{"id":392327,"date":"2024-05-09T23:26:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T23:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=392327"},"modified":"2024-05-10T00:04:01","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T00:04:01","slug":"usa-today-high-school-sports-awards-unveils-boys-track-athlete-of-the-year-watchlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=392327","title":{"rendered":"USA TODAY High School Sports Awards unveils Boys Track Athlete of the Year watchlist"},"content":{"rendered":"

The top boys track performers from across the country have been unveiled, with these 50 athletes receiving a nod on the <\/span>USA TODAY High School Sports Awards<\/span><\/a> watchlist.<\/p>\n

There’s still plenty of time to send in suggestions ahead of the big event in August, when the Players of the Year will be announced \u2014 names can be submitted to both roleary@usatventures.com and BFontana@usatventures.com.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the anticipated event and selections, here are the athletes to keep an eye on for\u00a0HSSA Boys Track Athlete of the Year<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Grand Haven’s Seth Norder wins the state Division 1 cross country meet Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 at Michigan International Speedway.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Fischer Adams<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Palmer High School | Palmer, Alaska<\/p>\n

Gatlin Bair<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Sprints | Burley High School | Burley, Idaho<\/p>\n

Joseph Bariola<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Lakeside High School | Hot Springs, Arkansas<\/p>\n

Cameron Bates<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Hurdles | Mansfield Timberview High School | Arlington, Texas<\/p>\n

Adam Burlison<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Amarillo High School | Amarillo, Texas<\/p>\n

Ernest Campbell<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Sprints | Rufugio High School | Rufugio, Texas<\/p>\n

Colin Cernansky<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Marlington High School | Marlington, Ohio<\/p>\n

Will Conway<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Middle Distance | Floyd Central High School | Floyds Knobs, Indiana<\/p>\n

Micahi Danzy<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Sprints | Florida High School | Tallahassee, Florida<\/p>\n

Ryan Denhof<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Liberty High School | Peoria, Arizona<\/p>\n

Mason Dossett<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Hurdles | Ridge Point High School | Missouri City, Texas<\/p>\n

Ethan Edgeworth<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Cold Springs High School | Breman, Alabama<\/p>\n

Dane Eike<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Sprints | Valor Christian High School | Highlands Ranch, Colorado<\/p>\n

Maurice Gleaton<\/strong> \u2014 JR, Sprints | Langston Hughes High School | Fairburn, Georgia<\/p>\n

Trevor Gough<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Hurdles | Snow Canyon High School | Andover, Kansas<\/p>\n

Landon Heemeyer<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Rocky Mountain High School | Meridian, Idaho<\/p>\n

Steven Hergenrother<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Ridgefield High School | Ridgefield, Connecticut<\/p>\n

Juriad Hughes<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Sprints | Irondale High School | New Brighton, Minnesota<\/p>\n

JoJo Jourdon<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Olympus High School | Salt Lake City, Utah<\/p>\n

Jayden Keys<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Hurdles | Katy Tomkins High School | Katy, Texas<\/p>\n

Patrick Koon<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Leon High School | Tallahassee, Florida<\/p>\n

Tommy Latham<\/strong> \u2014 JR, Distance | Marist High School | Brookhaven, Georgia<\/p>\n

Tyler Mathews<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Middle Distance | Red Mountain High School | Mesa, Arizona<\/p>\n

Jamari McIvory<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Sprints | Savannah Christian Preparatory School | Savannah, Georgia<\/p>\n

Derek Meadows<\/strong> \u2014 JR, Sprints | Bishop Gorman High School | Las Vegas, Nevada<\/p>\n

Christian Miller<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Sprints | Creekside HIgh School | St. John’s, Florida<\/p>\n

Berkley Nance<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Mills Godwin High School | Henrico, Virginia<\/p>\n

Nathan Neil<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Bozeman High School | Bozeman, Montana<\/p>\n

Sidi Njie<\/strong> \u2014 JR, Sprints | Westlake High School | Atlanta, Georgia<\/p>\n

Seth Norder<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Grand Haven High School | Grand Haven, Michigan<\/p>\n

Jason Parra<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Millikan High School | Long Beach, California<\/p>\n

Dwight Phillips<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Sprints | Pebblebrook High School | Douglasville, Georgia<\/p>\n

Vincent Recupero<\/strong> \u2014 JR, Distance | Bishop Blanchet High School | Seattle, Washington<\/p>\n

Xai Ricks<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Sprints | Long Beach Poly High School | Long Beach, California<\/p>\n

Clay Shively<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Wichita Trinity Academy | Wichita, Kansas<\/p>\n

Daniel Simmons<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | American Fork High School | American Fork, Utah<\/p>\n

Jonathan Simms<\/strong> \u2014 JR, Sprints | Allen High School | Allen, Texas<\/p>\n

Jackson Smith<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Sprints | Walton-Verona High School | Walton, Kentucky<\/p>\n

Peyton Sommers<\/strong> \u2014 JR, Sprints | Cherokee Trail High School | Aurora, Colorado<\/p>\n

Nate Stadtlander<\/strong> \u2014 JR, Distance | Meridian High School | Meridian, Idaho<\/p>\n

Ty Steorts<\/strong> \u2014 JR, Distance | Hurricane High School | Hurricane, West Virginia<\/p>\n

Heston Thompson<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Sprints | Stillwater High School | Stillwater, Oklahoma<\/p>\n

Cameron Todd<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Brebeuf Jesuit Prep School | Indianapolis, Indiana<\/p>\n

Noah Valyo<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | Athens Drive Magnet School | Raleigh, North Carolina<\/p>\n

Jordan Washington<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Sprints | Jordan High School | Long Beach, California<\/p>\n

Anthony Waterman<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Hurdles | DeMatha Catholic High School | Hyattsville, Maryland<\/p>\n

Jelani Watkins<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Sprints | Klein Forest High School | Klein Forest, Texas<\/p>\n

Dyson Wicker<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Sprints | Rockwall-Heath High School | Heath, Texas<\/p>\n

Dai’Vontay Young<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Hurdles | Dunbar High School | Dayton, Ohio<\/p>\n

Drew Zundell<\/strong> \u2014 SR, Distance | University High School | Morgantown, West Virginia<\/p>\n

From the HSSA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Nominees for both the regional <\/a>and national <\/a>programs are posted as they are selected. Regional nominees represent the best in their respective areas, while national nominees are\u00a0 recognized as the top high school athletes nationwide. <\/em><\/p>\n

Sign up<\/a> for email updates for your region or nationally to keep up with nominee selections, the awards\u00a0programs\u00a0and special announcements.<\/em><\/p>\n

Follow our main Facebook<\/a>, X<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a> and Threads<\/a> pages for more.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Track stars to know…<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":392329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392327"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=392327"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":392338,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/392327\/revisions\/392338"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/392329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=392327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=392327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=392327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}