Of the St. Louis American
The St. Louis metropolitan area produced many outstanding performances in track and field this season. For the second consecutive year, the St. Louis American will honor those top performers with the 2005 All-Area Track and Field Team. Here is the list of the members of the First Team.
Boys
100-meter dash: Paul Chaney (SLUH)
200-meter dash: Paul Chaney (SLUH)
400-meter dash: J.C. Butler (Ladue)
800-meter run: Josh Sams (Ladue)
1,600-meter run: Devin Williams (East St. Louis)
3,200-meter run: Devin Williams (East St. Louis)
110-meter high hurdles: Bernard Fowler (East St. Louis)
300-meter intermediate hurdles: Terry Robinson (McCluer South-Berkeley)
4×100-meter relay: East St. Louis (Carlton Ward, Tim Allen, Kelvin Rodgers, Mikal Rasheed)
4×200-meter relay: East St. Louis (Carlton Ward, Tim Allen, Kelvin Rodgers, Mikal Rasheed)
4×400-meter relay: East St. Louis (Mikal Rasheed, Demetrius Booker, Artavious Kizer, Dontavious Robinson)
4×800-meter relay: East St. Louis (Mario McCotrell, Devin Williams, Richard Cherry, Dontavious Robinson)
Long Jump: Kali Jackson (Cahokia)
Triple Jump: Kali Jackson (Cahokia)
High Jump: Kenny Clark (St. Charles)
Shot Put: Ronnell Simpson (Hazelwood West)
Discus: Tarren Collins (Kirkwood)
Pole Vault: Carlton Ward (East St. Louis)
Male Athlete of the Year: Paul Chaney (SLUH)
Team of the Year: East St. Louis
Girls
100-meter dash: Alishea Usery (McCluer South-Berkeley)
200-meter dash: Alishea Usery (McCluer South-Berkeley)
400-meter dash: Alishea Usery (McCluer South-Berkeley)
800-meter run: Paris Daniels (Normandy)
1,600-meter run: Brittany Carpenter (East St. Louis)
3,200-meter run: Alexandria Weathersby (Soldan)
110-meter high hurdles: Tiffany Jackson (Gateway Tech)
300-meter low hurdles: Tiffany Jackson (Gateway Tech)
4×100-meter relay: East St. Louis (Brittany Harris, Ronecia Nash, April Anderson, Samilya Nixon)
4×200-meter relay: Ladue (Tonya Jones, Danielle Oliver, Elizabeth Prewitt-Allen, Azraa Rounds)
4×400-meter relay: McCluer (Elegence Gray, Jerica Hamm, Candace Graves, NaTasha Blair)
4×800-meter relay: East St. Louis (Brittany Allen, Brittany Carpenter, Philita Johnson, Nadia Ware)
Long Jump: April Anderson (East St. Louis)
Triple Jump: Ambrea Brimmage (East St. Louis)
High Jump: Tamara McCaskill (Edwardsville)
Shot Put: Ashley Holmes (Hazelwood East)
Discus: Efia Walls (Hazelwood East)
Pole Vault: Latoya Young (East St. Louis)
Female Athlete of the Year: Alishea Usery (McCluer South-Berkeley)
Team of the Year: Ladue
