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Gatorade Track and Field
Athletes of the Year



June, 2008


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
  




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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