THIS YEAR’S BOYS HONOREES are the 50th All-Am team we have chosen. Our HS editors placed prime emphasis on the quality and quantity of performances and on meets that came after the close of the regular prep season, including adidas (AON), New Balance (New Balance), Nike (Nike) and USATF (USATF Junior) outdoor nationals and the Brooks Invitational.
Two athletes earned a pair of No. 1 ratings: Christian Miller (100/200) and Drew Griffith (mile/2M). Ten others scored twice: 100/200—Jayden Wiley (2/5), Zamarii Sanders (4/4); 2M/5000—Daniel Simmons (2/1); 110H & 300/400H—Vance Nilson (4/1); 300/400H & HJ—Jayden Keys (4/3); 300/400H & Dec—Neil Howard (5/3); HJ/LJ—Luke Stradley (3/4) SP/DT—Jackson Cantwell (1/4), Ben Smith (2/1), Benjamin Shue (4/3).
For an explanation of the basic workings of our A-A selection process, check out the sidebar at the end of this story.
Want to know who should be hot in ’25? Just look for those asterisks before the names (*=junior; **=soph; ***=frosh).
Our ’24 teams (# = repeater from ’23).
| 100 METERS | ||
| 1. | CHRISTIAN MILLER # | (Creekside, St. Johns, Florida) |
| 1)Florida Relays, 5)Olympic Trials; 9.93 HSR | ||
| 2. | JADEN WILEY | (Duluth, Georgia) |
| 1)State-7A, 1)USATF Junior; 10.21 | ||
| 3. | *MAURICE GLEATON | (Hughes, Fairburn, Georgia) |
| 1)Hayes, 1)State-6A, 2/2hs)USATF Junior, 1)Nike; 10.25 | ||
| 4. | **ZAMARII SANDERS | (American Heritage, Plantation, Florida) |
| 1)New Balance; 10.27 | ||
| 5. | *BRAYDEN WILLIAMS | (Duncanville, Texas) |
| 6)State, 2)Golden Southwest, 3/3hs)USATF Junior, 3)Nike; 10.14 | ||
A SHORT SEASON didn’t hurt Miller, who ran in only four meets but produced the three fastest legal 100s in history and crowned his season with 5th in the Olympic Trials. His 9.93 will stand as the High School Record. Georgia’s Wiley and Gleaton come next; both were undefeated until Wiley edged Nike champ Gleaton at USATF Juniors. New Balance champ Sanders takes the fourth spot ahead of Williams, who peaked late to win the Junior Olympics in 10.14, the season’s No. 2 time.
| 200 METERS | ||
| 1. | CHRISTIAN MILLER # | (Creekside, St. Johns, Florida) |
| 1)Hayes, 2)SprintElite, 2)MosesLegend; 20.51/20.15w | ||
| 2. | **BRANDON ARRINGTON | (Mt. Miguel, Spring Valley, California) |
| 1)Arcadia, 1)Mt. SAC, 1)State; 20.55 | ||
| 3. | **JAKE ODEY-JORDAN’ | (Carroll, Washington, DC) |
| 1)New Balance; 20.55 | ||
| 4. | **ZAMARII SANDERS | (American Heritage, Plantation,… |
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