THIS YEAR’S BOYS HONOREES are the 49th grouping we have chosen since we first launched our HS All-America project after the ’74 season.
Only one athlete earned A-A honors in 3 individual events, and that was AOY Simeon Birnbaum, who was No. 1 in the mile & 2M and No. 4 in the 800.
There were also 9 performers who scored twice: 100/200—Rodrick Pleasant (1/5), Christian Miller (2/1), Gatlin Blair (4/2); 800/mile—Tinoda Matsatsa (1/5); mile/2M—Rocky Hansen (3/3); 2M/5000—Connor Burns (2/2); 2M/10,000—Tyrone Gorze; SP/DT—Ben Smith (1/2), Hayden Bills (5/5).
For an explanation of the basic workings of our A-A selecting, check out the sidebar at the end of this story.
The ’23 T&FN boys team:
| 100 METERS | ||
| 1. | RODRICK PLEASANT # | (Serra, Gardena, California) |
| 1)Mt. SAC, 1)State, 1)Nike; 10.14 | ||
| 2. | *CHRISTIAN MILLER | (Creekside, St. Johns, Florida) |
| 1)State, 1)USATF Junior; 2)Florida Relays, 4)New Balance; 10.06 HSL | ||
| 3. | NIGEL ANCRUM # | (Spring Valley, Columbia, South Carolina) |
| 1)State; 2)New Balance; 10.15 | ||
| 4. | *GATLIN BAIR | (Burley, Idaho) |
| 1)Texas Relays, 1)State; 10.15 | ||
| 5. | BRODY BUFFINGTON | (Catoctin, Thurmont, Maryland) |
| 1)State, 3)New Balance;10.15 | ||
THE UNDEFEATED record of Pleasant, rated No. 4 in ’22, tipped the balance versus list leader Miller, now No. 3 all-time and with 9 sub-10.50 outings… Ancrum, too, was prolific with swift times and was tops at New Balance… Bair, though he had no postseason, led the candidates on volume of sub-10.20s with 4.… Buffington bettered 10.50 no fewer than 15 times… Issam Asinga broke the national record with his 9.89, faces a doping ban and is not listed.
| 200 METERS | ||
| 1. | *CHRISTIAN MILLER | (Creekside, St. Johns, Florida) |
| 1)State-4A, 1)New Balance, 1)USATF Junior; 20.51 | ||
| 2. | *GATLIN BAIR | (Burley, Idaho) |
| 1)Oregon Relays, 1)State; 20.41 | ||
| 3. | **MAURICE GLEATON | (Hughes, Fairburn, Georgia) |
| 1)State, 1)NYC Miles, 1)New Balance; 2)Wingfoot; 20.52 | ||
| 4. | CHRIS JOHNSON | (Dillard, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) |
| 1)State-3A; 20.40 HSL | ||
| 5. | RODRICK PLEASANT | (Serra, Gardena, California) |
| 1)State, 4)New Balance; 20.53 | ||
WINS IN heavyweight postseason clashes carried the year for undefeated Miller, who 4 times ran under 20.60… Bair and Gleaton, the latter with a win at one of the postseason biggies, both showcased consistency with Bair three times under 20.60, 5 times under 20.90 and sprinting a…
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