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Gatorade National AOY Finalist Spotlight: Drew Hunter, Boys Cross Country

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Drew Hunter (Photo: HSS Illustration)

Drew Hunter (Photo: HSS Illustration)

For the more than 30 years, Gatorade has honored the nation’s most elite high school athletes for their athletic excellence, academic achievement and exemplary character with the Gatorade Player of the Year award. On July 13, the 12 Gatorade National Players of the Year from the 2015-16 season will gather in Hollywood, where the 13th annual Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year award will be presented to the best overall male and female athlete.

In the days leading to the presentation, USA TODAY High School Sports will profile each of the 12 candidates — six boys and six girls.

This installment features National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year Drew Hunter from Loudoun Valley in Purcellville, Va.

Loudoun Valley High (Purcellville, Va.) senior distance talent Drew Hunter was named the 2015-16 Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year. A two-time Gatorade Virginia Runner of the Year, the 5-foot-11, 140-pound Hunter won the national Foot Locker Cross Country Championships this past season with a time of 14:55.7, breaking the tape 12.2 seconds ahead of his closest competitor. Hunter was unbeaten at 5K in 2015 and clocked a 15:04 to win the Group 4A state title by 56 seconds, leading the Vikings to the state championship as a team. As part of a remarkable string of record-setting indoor performances this winter, he broke the national high school record in the mile for a second time this past weekend, crossing the line in 3:57.81 at Manhattan’s Millrose Games.

“I’m really caught off guard here,” said Hunter, 18, an Oregon signee. “You work really hard for stuff like this, but it’s still surprising when you’re recognized at this level. It’s always a goal, but when you when you see the names of past winners on this trophy, it’s special to see your name there too.”

MORE: Hunter wins Gatorade National Runner of the Year

Hunter is a three-time state cross country champion, a two-time Foot Locker South Regional title-winner and a two-time All-American in the sport. He set a course record in winning the 2015 Foot Locker South Regional championships with a time of a 14:26. He also owns three state track crowns and won a national indoor championship in the 2-mile as a junior. Hunter will enter his final outdoor campaign having already captured three silver medals—one each in the 1500, the mile and the 2-mile—at national title meets. Two years ago, he set a national sophomore record in the 3000 (8:16.31).

The Gatorade Player of the Year award recognizes outstanding athletic excellence as well as high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the racecourse. Hunter is now a finalist for the Gatorade Male High School Athlete of the Year award. USA TODAY High School Sports administrates the nationwide selection process in collaboration with Gatorade.

MORE: Q&A with Hunter

Hunter has maintained an unweighted 4.01 GPA in the classroom. In addition to donating his time as a youth basketball coach, he has volunteered locally as a mentor at his church, where he has instructed younger parishioners in basic theology. He also serves as the student teaching assistant at Loudoun Valley High’s Career Center.

Hunter is one of nine children, five of whom are adopted. His father, Marc Hunter, was a two-time NCAA Cross Country All-American at Cleveland State, while his mother, Joan (née Humphries), was a two-time Virginia state track champion in high school.

MORE FINALISTS: Jayson Tatum | Katie Rainsberger | Jacob Eason | Khalia Lanier | Kyle Muller | Ella Stevens | Erin Boley | Lucas Mendes | Madilyn Nickles | Michael Norman | Sydney McLaughlin


5 things to watch in Under Armour Association finals

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The Under Armour Association finals are scheduled for July 13-16 in Emerson, Ga., with the top teams from the three stops on the spring UA hoops circuit competing at Lake Point Sports.

The field includes 16 teams with the title game scheduled for July 16 at 2:15 p.m. ET. The event’s full schedule can be found here.

Here are five things we’ll be watching:

Who’s No. 1

Defending champion Team Charlotte comes in with the best record in the regular season at 11-1 and is led by guards Ty-Shon Alexander and Devon Dotson. The 6-4 Alexander, a Creighton commit, plays for Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Va.) and the 6-2 Dotston plays for Providence County Day (Charlotte, N.C.).

Alexander is ranked as the No. 29 shooting guard and Dotson is ranked as the No. 12 point guard in the Class of 2017 by the 247Sports Composite.

DC Premier and Houston Hoops seem to be the top two contenders hoping to prevent a Team Charlotte repeat.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - June 15, 2016: NBPA Top 100 Camp at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, VA. (Photo by Kelly Kline/Under Armour)

Jalek Felton at the NBPA Top 100 Camp in Charlottesville, VA. (Photo: Kelly Kline, Under Armour)

Team Felton’s Felton

North Carolina commit Jalek Felton is ranked No. 24 in the ESPN 100 for the Class of 2017 and the top combo guard in the class by the 247Sports Composite.

The 6-3 shooting guard was sixth in scoring (19 points per game), fourth in assists (5 per game) and first in steals (2.5 per game) in the regular season playing for the program started by his uncle Raymond Felton, the former UNC star.

Team Felton was 7-5 in the regular season, but with one of the best players in the UA Association on its side, there is always a chance.

Felton recently announced that he was transferring from Mullins High in South Carolina to Gray Collegiate in West Columbia, S.C., about two hours from his hometown.

Trevon Duval at the point

WE R1 is led by Trevon Duval, the No. 1 point guard in the Class of 2017 who is ranked No. 5 overall in the ESPN 100.

Duval, from Advanced Prep (Dallas), has noticed the additional attention and has been clear that other point guards aren’t going to make their name off him. That’s among the reasons he is continuing to work.

Duval was named the MVP of the Pangos All-American Camp in Las Vegas and also recently attended Steph Curry’s SC30 Select camp in the Bay Area.

“I’m still not the No. 1 player overall and I want to be No. 1,” Duval told USA TODAY High School Sports in May. “Not just that, I think different than most players; when I play, I’m going after Kyrie Irving and Stephen Curry and guys like that. I look up to them and I want to be at their level. That’s motivation for me when I’m out there.”

Duval is among the Association leaders with 4.9 assists per game and 2.0 steals and is averaging 15.9 points per game.

WE R1 also features Eric Ayala, a 2018 guard who plays for Putnam Sciences Academy in Connecticut, and Bourama Sidibe, a 6-9 power forward who plays for St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, N.J. Sidibe is the UA leader in rebounds at 9.5 per game and among the top players in blocks and field goal percentage.

(Photo: USA Basketball)

Javonte Smart (Photo: USA Basketball)

Smart thinking

Javonte Smart from Scotlandville Magnet (Baton Rouge) is blossoming into the No. 1 point guard in the Class of 2018 and wants to stay that way. He will play for Beast Mode at the UA finals.

“There is no pressure,” Smart told USA TODAY High School Sports. “You just fuel my fire because a lot of guards try to come at me and they’re coming at my head. I’ve just got to stay focused and keep working and just keep playing good.

“A lot of people are trying to come at me because I’m top. If I wasn’t top, I’d do the same. Since I’m supposed to be one of the best point guards, I’m going to keep working like I’ve never been one of the best point guards.”

Smart is coming off winning a second consecutive gold medal with Team USA. He was a member of the champion U16 team last summer at the FIBA Americas event and then the U17 team that won the FIBA World Championships two weeks ago in Spain.

Big man waiting

Bol Bol is among the more fascinating prospects in the Class of 2018 and will play for KC Run GMC. The 6-11 son of Manute Bol from Bishop Miege in Kansas, Bol has transformed from a dominant inside presence with the ability to shoot in emergencies as a sophomore to a bona fide scorer and ball-handler … and he’s 6-foot-11.

MORE: There’s a new Bol Bol mixtape, and he looks like a lankier Kevin Durant

Bol is ranked as the No. 6 power forward in the class by the 247Sports Composite rankings and the No. 11 player overall.

He is surrounded by double-figure scorers Darien Jackson, Mitchell Ballock and D’Shawn Schwartz, making KC Run GMC an interesting team to watch.

 

USA Basketball finalizes U18 roster

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Head coach Shaka Smart speaks to the U18 team. (Photo: USA Basketball)

Head coach Shaka Smart speaks to the U18 team. (Photo: USA Basketball)

USA Basketball announced Wednesday its 12-man roster to compete in next week’s FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Chile.

“I’m really excited about the make-up of our team,” said USA U18 and University of Texas head coach Shaka Smart. “First of all, we have 12 high character guys, they are guys who really seem to get along well with each other, and that’s important on any team. And then we have some very talented kids at a variety of spots. We have size, we have length.

“Our point guard play is going to be very important on this team. Those guys are going to have to set the tone in terms of leadership, in terms of getting us into offense and defense the way we want to get into it. I’m excited about the guys we have.”

Jarrett Allen, who will play for Smart at Texas, is one of three players with previous national team experience, along with Markelle Fultz and P.J. Washington.

James Banks, who will join Allen with the Longhorns, is one of four players signed to play college basketball next year. Kevin Huerter (Maryland) and Fultz (Washington) are the other two.

Below is the full roster. Play begins July 19.

  • Jarrett Allen (Texas)
  • Mohamed Bomba (Westtown School)
  • James Banks (Texas)
  • Markelle Fultz (Washington)
  • Trae Young (Norman North)
  • Matt Coleman (Oak Hill)
  • Hamidou Diallo (Putnam Science Academy)
  • Quade Green (Neumann Goretti)
  • Kevin Huerter (Maryland)
  •  Michael Porter Jr. (Nathan Hale)
  • M.J. Walker (Jonesboro)
  • P.J. Washington (Texas)

Former N.C. baseball Coach of the Year arrested, accused of sex with student

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A one-time North Carolina baseball Coach of the Year was arrested Tuesday and charged after the Lenoir County (N.C.) Sheriff’s Office received word Monday of an inappropriate sexual relationship between the coach and a student.

Donell Garris resigned after allegations were brought that he had engaged in sexual activity with a student on school property.

“We’re not able to determine how long it was going on at this point, but we were able to determine that there was a relationship,” Major Ryan Dawson said, according to WITN.com. “There was sexual activity and that it had occurred very recently.”

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According to police, someone alerted the school principal after seeing Garris, who was also a teacher at North Lenoir (La Grange, N.C.) High, leave the school with a student. The scene, according to this person, looked suspicious.

The school released a statement that read, in part, “The school system takes any concerns and complaints regarding the conduct of school system employees seriously and takes appropriate action.”

Garris is out of jail after posting $100,000 bond. He briefly appeared in court Wednesday morning.

Voting underway in America's 2015-16 #BestTeam contest!

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The national champions have been crowned in high school sports throughout the 2015-16 academic year, but now USA TODAY High School Sports wants to determine who the top coach is.

Which coach from among the national coach of the year winners should be named the ultimate Coach of the Year?

USA TODAY High School Sports is giving fans the opportunity to decide. The next installment of the “America’s Best” contest series will be Best 2015-16 Coach.

VOTE NOW! 

A total of 20 coaches have been selected to participate. That group includes coach of the year honorees as part of the American Family Insurance ALL-USA program and honorees from other organizations such as the National High School Coaches Association and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Vote as often as you like and spread the word in your school, booster clubs, community and beyond.

The teams cover football, field hockey, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country and boys and girls soccer in the fall; boys and girls basketball, wrestling, boys and girls ice hockey and boys and girls soccer in the winter; and baseball, softball, boys and girls lacrosse and boys and girls soccer in the spring.

Voting begins Thursday, July 14 at noon ET and concludes July 21 at 2 p.m. ET.

Here is what each school can win:

  • First Place: The Athletic Dept. of the high school will receive $1,000.
  • Second Place: The Athletic Dept. of the high school will receive $500.
  • Third Place: The Athletic Dept. of the high school will receive $250.

CLICK HERE TO VOTE!

Four-star DB Xavier McKinney de-commits from Alabama

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Xavier McKinney, a four-star defensive back from Roswell (Ga.) High, announced Thursday he is re-opening his recruitment.

McKinney originally committed to the Crimson Tide last September, but he continued taking official visits, including to Florida and Georgia. He also attended Clemson’s junior day.

Aside from the aforementioned schools, McKinney also holds offers from the likes of Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Notre Dame, Tennessee, and others.

Megan Walker Diary: No. 1 girls hoops recruit talks arriving in Chile, finally getting to play

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(Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/USAB)

(Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/USAB)

USA TODAY High School Sports will chronicle Megan Walker’s journey with the women’s U18 national team competing for the FIBA Americas Championships in Chile. Walker, the No. 1 player in the class of 2017, has starred at Monacan (North Chesterfield, Va.) for the past three seasons, starting every game of her high school career. Follow along as Walker discusses her experience arriving in Chile and finally getting a chance to play.

The team opened play Wednesday with an emphatic 117-32 victory against Guatemala. Megan chipped in with 11 points. They’ll resume play Thursday at 6 p.m. ET against Brazil.

It was a long trip, we had three flights and one bus ride, but it was worth it all. We’re finally here. I’ve been to Brazil and Kazakhstan, but this was one of the longer trips I’ve been on. The adjustment has been fairly easy, because it’s kind of the same time zone as back home, so it hasn’t been too tough adjustment.

MORE OF MEGAN’S DIARY: Part 1 | Part 2

I’ve enjoyed being with the team this week and playing. It’s a different environment playing in front of all the different countries and all the fans.

I was definitely surprised by Guatemala’s height. I expected the players to be our height, but they turned out to be really little. But it was nice to finally play a real game. We were waiting on it. We got here two days before, so we were ready and it was exciting. Today should be a better game.

(Photo: USA Basketball)

(Photo: USA Basketball)

I’m definitely excited to play Brazil, because I really like competition and this will be a competitive game. We’re definitely ready to take on gold later this week. We’re willing to do whatever it takes, and it will be a team effort, but it will be okay.

I haven’t seen all the teams yet, and I know some teams are really good and some teams are okay and then you have teams that just aren’t really that good.

It was really fun finally getting to play, and it was fun seeing everyone do well. We executed well as a team.

Rosters finalized for 2016 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game

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(Photo: Baseball Factory)

(Photo: Baseball Factory)

The rosters for the Under Armour All-America baseball game have been finalized. Throughout the four-day event players will have the opportunity to work with some of the game’s best teachers and former players, including Bill Ripken, Wes Helms, Tim Hudson and Eric Milton. In addition, players will participate in a formal workout in front of Major League Baseball scouts and partake in a home-run derby.

The game is scheduled for July 23 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Below is the full roster.

Name High School City State Year Pos. B/T Ht. Wt.
Shane Baz Concordia Lutheran Cypress TX 2017 RHP R/R 6’3 190
Joe Boyle Ft. Zumwalt West O’Fallon MO 2017 RHP R/R 6’6 225
Triston Casas American Heritage Pembroke Pines FL 2019 1B/3B L/R 6’4 240
Hunter Greene Notre Dame Stevenson Ranch CA 2017 RHP/IF R/R 6’3 197
DL Hall Houston County Warner Robins GA 2017 LHP L/L 6’1 180
Jacob Heatherly Cullman Cullman AL 2017 LHP L/L 6’3 210
Quentin Holmes Monsignor McClancy Memorial East Elmhurst NY 2017 OF R/R 6’0 180
Kyle Hurt Torrey Pines Rancho Santa Fe CA 2017 RHP R/R 6’3 200
Royce Lewis J Serra Aliso Viejo CA 2017 OF/IF R/R 6’1 182
Brady McConnell Merritt Island Merritt Island FL 2017 SS R/R 6’2 175
MJ Melendez St. James Montgomery AL 2017 C L/R 6’0 175
Garrett Mitchell Orange Lutheran Anaheim CA 2017 OF L/R 6’3 205
Andrew Papantonis Delbarton Glen Gardner NJ 2017 IF R/R 6’1 190
Ben Ramirez Eastlake Chula Vista CA 2017 IF L/R 6’3 175
Hunter Ruth F.W. Buchholz Gainesville FL 2017 RHP R/R 6’2 187
Alex Scherff Prestonwood Christian Colleyville TX 2017 RHP S/R 6’5 210
Alex Toral Archbishop McCarthy Davie FL 2017 1B L/L 6’1 215
Christopher Troye Heritage Brentwood CA 2017 C R/R 6’4 215
Cole Turney Fort Bend Travis Richmond TX 2017 OF L/L 6’0 190
Drew Waters Etowah Woodstock GA 2017 OF S/R 6’2 180
Jordon Adell Ballard Prospect KY 2017 OF/RHP R/R 6’3 185
Nick Allen Francis Parker San Diego CA 2017 IF R/R 5’9 155
Cole Brannen The Westfield Schools Elko GA 2017 OF L/R 6’1 187
Tanner Burns Decatur Decatur AL 2017 RHP R/R 6’1 205
Jack Conlon Clements Sugar Land TX 2017 RHP R/R 6’5 215
Hans Crouse Dana Hills Dana Point CA 2017 RHP L/R 6’4 185
Hagen Danner Huntington Beach Huntington Beach CA 2017 RHP R/R 6’2 195
Ricardo de la Torre Puerto Rico Baseball Academy Juana Diaz PR 2017 IF R/R 6’2 175
Mason Doolittle Jupiter Jupiter FL 2017 C R/R 6’3 210
Jake Eder Atlantic Ocean Ridge FL 2017 LHP L/L 6’4 215
Joe Gray Hattiesburg Hattiesburg MS 2018 IF/OF R/R 6’2 195
Adam Hall AB Lucas Secondary London, Ontario CAN 2017 IF R/R 6’0 170
Ben Jordan West Carter County Olive Hill KY 2017 RHP L/R 6’9 220
Sam Praytor Helena Helena AL 2017 C R/R 5’10 205
Nick Pratto Huntington Beach Huntington Beach CA 2017 1B L/L 6’2 195
Heliot Ramos Maunabo PR 2017 OF R/R 6’2 185
Caleb Sloan Regis Jesuit Centennial CO 2017 RHP R/R 6’3 215
Mitchell Stone Deer Creek Edmond OK 2017 LHP L/L 6’10 240
Conner Uselton Southmoore Oklahoma City OK 2017 OF R/R 6’4 195
Ryan Vilade Frisco Frisco TX 2017 IF R/R 6’2 195


Gary Trent Jr., top shooting guard in class of 2017, transferring to Findlay Prep

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(Photo: Steve Helwagen, 247Sports.com)

(Photo: Steve Helwagen, 247Sports.com)

One of the most coveted players in the class of 2017 will play his senior year out west.

Gary Trent Jr. announced on Twitter Friday that he will leave Apple Valley (Minn.) and play his final high school season at perennial power Findlay Prep (Henderson, Nev.).

“Although it was very difficult,” Trent said in a message posted to Twitter, “my family and I have made the best decision for me.”

A five-star guard, Trent will join forces at Findlay Prep with fellow five-star P.J. Washington. He’s widely-considered one of the top shooting guards in the nation and among the best players.

Trent holds offers from a host of schools, including Duke, Kentucky, Michigan State, Kansas, and Ohio State.

Top 2017 hoops recruit Michael Porter Jr. commits to Washington

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Michael Porter Jr., one of the top players in the class of 2017, committed to Washington Friday on Twitter.

Porter’s father, Michael Porter Sr., recently took an assistant coaching job with the Huskies. Washington’s head coach, Lorenzo Romar, is Porter’s godfather.

“Talking to my dad and Romar, I knew it was where I wanted to go,” Porter told ESPN.

“My dad told me it was the best place for me to get to the next level,” he said. “I made it clear I wanted to be one-and-done if possible and he told me it was an ideal spot to do that. I trust my dad and I trust Coach Romar.”

Porter, a 6-10 small forward, is the No. 2 player in the nation according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. He spent last season at Father Tolton High in Missouri, leading the school to a Class 3 MSHSAA state championship. He and his brother, Jontay, announced last month that they were transferring to Seattle’s Nathan Hale High, coached by former Washington star Brandon Roy.

Markelle Fultz, a five-star recruit in the class of 2016, foreshadowed the announcement.

It would appear the Huskies coaching staff, including Romar, are pleased with the development.

USA U18 women's team blasts Canada, brings home gold at FIBA Americas U18 Championships

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(Photo: USA Basketball)

(Photo: USA Basketball)

Team USA brought home the gold medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Championships, routing Canada 109-62 Sunday in Chile.

The Americans were rarely challenged, with it’s closest win coming by 21 points over Brazil. Canada, though, was expected to offer stiff competition.

“We went over a lot of things (Canada) would run offensively and how we wanted to defend,” Team USA head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio said. “I think when we got comfortable defending their sets, we tried playing more aggressive and taking away their first, second and third options allowing us to create our offense from our defense. We got contributions from everyone, and it was quite a performance, because Canada is a great team.”

Lauren Cox, who will play at Baylor next year, scored 15 points against Canada and was named MVP of the tournament.

Recent HS grad and former baseball player Hudson Adams dies from brain-eating amoeba

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Hudson Adams, a 19-year-old who just finished his final year of high school, died suddenly last week after contracting a brain-eating amoeba. He played four seasons on the Northbrook (Houston) High baseball team.

The diagnosis has been confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through testing Adams’ cerebrospinal fluid, according to KTRK in Houston.

Adamas was working as a lifeguard at a summer camp and began complaining of flu-like symptoms last Sunday. He reportedly became disoriented Monday and was taken to a hospital, but he died two days later.

“He was always happy. He was always trying to bring people up if they were down,” a friend told KTRK. “At practice, he was the first one here and the last one to leave. He was a leader.”

Adams’ former teammates gathered at the school’s baseball field Thursday to remember him.

“He like to joke and carry on. He was just an overall good kid,” the school’s baseball coach Tracy Franklin told the news station. “He was a kid you’d be proud to call your son.”

2015-16 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Boys Track and Field Teams

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The 2015-16 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Boys Track and Field teams are coordinated by Fred Baer, the founder of Track and Field Writers of America. Boys selections are made by Jack Shepard, the high school editor of Track and Field News.

Criteria included ranking on USA TODAY Sports and Track and Field News national lists and the number of top performances along with head-to-head competition during the regular season and in major postseason meets.

The honorees are divided based on event. Follow the links below for each group; athletes are listed alphabetically. Races in meters unless noted. Field events are listed in feet and inches.

Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Noah Lyles, Williams (Alexandria. Va.)

Boys Track & Field Coach of the Year:  Doug Soles, Great Oaks (Temecula, Calif.)

Sprints

Hurdles

Long Sprints and Middle Distance

Distances

Throws

Jumps

MORE: 2015-16 ALL-USA Preseason Boy Track & Field Teams

LOOKBACK: 2014-15 ALL-USA Boys Track and Field Teams

ALL-USA Boys Track and Field: Jumps

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Teams coordinated by Fred Baer, founder, Track and Field Writers of America.  Boys selections by Jack Shepard, high school editor of Track and Field News.

Criteria included ranking on USA TODAY and Track and Field News national lists and the number of top performances, along with head-to-head competition during the regular season and in major postseason meets.

Chris Nilsen (Photo: Ross Martin Platte County Citizen)

Chris Nilsen (Photo: Ross Martin Platte County Citizen)

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Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Noah Lyles, Williams (Alexandria. Va.)

Boys Track & Field Coach of the Year:  Doug Soles, Great Oaks (Temecula, Calif.)

Sprints

Hurdles

Long Sprints and Middle Distance

Distances

Throws

Below are the athletes selected for jumps (high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump). Returning ALL-USA selections are denoted with asterisks (*).

w = wind-aided (more than 2.0 meters a second). i = performed indoors.

VERTICAL JUMPS (high jump, pole vault)

First Team

Darius Carbin
School:  Mt. Pleasant (San Jose, Calif.)
Year:  Senior
Height, Events:  7-3 1/4, HJ

Chris Nilsen
School:  Park Hill (Kansas City, Mo.)
Year:  Senior
Height, Events:  18-4 1/2, PV

Mondo Duplantis
School:  Lafayette, La.
Year:  Sophomore
Height, Events:  18-0, PV

Vernon Turner
School:  Yukon, Okla.
Year:  Junior
Height, Events:  7-4 1/2, HJ

TRACKINGS: Duplantis has now set freshman and sophomore class records and is the youngest to clear 18 feet. He has also surpassed the 17-11 3/4 family record set by his father Greg in 1981 – which was then the high school record. With Nilsen’s record smashing pacing the vaulters this season at 18-4 1/2, there remains just nine high schoolers who have ever cleared 18 feet. The South Dakota recruit became the first prep to go over 18 feet four times. Turner (and second team pick Noah Martin) both made it to the U.S. Olympic Trials in the high jump but failed to advance in the rain-hampered qualifying round. California state high jump champion Carbin won the USATF Junior National title.

Second Team

Jaron Brooks
School:  Clay (Lexington, Ky.)
Year:  Senior
Height, Events:  7-2 1/4, HJ

Jett Gordon
School:  Marina (Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Year:  Senior
Height, Events:  17-2, PV

Noah Martin
School:  University (Spokane Valley, Wash.)
Year:   Senior
Height, Events:  7-3, HJ

HORIZONTAL JUMPS (long jump, triple jump)

First Team

Rayvon Grey
School:  Beacon, N.Y.
Year:  Senior
Distance, Events:  25-4 3/4 (26-0 1/4i), LJ

Dexter Neboh
School:  Permian (Odessa, Texas)
Year:  Senior
Distance, Events:  49-9 3/4, TJ

Harrison Schrage
School:  Grant (Portland, Ore.)
Year:  Senior
Distance, Events:  25-3 1/4, LJ

*Ja’Mari Ward
School:  Cahokia, Ill.
Year:  Senior
Distance, Events:  25-6 3/4, LJ

TRACKINGS: Ward led the outdoor season lists in both horizontal jumps and bounced back from an early May dislocated kneecap to win the USATF Junior National long jump title. He ranks fifth on the all-time high school triple jump list. Grey, after becoming only the third high school athlete to long jump over 26 feet indoors, had a great outdoor season that included titles at the NB Nationals and Penn Relays, in addition to the New York state championship. Texas state champ  Neboh was the NB Nationals triple jump winner and the top high school finisher at the USATF Nationals.

Second Team

Isaiah Holmes
School:  Oakmont (Roseville, Calif.)
Year:  Senior
Distance, Event:  25-5, LJ

Christian Miller
School:  Northside (Lafayette, La.)
Year:  Senior
Distance, Event:  50-11 3/4, TJ

ALL-USA Boys Track and Field: Sprints

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Teams coordinated by Fred Baer, founder, Track and Field Writers of America.  Boys selections by Jack Shepard, high school editor of Track and Field News.

Criteria included ranking on USA TODAY and Track and Field News national lists and the number of top performances, along with head-to-head competition during the regular season and in major postseason meets.

Michael Norman (Photo: Kirby Lee , USA TODAY Sports)

Michael Norman (Photo: Kirby Lee , USA TODAY Sports)

Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Noah Lyles, Williams (Alexandria. Va.)

Boys Track & Field Coach of the Year:  Doug Soles, Great Oaks (Temecula, Calif.)

Hurdles

Long Sprints and Middle Distance

Distances

Throws

Jumps

Here are the athletes selected in the sprints (100 and 200 meters). Returning ALL-USA selections are denoted with asterisks (*).

w = wind-aided (more than 2.0 meters a second). i = performed indoors.

Implements and hurdles (H) are high school unless noted: (jr) junior, (intl) college/international.

SPRINTS (100, 200)

First Team

Champion Allison
School:  George Ranch (Rosenberg, Texas)
Year:  Junior
Times, Events:  10.59 (10.44w), 100; 20.71, 200; 46.40, 400

Tyrese Cooper
School:
  American (Hialeah, Fla.)
Year:  Freshman
Times, Events:  10.49, 100; 20.68 (20.46w), 200; 45.69, 400

*Noah Lyles
School:
  T.C. Williams (Alexandria. Va.)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events:  10.16 (10.08w), 100; 20.09 (20.04w), 200

*Michael Norman
School:  
Vista Murrieta (Murrieta, Calif.)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events:  10.27, 100; 20.14 (20.06w), 200; 45.51, 400

TRACKINGS: Allison won the New Balance Nationals in Greensboro, N.C. in both the 100 and 200 meters in June.
Cooper set freshman class records at both 200 and 400 meters, winning the NB Nationals at the longer distance in 45.69 seconds – the first freshman ever to break 46 seconds He wound-up No. 5 on the all-time 200 meter list at 20.68 – in a record smashing year for that event.

Second Team

Shamon Ehiemua
School:  Marshall (Missouri City, Texas)
Year:  Junior
Times, Events:  20.56, 200

Evan McClellon
School:  Armstrong (Robbinsdale, Minn.)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events:  10.36, 100; 21.19, 200


ALL-USA Boys Track and Field: Distances

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Teams coordinated by Fred Baer, founder, Track and Field Writers of America.  Boys selections by Jack Shepard, high school editor of Track and Field News.

Criteria included ranking on USA TODAY and Track and Field News national lists and the number of top performances, along with head-to-head competition during the regular season and in major postseason meets.

Drew Hunter (Right) (Photo: Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports)

Drew Hunter (Right) (Photo: Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports)

Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Noah Lyles, Williams (Alexandria. Va.)

Boys Track & Field Coach of the Year:  Doug Soles, Great Oaks (Temecula, Calif.)

Sprints

Hurdles

Long Sprints and Middle Distance

Throws

Jumps

Here are the athletes selected in distances. Returning ALL-USA selections are denoted with asterisks (*).

w = wind-aided (more than 2.0 meters a second). i = performed indoors.

LONG DISTANCES (1,500, mile, 3,200, 2 mile)

First Team

*Drew Hunter
School:  Loudoun Valley (Purcellville, Va)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events::  1:48.64, 800; 3:42.42, 1500; 3:58.86 (3:57.81i), Mile; 8:43.18, 3200

Jack Salisbury
School:  La Salle Academy (Providence, R.I.)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events::  3:52.1, 1500; 4:04.20, Mile; 8:57.70, 3200

Michael Slagowski
School:  
Rocky Mountain (Meridian, Idaho)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events::  1:48.36, 800; 3:59.53, Mile

Austin Tamagno
School:
  Brea-Olinda (Brea, Calif.)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events::  3:44.14, 1500; 4:01.04, Mile

TRACKINGS: Hunter ranks No. 3 all-time in both the mile and 1,500 meters. But he contracted Lyme disease in May and did not compete in major/late season meets. But he has recently become a pro runner. Hunter broke Alan Webb’s high school indoor mile record twice in February, running a best of 3:57.81. Slagowski became the ninth high school sub 4-minute miler (and actually ranks No. 7 on the all-time list with his 3:59.53 at the April 29 Jesuit Twilight Invitational in Portland, Ore.).

Second Team

Andrew Jordan
School:  Watkins Memorial (Pataskala, Ohio)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events:: 8:46.72, 3200

Thomas Ratcliffe
School:  Concord-Carlisle (Concord, Mass.)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events::  4:01.50, Mile; 9:00.52 (8:57.47i), 2 Mile

ALL-USA Boys Track and Field: Hurdles

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Teams coordinated by Fred Baer, founder, Track and Field Writers of America.  Boys selections by Jack Shepard, high school editor of Track and Field News.

Criteria included ranking on USA TODAY and Track and Field News national lists and the number of top performances, along with head-to-head competition during the regular season and in major postseason meets.

Trey Cunningham (left) and Grant Holloway (Photo: Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports)

Trey Cunningham (left) and Grant Holloway (Photo: Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports)

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Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Noah Lyles, Williams (Alexandria. Va.)

Boys Track & Field Coach of the Year:  Doug Soles, Great Oaks (Temecula, Calif.)

Sprints

Long Sprints and Middle Distance

Distances

Throws

Jumps

Here are the athletes selected for hurdles. Returning ALL-USA selections are denoted with asterisks (*).

w = wind-aided (more than 2.0 meters a second). i = performed indoors.

Implements and hurdles (H) are high school unless noted: (jr) junior, (intl) college/international.

HURDLES (110, 300, 400)

First Team:

Trey Cunningham 
School:  Winfield, Ala.
Year:  Junior
Times, Events:  13.37, 110H

*Norman Grimes  
School:  Canyon, Texas
Year:  Senior
Times, Events:  36.33, 300H; 50.50, 400H

*Grant Holloway
School:  Grassfield (Chesapeake, Va.)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events:  13.37, 110H; 25-5 1/2 (25-11 1/2i), LJ

Marcus Krah
School:  Hillside (Durham, N.C.)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events:  13.25, 110H

TRACKINGS: Krah, the winner of both the USATF Junior Nationals and New Balance Nationals in the high hurdles, ranks No. 2 all-time in the event at 13.25. Cunningham and Holloway are tied for No. 9 at 13.27. Holloway was an All-USA selection in 2015 as the season leading long jumper. He also had a top jump performance this year – indoors.

Second Team:

Matt Moore
School:  Union Grove (McDonough, Ga.)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events: 13.45, 110H

Damion Thomas
School:  Northeast (Oakland Park, Fla.)
Year:  Junior
Times, Events:  13.42, 110H

ALL-USA Boys Track and Field: Throws

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Teams coordinated by Fred Baer, founder, Track and Field Writers of America.  Boys selections by Jack Shepard, high school editor of Track and Field News.

Criteria included ranking on USA TODAY and Track and Field News national lists and the number of top performances, along with head-to-head competition during the regular season and in major postseason meets.

Bronson Osborn of Anaheim Esperanza (Photo: : Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

Bronson Osborn of Anaheim Esperanza (Photo: Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports)

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Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Noah Lyles, Williams (Alexandria. Va.)

Boys Track & Field Coach of the Year:  Doug Soles, Great Oaks (Temecula, Calif.)

Sprints

Hurdles

Long Sprints and Middle Distance

Distances

Jumps

Below are the athletes selected for throws (shot put, discus, hammer, javelin). Returning ALL-USA selections are denoted with asterisks (*).

THROWS (shot put, discus, hammer, javelin)

First Team

Bobby Colantonio
School:  Barrington, R.I.
Year:  Senior
Distances, Events:  251-2, HT

Jordan Geist
School:  Knoch (Saxonburg, Penn.)
Year:  Junior
Distances, Events:  74-4 1/2, SP; 197-11, DT

Bronson Osborn
School:  Esperanza (Anaheim, Calif.)
Year:  Junior
Distances, Events:  71-7 1/4, SP; 204-4. DT

Adrian Piperi
School:  The Woodlands, Texas
Year:  Junior
Distances, Events:  73-5 1/4, SP; 204-3 DT

TRACKINGS: Geist led four shot putters who exceeded 70 feet with his 74-4 1/2 put ranking No. 6 all-time on a performer list still topped by Mike Carter’s legendary 81-3 1/2 record set in 1979 for Jefferson (Dallas). Colantonio is the fifth high school hammer thrower to surpass 250 feet.

Second Team

Connor Bandel
School:  Oxford, Mich.
Year:  Senior
Distances, Events:  68-10 3/4, SP; 204-2, DT

Liam Christensen
School:  Academic Magnet (North Charleston, S.C.)
Year:  Junior
Distances, Events:  232-1, JT

Dan Guiliani
School:  South Portland (Maine)
Year:  Senior
Distances, Events:  71-1 1/2, SP

ALL-USA Boys Track and Field: Long Sprints and Middle Distance

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Teams coordinated by Fred Baer, founder, Track and Field Writers of America.  Boys selections by Jack Shepard, high school editor of Track and Field News.

Criteria included ranking on USA TODAY and Track and Field News national lists and the number of top performances, along with head-to-head competition during the regular season and in major postseason meets.

Josephus Lyles (Photo: Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports)

Josephus Lyles (Photo: Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports)

MORE:

Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Noah Lyles, Williams (Alexandria. Va.)

Boys Track & Field Coach of the Year:  Doug Soles, Great Oaks (Temecula, Calif.)

Sprints

Hurdles

Distances

Throws

Jumps

Below are the athletes selected in long sprints and middle distance (400, 800). Returning ALL-USA selections are denoted with asterisks (*).

w = wind-aided (more than 2.0 meters a second). i = performed indoors.

Implements and hurdles (H) are high school unless noted: (jr) junior, (intl) college/international.

LONG SPRINTS / MIDDLE DISTANCE (400 & 800)  

First Team

Frank Hayes
School:
  Southview (Sylvania, Ohio)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events:  1:49.16, 800

*Josephus Lyles
School:  T.C. Williams (Alexandria, Va.)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events:  45.94, 400

Brandon McGorty
School:
  Chantilly, Va.
Year:  Senior
Times, Events:  1:48.58, 800

Sean Torpy
School:  
Sandburg (Orland Park, Ill.)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events:  1:47.95, 800

TRACKINGS: In addition to topping the season list at 800 meters, Torpy was also among the top milers in 4:05.10. Hayes was the NB Nationals 800 champ. A mid-season hamstring injury sidelined All-USA repeater Josephus Lyles (brother of Noah) from further competition after finishing second to Norman in the year’s fastest 400 meter race at the Arcadia (Calif.) Invitational in April.

Second Team

Alexander Lomong   
School:  Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union, Va.)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events:  1:48.67, 800.

Keshun Reed
School:  Martin (Arlington, Texas)
Year:  Senior
Times, Events:  46.11, 400.

ALL-USA Boys Track and Field Coach of the Year: Doug Soles

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Doug Soles

ALL-USA Boys Track and Field Coach of the Year, Doug Soles (Photo: Doug Soles)

Doug Soles of Great Oak (Temecula, Calif.) has been named the 2015-16 American Family Insurance ALL-USA Boys Track and Field Coach of the Year.

The ALL-USA teams are coordinated by Fred Baer, founder, Track and Field Writers of America. Boys selections by Jack Shepard, high school editor of Track and Field News.

MORE:

Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year: Noah Lyles, Williams (Alexandria. Va.)

Sprints

Hurdles

Long Sprints and Middle Distance

Distances

Throws

Jumps

COACH PROFILE:

Name:  Doug Soles
School:  
Great Oak (Temecula, Calif.)

Highlights: Doug Soles’ relay teams at Great Oak (Temecula, Calif.) dominated the distance relays in 2016 with record performances. Following up on a national championship cross country season, Great Oak athletes — during an 8-day stretch in April — broke the 4 x 1600 meters national record twice (best of 16:52.95), posted the No. 3 all-time girls clocking in the same event, and showed amazing depth across several other relays – led by California (CIF) state 800 and 1,600 meter champion Isaac Cortes.

Great Oak also led the boys 4 x 800 meter rankings, winning the New Balance Nationals in 7:35.06, with Cortes anchoring. Track and Field News reported that no other school had ever had such high ranking accomplishments in the long relays for both boys and girls at the same time. 

Great Oak won both boys and girls Southwestern League and CIF Southern Section Division I titles. The  boys finished second at the California state championships (the USA’s largest single division meet).

His boys and girls teams have won the last two California (CIF) state cross country championships. Last fall the boys won the Nike Cross Nationals in Oregon.

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