30 boys and girls track athletes to watch in 2021
Track and filed season is here, and there are plenty of athletes to watch during the 2021 season. Here are 30 athletes in the Memphis area to keep an eye on as the season progresses.
BOYS DJ Brown
MUS, Sr.
Events: Shot put
Why chosen: The Charlotte football signee finished fourth at the Division IIAA state meet as a sophomore in 2019, throwing 49 feet, 6 inches.
Shamari Covington
White Station, Jr.
Events: 110-meter hurdles
Why chosen: Covington finished third at the Division I Large School state meet in 2019 as a freshman with a time of 15.01 seconds.
Robert Dawson
Bartlett, Sr.
Events: 3,200
Why chosen: Dawson finished 13th at the Division I Large School state meet as a sophomore in 2019 with a time of 10:02.03.
Cole Galbreath
Harding, Sr.
Events: Pole vault
Why chosen: Galbreath finished seventh at the Division II-A state meet as a sophomore in 2019 with a vault of 11-0.
DJ Harden
Christian Brothers, Sr.
Events: Shot put
Why chosen:harden finished third at the Division II-AA state meet as a sophomore in 2019, throwing 49-8.
Dallan Hayden
Christian Brothers, Jr.
Events: 400
Why chosen: The four-star football recruit finished seventh in the Division II-AA state meet as a freshman in 2019 in 51.69.
Kerry Hunt
Cordova, Sr.
Events: 100, 200
Why chosen: Hunt finished 12th in the 200-meter dash at the Division I Large School state meet as a sophomore in 2019 in 22.60.
Terrick Johnson
Whitehaven, Jr.
Events: 400
Why chosen: Johnson finished fourth at the state indoor meet last year in 50.71.
Armani Mcfagdon
East, Sr.
Events: 400
Why chosen: Mcfagdon finished sixth at the Division I Small School state meet as a freshman in 2019 in 50.89.
Landen Mcnair
Bartlett, Jr.
Events: 800
Why chosen: Mcnair finished 12th at the Division I Large School state meet as a freshman in 2019 in 2:01.06
Dietrick Pennington
ECS, Sr.
Events: Shot put, discus throw
Why chosen: The Clemson football signee finished second in the shot put and sixth in the discus at the DII-A state meet as a sophomore in 2019.
BJ Robinson
Christian Brothers, Jr.
Events: Shot put, discus throw
Why chosen: Robinson finished seventh in the discus and eighth at the DIIAA state meet in the shot put as a freshman in 2019.
Joyner Stephens
Middle College, Sr.
Events: Decathlon
Why chosen: Stephens finished eighth at the Division I Small meet as a sophomore in 2019 with a score of 4,564.
Marius Steward
Whitehaven, Sr.
Events: 100, 300 hurdles
Why chosen: Steward finished sixth in the 300 hurdles as a sophomore in 2019, and ran a personal best 10.81 in the 100 at the Bartlett-whitehaven-central Tri meet this season.
Khalid White
Central, Sr.
Events: 400
Why chosen: White finished 11th at the Division I Large School state meet as a sophomore in 2019 in 50.65
GIRLS
Olivia Barnes
Arlington, Sr.
Events: 1,600
Why chosen: The Tennessee commitment has a personal best in the 1,600 in 5:15.63.
Nyla Blackmon
Southwind, Jr.
Events: 200
Why chosen: Blackmon finished fourth at the Division I Large state meet as a freshman in 2019 in 24.73.
Ann-marie Braese
Arlington, Jr.
Events: 3,200
Why chosen: Braese finished ninth at the Division I Large School state meet as a freshman in 2019 in 11:34.71.
Sanura Branigan
Whitehaven, Sr.
Events: 100, 200
Why chosen: Branigan finished fifth in the 100 and 200 at the Division I Large School state meet as a sophomore in 2019.
Clair Causey
Collierville, Jr.
Events: Pole vault
Why chosen: Causey finished fifth in the pole vault at the 2020 Indoor state meet with a vault of 11-2 1⁄4.
Aliyah Duncan
Southwind, Jr. Events: 200
Why chosen: Duncan had a time of 26.19 in the 200 prelims at the 2020 Indoor state tournament.
Madeline Harreld
Houston, Sr.
Events: 3,200
Why chosen: Harreld finished 16th at the Division I Large School state meet as a sophomore in 2019 in 13:06.02.
Kat Harris
Briarcrest, Jr.
Events: High jump
Why chosen: Harris finished sixth at the DII-AA state meet as a freshman in 2019 with a jump of 4-10.
Carmyn Harrison
Hutchison, Sr.
Events: Shot put, discus throw
Why chosen: The Georgia Tech basketball signee finished third in the discus and sixth in the shot put at the DIIAA state meet as a sophomore in 2019.
Serena Lee
Whitehaven, Jr.
Events: Triple jump, high jump
Why chosen: Lee finished fourth in the high jump and fifth in the triple jump at the Division I Large state meet as a freshman in 2019.
Sequoyah Maynard
Germantown, Sr.
Events: 400
Why chosen: Maynard finished fourth at the Division I Large state meet as a sophomore in 2019 in 57.59
Tyra Nabors
Southwind, Sr.
Events: 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles Why chosen: Nabors won the 100 hurdles and finished second in the 300 hurdles at the Division I Large School state meet as a sophomore in 2019.
Allison Newman
St. George's, Sr.
Events: 1,600, 3,200
Why chosen: Newman finished second in the 3,200 at the DII-A state meet as a sophomore in 2019 in 11:30.87.
Kayleigh Prentiss
Briarcrest, Jr.
Events: Long jump, 200
Why chosen: Prentiss finished third in the long jump and fourth in the 200 at the DII-AA state meet as a freshman in 2019.
Aliyah Wilson
Houston, Sr.
Events: 300 hurdles
Why chosen: Wilson finished third at the Division I Large School state meet as a sophomore in 2019 in 44.45.