It was a tremendous year of boys’ track and field in the St. Louis metro area in 2019. The area produced three state championship teams in East St. Louis, Hazelwood West and Trinity, plus several sparkling individual performances.
The leader of this extraordinary year of track was junior star Justin Robinson of Hazelwood West, who led the Wildcats to their first state championship while setting state records and putting his name near the top of several national performance lists.
Robinson heads this year’s St. Louis American Boys’ All-Area Track and Field Teams.
St. Louis American Boys All-Area Track and Field Team
First Team
100-meter dash: Justin Robinson (Jr.) Hazelwood West
200-meter dash: Justin Robinson (Jr.) Hazelwood West
400-meter dash: Justin Robinson (Jr.) Hazelwood West
800-meter run: Lazarus Williams (Jr.) SLUH
1,600-meter run: Andrew O’Keefe (Sr.) Granite City
3,200-meter run: Christian Baker (Sr.) Kirkwood
110-meter high hurdles: Steve Harris (Jr.) Cahokia
300-meter intermediate hurdles: Jamariantte Burgess (Jr) East St. Louis
4x100-meter relay: East St. Louis (Jashawn Anderson, Keontez Lewis, Nathaniel Robinson, Marucs Lampley)
4x200-meter relay: Hazelwood West (Brian Stiles, Aaron Holmes, Matthew Kassa, Justin Robinson)
4x400-meter relay: Cardinal Ritter (Jaden Williams, Lee Steward, Montrell Richards, Hasani Barr)
4x800-meter relay: Kirkwood (Christian Baker, Jacob Ewen, Kaleb Owens, Martin Strong)
Shot Put: Charles Davis (Jr.) Hazelwood West
Discus: Jacob Morris (Sr.) Fort Zumwalt East
Long Jump: Elijah McCauley (Fr.) Belleville East
Triple Jump: Rasheed Ricketts (Sr.) Cardinal Ritter
High Jump: Donald Hatfield-Jackson (Fox)
Javelin: Malcolm Henry (Soph.) Trinity
Pole Vault: Nolan Bone (Sr.) Wentzville Liberty
Second Team
100: Jermarrion Stewart (Jr.) Collinsville
200: Josh Sutton (Sr.) MICDS
400: Willie Johnson (Jr.) East St. Louis
800: Malik Stewart (Jr.) Maplewood
1,600: Christian Baker (Sr.) Kirkwood
3,200: Max McDaniel (Sr.) Festus
110HH: Adam Bell (Sr.) Borgia
300IM: Jaden Williams (Jr.) Cardinal Ritter
4x100: Ladue (Gideon Boaten, Jahan Robinson, Dale Chesson, Mason Player)
4x200: Trinity (Alphonzo Andrews, Isaiah Williams, Thomas Sonntag, Kemeric Winston)
4x400: East St. Louis (Keontez Lewis, Andrew Johnson, Marcus Lampley, Willie Johnson)
4x800: SLUH (Patrick Hetlage, Lucas Rackers, Charles Perry, Lazarus Williams)
Shot Put: Mathew Wilson (Jr.) Mascoutah
Discus: Arcullous Anthony (Sr.) Lutheran-St. Charles
Long Jump: Michael Jackson (Sr.) Pattonville
Triple Jump: Isaiah Williams (Sr.) Trinity
High Jump: Cooper Wise (Sr.) Kirkwood
Javelin: Mason Brock (Soph.) Francis Howell
Pole Vault: Jadon Elliott (Sr.) Triad
Austin Achievement Awards
Athlete of the Year: Justin Robinson (Hazelwood West)
Team of the Year: East St. Louis, Trinity, Hazelwood West
Senior of the Year: Kemeric Winston (Trinity), Josh Sutton (MICDS)
Junior of the Year: Justin Robinson (Hazelwood West)
Sophomore of the Year: Keontez Lewis (East St. Louis)
Freshman of the Year: Elijah McCauley (Belleville East)
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