There are two things you can say about the 2024 high school track season in the St. Louis area – it was outstanding, and like its sprinters, it went fast.
It was a great season of track and field in the St. Louis metro area in 2024.
Several teams from the area brought home state championships this year, including the girls from Cardinal Ritter, Ladue and Incarnate Word and the boys from Ladue and Edwardsville.
This week, we recognize the outstanding individuals as the St. Louis American announces its 2024 All-Area Track and Field Teams for boys and girls.
Edwardsville High standout Malik Allen is the St. Louis American Boys Track Athlete of the Year while Skyye Lee of Parkway Central is the Athlete of the Year on the Girls side.
Boys All-Area First Team
100-meter dash: Jaydon Marley (Sr.) Metro
200-meter dash: Tristan Williams (Sr.) MICDS
400-meter dash: Tristan Williams (Sr.) MICDS
800-meter dash: Joseph Snyder (Sr.) Kirkwood
1,600-meter run: Graham Stevener (Sr.) Kirkwood
3,200-meter run: Levi Rowan (Sr.) Kirkwood
110-meter hurdles: Louis Yohannes (Jr.) Triad
300-meter intermediate hurdles: Kelvin Coleman (Sr.) Hazelwood Central
4×100-meter relay: Edwardsville
4×200-meter relay: Hazelwood East
4×400-meter relay: Belleville West
4×800-meter relay: Kirkwood
Long Jump: Joseph Anderson (Sr) Westminster Christian
Triple Jump: Malik Allen (Sr.) Edwardsville
High Jump: Brandon Johnson (Sr.) McCluer
Shot Put: David Habermehl (Jr.) Collinsville
Discus: Zavier Winton (Jr.) Troy
Pole Vault: William Geiler (Sr.) Eureka
Javelin: Preston Brown (Jr.) Hillsboro
Second Team
100- Shaun Roberts (Sr.) Ladue
200- Clayton Lakatos (Jr.) Edwardsville
400- Michael Clark (Soph.) Lutheran North
800- Graham Stevener (Sr.) Kirkwood
1,600: Levi Rowan (Sr.) Kirkwood
3,200: Carson Driemeier (Sr.) Festus
110-high hurdles: Koen Holtman (Sr.) Borgia
300-intermediate hurdles: Demarion Fountain (Sr.) Belleville West
4×100 relay: Ladue
4×200 relay: Edwardsville
4×400 relay: Ladue
4×800 relay: Bethalto
Long Jump: Dwayne Foley (Sr.) Ladue
Triple Jump: Joseph Anderson (Sr.) Westminster Christian
HIgh Jump: Luke Bass (Sr.) Fort Zumwalt South
Shot Put: Mark Goldman (Jr.) Parkway North
Discus: Iose Epenesa (Jr.) Edwardsville
Pole Vault: Leo Flynn (Jr.) Parkway Central
Javelin: Luke Powell (Sr.) Northwest Cedar Hill
All-Area Girls First Team
100-meter dash: Aniyah Brown (Sr.) Cardinal Ritter
200-meter dash: Alaji Bradley (Sr.) Pattonville
400-meter dash: Alaji Bradley (Sr.) Pattonville
800-meter run: Aaliyah Rogers (Fr.) Ladue
1,600-meter run: Natalie Bernard (Sr.) Lafayette
3,200-meter run: Natalie Bernard (Sr.) Lafayette
100-meter high hurdles: Skyye Lee (Sr.) Parkway Central
300-meter intermediate hurdles: Kyndall Spain (Jr.) Cardinal Ritter
4×100-meter relay: Cardinal Ritter
4×200-meter relay: Belleville East
4×400-meter relay: Ladue
4×800-meter relay: Lafayette
Long Jump: Aaliyah Elliott (Sr.) John Burroughs
Triple Jump: Hannah Wallace (Sr.) Cardinal Ritter
High Jump: Hannah Wallace (Sr.) Cardinal Ritter
Shot Put: Madison Fowler (Sr.) Cor Jesu
Discus: Joi Story (Soph.) Edwardsville
Pole Vault: Avery Foster (Jr.) Fort Zumwalt East
Javelin: Clara McDonald (Sr.) Festus
Second Team
100- A’laji Bradley (Sr.) Pattonville
200- Aniyah Brown (Sr.) Cardinal Ritter
400- Delaney Brinker (Jr.) Ladue
800- Luciana Medina (Sr.) Nerinx Hall
1,600- Josie Baker (Sr.) Kirkwood
3,200- Evyn Humphrey (Sr.) Francis Howell
100-high hurdles: Kydall Spain (Jr.) Cardinal Ritter
300-low hurdles: Skyye Lee (Sr.) Parkway Central
4×100 relay: Belleville East
4×200 relay: Cardinal Ritter
4×400 relay: East St. Louis
4×800 relay: Nerinx Hall
Long Jump: Krysta Miller (Sr.) Hillsboro
Triple Jump: Uyoyoghene Omunu (Soph) Parkway North
High Jump: Bailey Hengens (Fr.) Incarnate Word Academy
Shot Put: Emily Sykes (Sr) Granite City
Discus: Kamari Brown (Sr.) Incarnate Word Academy
Pole Vault: Kylie Scott (Sr.) Lindbergh
Javelin: Lauren Rowland (Sr.) Fort Zumwalt North

looking for Brandon Johnson to really jump higher (High Jump ) and be ready for 2028