-i |
21.16 |
1 |
3 |
Midwest Indoor |
Kelly
Willie
2002, Sterling Houston TX |
100 |
10.24 |
4 |
9t |
AOC Raleigh |
200 |
20.49 |
1 |
9 |
AOC Raleigh, Great Southwest |
400 |
45.52 |
1 |
11 |
Golden West, Texas Southern, Nike Indoor, Midwest
Indoor, Carl Lewis |
Willie
Hordge
2003, Forest Brook Houston TX |
100 |
10.21 |
2 |
6 |
USATF Junior Olympics, Youth Athletics Championship,
Great Southwest |
200 |
21.03 |
|
|
|
| Hurdles
|
Kenneth
Ferguson
2002, Mumford Detroit MI |
400H |
49.38 |
1 |
1 |
AOC Raleigh |
300H |
35.90 |
3 |
|
Michigan State Meet, Dayton Roosevelt Memorial |
110H |
13.61 |
2 |
|
Michigan State Meet, Dayton Roosevelt Memorial |
60H-i |
7.75 |
1 |
7 |
Nike Indoor, Michigan State Meet, U-Kentucky Inv |
Bershawn
Jackson
2002, Miami Central FL |
400H |
50.00 |
3 |
4 |
USA Junior Nationals |
300H |
35.39 |
1 |
2 |
Golden West |
110H |
13.90 |
|
|
|
60H-i |
7.94 |
7 |
|
NSIC |
200-i |
21.29 |
2 |
4t |
NSIC |
Kerron
Clement
2003, LaPorte TX |
400H |
49.77 |
2 |
2 |
USATF Junior Olympics, Youth Athletics Championship |
300H |
35.78 |
2 |
9 |
|
110H |
13.63 |
3 |
|
AOC Raleigh, Youth Athletics Championship |
| Jumps
|
Andra
Manson
2002, Brenham TX |
HJ |
7-7 |
1 |
1 |
World Juniors, USA Junior Nationals, Golden West,
Texas Relays |
Tommy
Skipper
2003, Sandy OR |
PV |
17-7.5 |
1 |
9 |
USA Junior Nationals, Golden West, Oregon-Washington
Meet of Champions |
Jesse
Williams
2002, Broughton Raleigh NC |
HJ |
7-3 |
3 |
23t |
AOC Raleigh, Penn Relays, Bahamas Pre-World |
| Throws
|
Kevin
Bookout
2002, Stroud OK |
SP |
70-1 |
1 |
8 |
AOC Raleigh |
DT |
203-2 |
4 |
|
|
Glenn
DiGiorgio
2002, Bayonne NJ |
SP |
68-0.25 |
2 |
|
Penn Relays, Nike Indoor |
DT |
213-4 |
2 |
11 |
AOC Raleigh |
| Distance
|
Chris
Lukezic
2002, Auburn WA |
Mile |
4:06.84 |
1 |
|
Golden West, Millrose Games |
1500 |
3:46.01 |
1 |
|
USA Junior Nationals |
2-Mile |
9:04.88 |
18 |
|
|
Chris
Solinsky
2003, Stevens Point WI |
2-Mile |
8:51.64 |
1 |
|
Arcadia, Midwest Indoor |
Mile-i |
4:10.11 |
1 |
|
Midwest Indoor |
Mile |
4:11.1 |
10 |
|
|
5K-XC |
14:53 |
|
|
|
Bobby
Lockhart
2002, Handley Winchester VA |
2-Mile |
8:58.66 |
6 |
|
AOC Raleigh, Nike Indoor |
Mile |
4:08.35 |
3 |
|
Southern Classic |
5K-XC |
14:42 |
|
|
Foot Locker South |
Richard
Smith
2002, South Lakes Reston VA |
800 |
1:48.94 |
1 |
|
USA Junior Nationals, AOC Raleigh, Nike Indoor, Bahamas
Pre-World |
1000-i |
2:28.18 |
1 |
|
Virginia Tech |
Tim
Moore
2002, Novi MI |
5K-XC |
14:51 |
|
|
Foot Locker Nationals, USA Winter Cross Country Nationals |
2-Mile |
9:01.50 |
11 |
|
|
Bobby
Curtis
2003, St. Xavier Louisville KY |
Mile |
4:07.61 |
2 |
|
AOC Raleigh, Arcadia, Nike Indoor |
5K-XC |
14:41 |
|
|
Great Race of the Great Bay, Great American Seeded
Invitational |
Girls
| Athlete |
Event |
Best |
US
2002
Rank |
All-Time
Rank |
Championships
Won |
| Sprints
|
Sanya
Richards
2002, St. Thomas Aquinas FL |
100 |
11.39 |
1 |
16t |
AOC Raleigh |
200 |
23.01 |
2 |
8 |
USA Junior Nationals, Bahamas Pre-World, AOC Raleigh |
400 |
50.69 |
1 |
1 |
USA Junior Nationals, Bahamas Pre-World |
200-i |
23.22 |
1 |
1 |
NSIC New York, Midwest Indoor |
400-i |
52.10 |
1 |
1 |
NSIC New York, Midwest Indoor |
Allyson
Felix
2003, LA Baptist CA |
100 |
11.40 |
2 |
18t |
Arcadia |
200 |
22.83 |
1 |
3 |
Arcadia, Mt. SAC |
60-i |
7.44 |
3 |
14 |
NSIC New York, Simplot |
200-i |
23.68 |
2 |
4 |
NSIC New York, Simplot |
| Hurdles
|
Ashlee
Williams
2002, Bishop Dunne TX |
100H |
13.52 |
1 |
10 |
AOC Raleigh, Golden West, Texas Relays |
300H |
42.37 |
8 |
|
|
60H-i |
8.39 |
1 |
5 |
Nike Indoor |
| Jumps
|
Chelsea
Johnson
2002, Atascadero CA |
PV |
13-6 |
1 |
2 |
Golden West, Arcadia, Mt. SAC |
Julene
Bailey
2003, Skyview Nampa ID |
PV |
13-2 |
2 |
5t |
Simplot, Bahamas Pre-World |
Samantha
Shepard
2002, Weston MA |
PV-i |
13-4.25 |
1 |
1 |
NSIC New York, Nike Indoor, Midwest Indoor |
PV |
13-0.25 |
3 |
11 |
AOC Raleigh |
Chaunte
Howard
2002, J.W. North Riverside CA |
HJ |
6-1.5 |
1 |
11t |
AOC Raleigh, NSIC New York |
LJ |
20-4.5 |
2 |
|
Arcadia |
TJ |
41-3 |
5 |
|
California Southern Section, Pasadena Games |
| Throws
|
Michelle
Carter
2003, Red Oak TX |
SP |
53-3.75 |
1 |
3 |
AOC Raleigh, USATF Junior Olympics, Golden West,
Texas Relays |
DT |
169-3 |
5t |
|
|
Kelli
Burton
2002, Davis UT |
SP |
51-6 |
3 |
10 |
NSIC, Simplot, Great Southwest |
DT |
157-8 |
14 |
|
Great Southwest |
Billie
Jo Grant
2003, Arroyo Grande CA |
DT |
176-10 |
3 |
13t |
USA Junior Nationals, Bahamas Pre-World, Golden West,
Arcadia |
Rachel
Walker
2002, Benton LA |
JT |
164-4 |
1 |
|
Golden West |
| Distance
|
Amber
Trotter
2002, Ukiah CA |
5K-XC |
16:24 |
|
|
Foot Locker Nationals, Mt. SAC, Iolani Invitational,
Great Race of the Great Bay |
2-Mile |
10:24.3 |
4 |
|
|
Molly
Huddle
2002, Notre Dame Elmira NY
|
2-Mile |
10:01.08 |
1 |
1 |
AOC Raleigh, Loucks Games |
Mile |
4:47.24 |
2 |
|
|
Mile-i |
4:46.42 |
1 |
12 |
Nike Indoor |
1500 |
4:27.04 |
2 |
|
New York Class C |
5K-XC |
17:20 |
|
|
|
Megan
Kaltenbach
2003, Smoky Hill Arvada CO |
Mile |
4:43.54 |
1 |
17 |
AOC Raleigh, Penn Relays |
2-Mile |
10:07.15 |
2 |
5 |
Golden West, Arcadia, Nike Indoor, Midwest Indoor
|
800 |
2:10.06 |
16 |
|
|
Erika
Odlaug
2002, Deerfield IL |
XC |
17:04 |
|
|
Foot Locker Midwest Regional, 17th in World Cross
Country Championships |
2-Mile-i |
10:26.80 |
4 |
|
|
Laura
Zeigle
2002, Bingham UT |
1500 |
4:25.24 |
1 |
|
Harry Jerome Classic |
Mile |
5:00.23 |
|
|
|
3000 |
9:39.14 |
5 |
|
Mt. SAC |
2-Mile |
10:15.25 |
3 |
16 |
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