Check out our watch list for 2024 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Track Athlete of the Year
The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards is pleased to announce its watch list for 2024 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Track Athlete of the Year!
This initial list includes 50 current student-athletes who meet the nomination criteria for this yearβs national Boys Track Athlete of the Year award, an inaugural award specifically for runners, sprinters and hurdlers. These athletes were either nominees in last yearβs national show, or athletes who were seriously considered based on season-wide performance, state championships and any other state, regional and/or national recognition.
Here's a little more about this year's program and how it works:
The official 2024 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Track Athlete Team will be announced in August. All 25 final team members will be honored as nominees for national Boys Track Athlete of the Year. Visit the event website for updates leading up to this summer's award announcements!
Note: The purpose of this watch list is to track eligible nominees. Athletes could be removed from this list if they no longer play for their high school team (either by choice or injury), or if it was found that their high school does not participate in a state-sanctioned championship tournament for this sport.
Who else should we be tracking for national Boys Track Athlete of the Year?
This watch list is only a starting point. All student-athletes who compete for state-sanctioned interscholastic championships are eligible for our program. Player of the Year suggestions can be submitted to both roleary@usatventures.com and BFontana@usatventures.com.
2024 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Track Athlete Watch List:
Fischer Adams β SR, Distance | Palmer High School | Palmer, Alaska
Gatlin Bair β SR, Sprints | Burley High School | Burley, Idaho
Joseph Bariola β SR, Distance | Lakeside High School | Hot Springs, Arkansas
Cameron Bates β SR, Hurdles | Mansfield Timberview High School | Arlington, Texas
Adam Burlison β SR, Distance | Amarillo High School | Amarillo, Texas
Ernest Campbell β SR, Sprints | Rufugio High School | Rufugio, Texas
Colin Cernansky β SR, Distance | Marlington High School | Marlington, Ohio
Will Conway β SR, Middle Distance | Floyd Central High School | Floyds Knobs, Indiana
Micahi Danzy β SR, Sprints | Florida High School | Tallahassee, Florida
Ryan Denhof β SR, Distance | Liberty High School | Peoria, Arizona
Mason Dossett β SR, Hurdles | Ridge Point High School | Missouri City, Texas
Ethan Edgeworth β SR, Distance | Cold Springs High School | Breman, Alabama
Dane Eike β SR, Sprints | Valor Christian High School | Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Maurice Gleaton β JR, Sprints | Langston Hughes High School | Fairburn, Georgia
Trevor Gough β SR, Hurdles | Snow Canyon High School | Andover, Kansas
Landon Heemeyer β SR, Distance | Rocky Mountain High School | Meridian, Idaho
Steven Hergenrother β SR, Distance | Ridgefield High School | Ridgefield, Connecticut
Juriad Hughes β SR, Sprints | Irondale High School | New Brighton, Minnesota
JoJo Jourdon β SR, Distance | Olympus High School | Salt Lake City, Utah
Jayden Keys β SR, Hurdles | Katy Tomkins High School | Katy, Texas
Patrick Koon β SR, Distance | Leon High School | Tallahassee, Florida
Tommy Latham β JR, Distance | Marist High School | Brookhaven, Georgia
Tyler Mathews β SR, Middle Distance | Red Mountain High School | Mesa, Arizona
Jamari McIvory β SR, Sprints | Savannah Christian Preparatory School | Savannah, Georgia
Derek Meadows β JR, Sprints | Bishop Gorman High School | Las Vegas, Nevada
Christian Miller β SR, Sprints | Creekside HIgh School | St. John's, Florida
Berkley Nance β SR, Distance | Mills Godwin High School | Henrico, Virginia
Nathan Neil β SR, Distance | Bozeman High School | Bozeman, Montana
Sidi Njie β JR, Sprints | Westlake High School | Atlanta, Georgia
Seth Norder β SR, Distance | Grand Haven High School | Grand Haven, Michigan
Jason Parra β SR, Distance | Millikan High School | Long Beach, California
Dwight Phillips β SR, Sprints | Pebblebrook High School | Douglasville, Georgia
Vincent Recupero β JR, Distance | Bishop Blanchet High School | Seattle, Washington
Xai Ricks β SR, Sprints | Long Beach Poly High School | Long Beach, California
Clay Shively β SR, Distance | Wichita Trinity Academy | Wichita, Kansas
Daniel Simmons β SR, Distance | American Fork High School | American Fork, Utah
Jonathan Simms β JR, Sprints | Allen High School | Allen, Texas
Jackson Smith β SR, Sprints | Walton-Verona High School | Walton, Kentucky
Peyton Sommers β JR, Sprints | Cherokee Trail High School | Aurora, Colorado
Nate Stadtlander β JR, Distance | Meridian High School | Meridian, Idaho
Ty Steorts β JR, Distance | Hurricane High School | Hurricane, West Virginia
Heston Thompson β SR, Sprints | Stillwater High School | Stillwater, Oklahoma
Cameron Todd β SR, Distance | Brebeuf Jesuit Prep School | Indianapolis, Indiana
Noah Valyo β SR, Distance | Athens Drive Magnet School | Raleigh, North Carolina
Jordan Washington β SR, Sprints | Jordan High School | Long Beach, California
Anthony Waterman β SR, Hurdles | DeMatha Catholic High School | Hyattsville, Maryland
Jelani Watkins β SR, Sprints | Klein Forest High School | Klein Forest, Texas
Dyson Wicker β SR, Sprints | Rockwall-Heath High School | Heath, Texas
Dai'Vontay Young β SR, Hurdles | Dunbar High School | Dayton, Ohio
Drew Zundell β SR, Distance | University High School | Morgantown, West Virginia