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 | Gatorade Track and Field
Athletes of the Year
June, 2008
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2007 XC
Boys -Girls |  National Boys - German Fernandez - Riverbank CA senior wins the honor - Full Press Release - with Presentation photos - All-Time Gatorade List
(from press release) "Fernandez recently returned from the 2008 Nike Outdoor Nationals, where he dominated the 3,200 meters with a first-place time of 8:34.40, crushing a 29-year-old national high school record of 8:36.30 set by Jeff Nelson. Fernandez’s 3K split of 7:59.83 also broke the national record (8:03.67) set by Galen Rupp in 2004. Also the 2007-08 Gatorade California Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, Fernandez placed first in the 8K race at the USA Cross Country Championships World Championship Team Qualifier with a time of 24:18. He finished 25th at the 36th IAAF World Cross Country Championships with a time of 24:15, leading Team USA to a sixth-place team finish in Edinburgh, Scotland."
Photo John Dye from NON
Gatorade Boys State Honorees
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|  National Girls - Chanelle Price - Easton PA senior wins the honor.
Full Press Release - with Presentation photos - All-Time Gatorade List
(from press release) "... No stranger to international competition, the senior half-miler placed sixth in the 800-meter run against a world-class field at the Prefontaine Classic earlier this month with a time of 2:01.61, clocking the second-best time in scholastic history and eclipsing a milestone set by track legend Mary Decker. Shattering the state record and winning her third consecutive gold medal in the 800-meter with a time of 2:02.90 at the PIAA Class AAA state meet in May, Price helped the Red Rovers to a seventh-place finish as a team. A two-time 800-meter champion at the Nike Outdoor Nationals, Price also won the 800-meter event at the 2008 National Scholastic Indoor Championships and the 2007 Nike Indoor Nationals. Price is a five-time individual national champion and has qualified for the upcoming 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials."
Photo John Nepolitan from NSIC
Gatorade Girls State Honorees |
ALL-TIME GATORADE NATIONAL BOYS TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR HONOREES
| Year | Name | High School | Status | | 2007-08 | German Fernandez | Riverbank, Riverbank, CA | High School Senior | | 2006-07 | Bryshon Nellum | Long Beach Poly, Long Beach, CA | USC | | 2005-06 | David Klech | California, San Ramon, CA | UCLA | | 2004-05 | Ryan Whiting | Central Dauphin, Harrisburg, PA | Arizona State Univ. | | 2003-04 | Jason Richardson | Cedar Hill, Cedar Hill, TX | Univ. of South Carolina | | 2002-03 | Kerron Clement | La Porte, La Porte TX | USA Track & Field/Nike | | 2001-02 | Brendan Christian | Reagan, Austin, TX | Univ. of Houston Grad. | | 2000-01 | Alan Webb | South Lakes, Reston, VA | USA Track & Field/Nike | | 1999-00 | Donald Sage, Jr. | York, Elmhurst, IL | Stanford Univ. Grad. | | 1998-99 | Jacob Freeman | Bishop Hendricken, RI | Manhattan College Grad. | | 1997-98 | Jon Stevens | Mission San Jose, Fremont, CA | Stanford Univ. Grad. | | 1996-97 | Sharif Karie | West Springfield, Springfield, VA | Univ. of Arkansas Grad. | | 1995-96 | Michael Granville | Bell Gardens, Bell Gardens, CA | UCLA Grad. | | 1994-95 | Michael Stember | Jesuit, Carmichael, CA | USA Track & Field/Nike | | 1993-94 | Andre Scott | Seminole, Sanford, FL | Auburn Univ. Grad. | | 1992-93 | Charles Mitchell | Waco High, Waco, TX | Mississippi State Univ. Grad. | | 1991-92 | Sheddric Fields | South Oak Cliff, Dallas, TX | Univ. of Houston Grad. | | 1990-91 | Bryan Bronson | Jasper, Jasper, TX | Rice Univ. Grad. | | 1989-90 | Brent Noon | Fallbrook, Fallbrook, CA | Univ. of Georgia Grad. | | 1988-89 | Dion Bentley | Penn Hills, Pittsburgh, PA | Univ. of Florida Grad. | | 1987-88 | Art Skipper, Jr. | Sandy, Sandy, OR | Deceased | | 1986-87 | Kamy Keshmiri | Reno, Reno, NV | Univ. of Nevada Grad. | | 1985-86 | Eric Mastalir | Jesuit, Carmichael, CA | Stanford Univ. Grad. |
ALL-TIME GATORADE NATIONAL GIRLS TRACK & FIELD ATHLETE OF THE YEAR HONOREES | Year | Name | High School | Status | | 2007-08 | Chanelle Price | Easton Area/Easton, PA | High School Senior | | 2006-07 | Emily Pendleton | Woodmore/Elmore, OH | Univ. of Michigan | | 2005-06 | Bianca Knight | Ridgeland/Ridgeland, MS | Univ. of Texas | | 2004-05 | Brittany Daniels | Merrill F. West/Tracy, CA | Univ. of Tennessee | | 2003-04 | Shalonda Solomon | Long Beach Poly/Englewood, CA | Univ. of South Carolina | | 2002-03 | Allyson Felix | Los Angeles Baptist/North Hills, CA | USA Track & Field/adidas | | 2001-02 | Sanya Richards | St. Thomas Aquinas/Ft. Lauderdale, FL | USA Track & Field/Nike | | 2000-01 | Ychlindria Spears | Luling/Luling, TX | Univ. of Texas Grad. | | 1999-00 | Monique Henderson | Samuel FB Morse/San Diego, CA | USA Track & Field/Reebok | | 1998-99 | Stacy Martin | Edgewood/Ellettsville, IN | Auburn Grad. | | 1997-98 | Angela Williams | Chino/Chino, CA | USA Track & Field/Nike | | 1996-97 | Kinshasa Davis | Woodrow Wilson/Long Beach, CA | USC Grad. | | 1995-96 | Kim Mortensen | Thousand Oaks/Thousand Oaks, CA | UCLA Grad. | | 1994-95 | Joanna Hayes | J.W. North/Riverside, CA | USA Track & Field/Nike | | 1993-94 | Suzy Powell | Thomas Downey/Modesto, CA | USA Track & Field/Asics | | 1992-93 | Marion Jones | Thousand Oaks/Thousand Oaks, CA | USA Track & Field/Nike | | 1991-92 | Marion Jones | Thousand Oaks/Thousand Oaks, CA | USA Track & Field/Nike | | 1990-91 | Marion Jones | Rio Mesa/Oxnard, CA | USA Track & Field/Nike | | 1989-90 | Melisa Weis | Bakersfield/Bakersfield, CA | Cal State-Bakersfield Grad. | | 1988-89 | Angela Burnham | Rio Mesa/Oxnard, CA | UCLA Grad. | | 1987-88 | Chryste Gaines | South Oak Cliff/Dallas, TX | Stanford Grad. | | 1986-87 | Janeene Vickers | Pomona/Pomona, CA | UCLA Grad. | | 1985-86 | Yolanda Johnson | George Washington/Denver, CO | Univ. of Colorado Grad. | |
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