THIS YEAR’S GIRLS HONOREES are the 44th grouping we have chosen since we first launched our HS All-America project after the ’78 season.
The only double winner was Akala Garrett in both hurdles; 11 other athletes scored in 2 events: Mia Brahe-Pedersen (2/1), Micayah Holland (4/3) & Adaejah Hodge (5/5) in the 100/200; Shawnti Jackson (1/2) in the 100/400; AOY Juliette Whittaker (1/2) in the 800/mile; Addy Wiley (1/4) & Dalia Frias (4/2) in the mile/2M; Myla Greene (3/4) in the 100H/300H; JaiCieonna Gero-Holt (3/1) in the HJ/hept; Mensi Stiff (1/4) in the SP/DT; Giavonna Meeks (2/1) in the DT/HT. Additionally, 2M leader Natalie Cook earned a Special Recognition tag in the 5000.
The ’22 girls team (for an explanation of the workings of our A-A selecting, check out the sidebar at the end of this story):
| 100 METERS | ||
| 1. | *SHAWNTI JACKSON # | (Wakefield, Raleigh, North Carolina) |
| 1)State, 1)Brooks, 1)USATF Junior; 11.15 HSL/11.07w | ||
| 2. | **MIA BRAHE-PEDERSEN | (Lake Oswego, Oregon) |
| 1)Oregon Relays, 1)State, 2)Arcadia, 2)Nike, 2)USATF Junior; 11.25/11.09w | ||
| 3. | AUTUMN WILSON # | (Savio, Austin, Texas) |
| 1)Texas Relays, 1)Arcadia, 1)Nike, 2)Brooks, 3)USATF Junior; 11.33/11.14w | ||
| 4. | *MICAYAH HOLLAND | (Academy, Montverde, Florida) |
| 1)Florida Relays, 1)State; 11.26/11.09w | ||
| 5. | ***ADAEJAH HODGE’ | (Alexander, Douglasville, Georgia) |
| 1)State, 3)Brooks, 3)Nike; 11.29 | ||
THE TOP 3 finished in that order at USATF Juniors… List leader Jackson was undefeated as she moved up a slot over ’21. Her 11.15 moved her to No. 9 on the all-time list… Wilson moved up two spots over last year… Holland was undefeated but had no post-season appearances.
| 200 METERS | ||
| 1. | **MIA BRAHE-PEDERSEN | (Lake Oswego, Oregon) |
| 1)Oregon Relays, 1)State, 1)Nike, 2/1hs)USATF Junior, 2)Arcadia; 22.95 HSL | ||
| 2. | TIRIAH KELLEY | (East, Plano, Texas) |
| 1)State; 23.06 | ||
| 3. | *MICAYAH HOLLAND | (Academy, Montverde, Florida) |
| 1)State; 23.13 | ||
| 4. | CAMERYN DIXON | (Clear Creek, Friendswood, Texas) |
| 2)State, 4/2hs)USATF Junior; 23.20 | ||
| 5. | **ADAEJAH HODGE’ | (Alexander, Douglasville, Georgia) |
| 1)State, 2)Nike; 23.25 | ||
BRAHE-PETERSEN is the first Oregonian ever to earn A-A status in the 200 period, let alone become the state’s first No. 1. She backed up her list-leading 22.95 with a 22.98 and had 5 of the year’s 8 fastest times overall… Kelley’s State title won her the…
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