It was excellent season for the girls’ track and field athletes in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Not only did the area produce many standout individual performers, but East St. Louis, Parkway North and Trinity brought home state championships.
To honor the achievements of the area’s top girls’ athletes, here is the St. Louis American All-Area Girls Track and Field Teams.
First Team
100-meter dash: Alicia Burnett (Jr.) Parkway North
200-meter dash: Alicia Burnett (Jr.) Parkway North
400-meter dash: Courtney Williams (Jr.) Nerinx Hall
800-meter run: Claire Ayers (Sr.) Washington
1,600-meter run: Anna Karner (Sr.) Lafayette
3,200-meter run: Anna Karner (Sr.) Lafayette
100-meter high hurdles: Michelle Owens (Jr.) McCluer North
300-meter low hurdles: Angela Arinze (Jr.) Webster Groves
4×100-meter relay: East St. Louis (Veronica Sherrod, Markia Lampley, Faith Mitchell, Jariah Turner)
4×200-meter relay: McCluer North (Kyra Perry, Kayla Perry, Michelle Owens, Lauryn Taylor)
4×400-meter relay: East St. Louis (Shonjahnea Griggs, Faith Mitchell, Maysha Vickers, Jariah Turner).
4×800-meter relay: Wentzville Liberty (Karlie Wooten, Megan Venurella, Adrienne Rocketts, All Kruger).
Long Jump: La’Qwasis Stepney (Sr.) Belleville West
Triple Jump: Brooke Jenkins (Sr.) Pattonville
High Jump: Eliza Maupin (Fr) Webster Groves
Shot Put: Nia Lyles (Sr.) Webster Groves
Discus: Diamond Richardson (Sr.) Pattonville
Javelin: Megan Fortner (Sr.) Northwest-Cedar Hill
Pole Vault: Kelly Ross (Jr.) MICDS)
Second Team
100: Lauryn Taylor (Jr.) McCluer North
200: Danielle Frank (Jr.) Hazelwood Central
400: Madison Fuller (Sr.) John Burroughs
800: Keilah Wilkes (Fr.) Pattonville
1,600: Lila Bensky (Sr.) Ladue
3,200: Ally Kruger (Fr.) Wentzville Liberty
100HH: Scout Regular (Jr.) Incarnate Word Academy, Akilah Heffner (Soph) Trinity
300LH: Veronica Sherrod (Jr.) East St. Louis
4×100: McCluer North (Kyra Perry, Mauriyoni Tate, Michelle Owens, Lauryn Taylor)
4×200: East St. Louis (Veronica Sherrod, Faith Mitchell, Brionna Graham, Markia Lampley)
4×400: Pattonville (Demisha Anglin, Keilah Wilkes, Brooke Jenkins, Kendall Battle)
4×800: Lafayette (Grace Kirtley, Hope Ware, Kelsey Johnson, Anna Karner)
Long Jump: Brooke Jenkins (Sr.) Pattonville
Triple Jump: Brooke Moore (Fr) Trinity
High Jump: Christa’nae Wright (Jr.) Normandy
Shot Put: Diamond Richardson (Sr.) Pattonville
Discus: Tae’la Jackson (Sr.) Clayton
Javelin: Sydney Juszczyk (Soph.) Trinity
Pole Vault: Elizabeth Schilling (Sr.) Lafayette
Austin Achievement Awards
Athlete of the Year: Alicia Burnett (Parkway North)
Team of the Year: East St. Louis, Trinity, Parkway North
Freshman of the Year: Eliza Maupin (Webster Groves), Brooke Moore (Trinity)
Sophomore of the Year: Sydney Juszczyk (Trinity)
Junior of the Year: Alicia Burnett (Parkway North)
Senior of the Year: Madison Fuller (John Burroughs)
