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2004
All-USA Girls Track Team
07/29/2004
The 2004 USA TODAY All-USA high school track and
field teams were coordinated by Fred Baer. Selections were made by Jack
Shepard, high school editor of Track and Field News. Criteria
included ranking on USA TODAY and Track and Field News national
lists, the number of top performances and head-to-head-competition during
the regular season and in major postseason high school and USA Track &
Field junior meets.
Notes: Athletes are listed alphabetically in
each general event area. Running events are in meters unless noted. An
asterisk in front of an athlete's name denotes a returning All-USA
performer.
| Athlete |
High
School, City |
Year |
Performances |
| Alexandria
Anderson |
Morgan Park,
Chicago |
Jr. |
11.41 100, 23.65
200, 53.15 400 |
| Jasmine Baldwin |
Bishop Amat, La
Puente, Calif. |
Sr. |
11.33 100, 22.86
200 |
| Natasha Hastings |
A.P. Randolph,
New York |
Sr. |
11.61 100, 23.66
200, 52.04 400 |
| Bianca Knight |
Ridgeland, Miss. |
Fr. |
11.58 100, 23.73
200, 53.22 400 |
| *Krystin Lacy |
Skyline, Dallas |
Jr. |
11.60 100, 23.45
200 |
| *Jasmine Lee |
Poly, Long Beach |
Sr. |
11.74 100, 23.78
200, 52.93 400 |
| Deonna Lawrence |
Shelton,
Sacramento |
Sr. |
23.76 200, 53.55
400 |
| *Ashley Owens |
Liberty,
Colorado Springs |
Sr. |
11.13 100, 23.26
200 |
| *Shalonda
Solomon |
Poly, Long Beach |
Sr. |
11.41 100, 22.82
200 |
| *Cleo Tyson |
Huntsville,
Texas |
Sr. |
11.42 100, 23.36
200 |
| Sprints summary: Owens
(100), Solomon (200) and Hastings (400) gave the USA a sweep of
World Junior sprint titles this month in Grosseto, Italy, and won
relay gold medals there, too.
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| Athlete |
High
School, City |
Year |
Performances |
| Erin Bedell |
West, Plano,
Texas |
Jr. |
4:43.71 mile |
| Shannon
Bergstedt |
Minnetonka,
Minn. |
Sr. |
4:48.58 1,600,
10:24.29 2-mile |
| *Nicole Blood |
Saratoga
Springs, N.Y. |
So. |
4:42.40 mile,
10:10.73 2-mile |
| *Sarah Bowman |
Fauquier,
Warrenton, Va. |
Jr. |
2:04.94 800,
4:23.36 1,500 |
| Caitlin Chock |
Granite Bay,
Calif. |
Sr. |
4:42.52 mile,
9:58.51 3,200, 15:52.88 5,000 |
| *Katelyn
Kaltenbach |
Smoky Hill,
Aurora, Colo. |
Jr. |
4:45.97 mile,
10:20.39 2-mile |
| *Zoe Nelson |
Flathead,
Kalispell, Mont. |
Jr. |
10:23.70 2-mile |
| *Trisa Nickoley |
Shawnee Heights,
Tecumseh, Kan. |
Sr. |
2:06.67 800 |
| *Sunni Olding |
Minster, Ohio |
Sr. |
4:48.20 1,600,
10:24.19 2-mile |
| Aislinn Ryan |
Warwick,Warwick
Valley, N.Y. |
So. |
4:49.22 mile,
10:26.62 2-mile |
| Latavia Thomas |
West Catholic,
Philadelphia |
So. |
2:07.17 800 |
| Distances
summary: Chock became the first high school girl to break 16
minutes for 5,000 meters. Bowman, a junior, topped the 800 and
1,500 lists and was second in the U.S. junior championships to
Oklahoma University freshman Jessica Eldridge.
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| Athlete |
High
School, City |
Year |
Performances |
| Shalina Clarke |
Evanston, Ill. |
So. |
41.56 300H |
| Ebony Collins |
Wilson, Long
Beach |
Fr. |
40.81 300H,
60.90 400H |
| Pavi'Elle James |
Northwestern,
Miami |
Jr. |
13.53 100H |
| *Nicole Leach |
West Catholic,
Philadelphia |
Jr. |
57.56 400H |
| Shantia Moss |
Pompano Beach,
Fla. |
Sr. |
13.39 100H,
41.95 300H |
| Alexis Rogers |
Cypress Falls,
Houston |
Jr. |
13.62 100H |
| Selena Sappleton |
A.P. Randolph,
New York |
Sr. |
58.94 400H |
| *Alandra Sherman |
Eisenhower,
Houston |
Sr. |
13.58 100H,
42.27 300H |
| Talia Stewart |
James Logan,
Union City, Calif. |
Sr. |
13.69 100H,
41.31 300H, 59.70 400H |
| Sonya Sullivan |
Manchester, N.J. |
Jr. |
60.36 400H |
| Hurdles summary:
Leach was fourth in the world junior 400 hurdles and won a gold
medal on the U.S. 4x400 relay. Earlier this year she ran the No. 2
all-time high school indoor 400 meters, 52.19.
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| Athlete |
High
School, City |
Year |
Performances |
| *Viktoria
Andonova |
Coral Springs,
Fla. |
Jr. |
6-1 HJ, 41-3 3/4
TJ |
| *Brittany
Daniels |
Merrill West,
Tracy, Calif. |
Jr. |
20-7 3/4
LJ, 44-11 3/4 TJ |
| *Gayle Hunter |
J.W. North,
Riverside, Calif. |
Sr. |
20-7 3/4
LJ, 41-11 1/2 TJ, 5,411 hept. |
| Tiffany
Maskulinski |
Iroquois, Elma,
N.Y. |
Jr. |
13-5 PV |
| *Erica McLain |
East, Plano,
Texas |
Sr. |
19-7 LJ, 44-1 1/4
TJ |
| Inika McPherson |
Memorial, Port
Arthur, Texas |
Jr. |
6-0 HJ |
| Jennifer O'Neill |
Fairport, N.Y. |
Jr. |
13-1 1/2
PV |
| Brittney Reese |
Gulfport, Miss. |
Sr. |
20-8 1/2
LJ |
| Lauren Stewart |
Brentwood, Tenn. |
Jr. |
6-0 HJ, 42-6 1/4
TJ |
| Shana Woods |
Poly, Long Beach |
So. |
20-7 3/4
LJ |
| Jumps summary: Daniels
obliterated the triple jump record of 44-2 1/4 set in 2001 by
Ychlindria Spears of Luling (Texas) and also the American junior
record of 44-6 3/4 set 19 years ago by former world recordholder
Wendy Brown. McLain joined Daniels among the four high school
athletes to surpass 44 feet. Daniels also ranked second in the
long jump this season.
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| Athlete |
High
School, City |
Year |
Performances |
| Misti Barber |
Carol City,
Miami |
Sr. |
49-7½ SP, 159-9
DT |
| D'Andra Carter |
Red Oak, Texas |
Sr. |
160-6 DT |
| Missy Faubus |
Centennial,
Bakersfield, Calif. |
Sr. |
49-7 1/4
SP, 170-1DT |
| Megan Howard |
Arroyo Grande,
Calif. |
Sr. |
50-3 1/2
SP |
| Kara Patterson |
Skyview,
Vancouver, Wash. |
Sr. |
159-2JT |
| Ruby Radocaj |
Williamsport,
Pa. |
Sr. |
158-0JT |
| Sarah Stevens |
Fort Collins,
Colo. |
Sr. |
50-4 1/2
SP |
| Michaela
Wallerstedt |
Burke, Omaha |
Jr. |
50-3 1/2
SP, 164-9 DT |
| Jocelyn White |
Delsea,
Franklinville, N.J. |
Sr. |
172-2 DT |
| Rachel Yurkovich |
Newberg, Ore. |
Jr. |
161-11 JT |
| Throws summary:
Javelin leader Yurkovich qualified for the U.S. Olympic trials.
Carter is the third person in her family to make a mark in high
school track. Her sister Michelle set the high school girls shot
put record last year as a senior at Red Oak. Their father,
Michael, still owns the boys shot record of 81-3 1/2, set in 1979. |
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