Gatorade Player of the Year awards
National Sports Winners -- Track & Field
Table:
Female Athlete of the Year

Year

Winner

Hometown

College

1986

Yolanda Johnson

Denver, CO

Colorado

1987

Janeene Vickers

Pomona, CA

UCLA

1988

Chryste Gaines

Dallas, TX

Stanford

1989

Angela Burnham

Oxnard, CA

UCLA

1990

Melissa Weis

Bakersfield, CA

Cal St.-Bakersfield

1991

Marion Jones

Oxnard, CA

North Carolina (track and basketball)

1992

Marion Jones

Thousand Oaks, CA

North Carolina (track and basketball)

1993

Marion Jones

Thousand Oaks, CA

North Carolina (track and basketball)

1994

Suzy Powell

Modesto, CA

UCLA

1995

Joanna Hayes

Riverside, CA

UCLA

1996

Kim Mortensen

Thousand Oaks, CA

UCLA

1997

Kinshasa Davis

Carson, CA

USC

1998

Angela Williams

Chino, CA

USC

1999

Stacy Martin

Ellettsville, IN

Auburn

2000

Monique Henderson

San Diego, CA

UCLA

2001

Ychlindria Spears

Luling, TX

Texas

2002

Sanya Richards

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Texas

2003

Allyson Felix

North Hills, CA

USC

2004

Shalonda Solomon

Inglewood, CA

South Carolina

2005

Brittany Daniels

Tracy, CA

Tennessee

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Denver ( /ˈdɛnvər/ ) , officially the City and County of Denver , is the capital and most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Colorado . Denver is located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains . With an estimated population of 716,492 in 2018 , Denver is the 19th-most populous U.S. city , and with a 19.38% increase since the 2010 United States Census , it has been one of the fastest-growing major cities in the United States . The metropolitan city is located in the middle of the extensive Southern Rocky Mountain Front with Cheyenne , Wyoming , to the north and Albuquerque , New Mexico , to the south , this rapidly growing region has a population of 5,467,633 , according to the 2010 United States Census . The Denver downtown district is immediately east of the confluence of Cherry Creek with the South Platte River , approximately 12 mi ( 19 km ) east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains . Denver is named after James W. Denver , a governor of the Kansas Territory . It is nicknamed the Mile High City because its official elevation is exactly one mile ( 5280 feet or 1609.3 meters ) above sea level . The 105th meridian west of Greenwich , the longitudinal reference for the Mountain Time Zone , passes directly through Denver Union Station . Denver is ranked as a Beta world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network . The 10-county Denver-Aurora-Lakewood , CO Metropolitan Statistical Area had an estimated 2018 population of 2,932,415 and is the 19th most populous U.S. metropolitan statistical area . The 12-city Denver-Aurora , CO Combined Statistical Area had an estimated 2018 population of 3,572,798 and is the 15th most populous U.S. metropolitan area . Denver is the most populous city of the 18-county Front Range Urban Corridor , an oblong urban region stretching across two states with an estimated 2018 population of 4,976,781 .
The Colorado Buffaloes are the athletic teams that represent the University of Colorado Boulder . The university sponsors 17 varsity sports teams . Both the men 's and women 's teams are called the Buffaloes ( Buffs for short ) or , rarely , the Golden Buffaloes . Lady Buffs referred to the women 's teams beginning in the 1970s , but was officially dropped in 1993 . The nickname was selected by the campus newspaper in a contest with a $ 5 prize in 1934 won by Andrew Dickson of Boulder . The university participates as a member of the Pac-12 Conference at the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) level . Rick George was announced as the sixth athletic director in program history on July 17 , 2013 , following the resignation of Mike Bohn , and after an interim appointment by former Women 's Basketball Head Coach and current senior associate athletic director and senior women 's administrator Ceal Barry . Colorado has won 28 national championships in its history , with 20 in skiing , including 2015 . It was ranked # 14 of America 's Best Sports College in a 2002 analysis performed by Sports Illustrated . The University has no men 's baseball , tennis , soccer , lacrosse , or volleyball programs .
Janeene Hope Vickers-McKinney ( née Vickers , born October 3 , 1968 ) is an American former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres hurdles . She won bronze medals in the 400 metres hurdles at the 1992 Olympic Games and the 1991 World Championships . She also won the 1990 US Championship .
Pomona ( /pəˈmoʊnə/ ) is a city in Los Angeles County , California , United States . Pomona is located in the Pomona Valley , between the Inland Empire and the San Gabriel Valley . As of the 2010 United States Census , the city 's population was 149,058 . The California State Polytechnic University , Pomona , also known as Cal Poly Pomona or merely as Cal Poly , main campus lies mostly within Pomona 's city limits ; some campus areas lie within San Dimas and Walnut 's city limits .
The UCLA Bruins are the athletic teams that represent the University of California , Los Angeles . The Bruin men 's and women 's teams participate in NCAA Division I as part of the Pac-12 Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation ( MPSF ) . For football , they are in the Football Bowl Subdivision of Division I ( formerly Division I-A ) . UCLA is second to only Stanford University as the school with the most NCAA team championships at 119 NCAA team championships . UCLA offers 11 varsity sports programs for men and 14 for women .
Chryste Dionne Gaines ( born September 14 , 1970 in Lawton , Oklahoma ) is an American athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres . A 1988 graduate of South Oak Cliff High School in Dallas , Texas , Gaines competed for the United States in the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta , Georgia , U.S. , in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the gold medal with teammates Olympic 100m champion Gail Devers , Inger Miller and Gwen Torrence who won the Olympic 200m in Barcelona and a bronze in the 100m in Atlanta . She returned to Sydney for the 2000 Summer Olympics as the sole survivor of the 4 x 100 meters , this time she lined up with double sprint gold medalist Marion Jones and fellow Americans Torri Edwards and Nanceen Perry but could only come away with the bronze medal . In 2003 , Gaines was issued a Public Warning and had her results disqualified for the detection of Modafinil . The same year she was investigated as part of the BALCO scandal and in 2004 she received a two-year doping ban . Recently , she ( with her other 4x100 meter teammates ) had been asked to return her bronze medal won at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 as well as other achievements due to steroid use . She and five other members of the 2000 team would successfully appeal the IOC 's decision to force them to return their 2000 medals in July 2010 .
Dallas ( /ˈdæləs/ ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the largest city and seat of Dallas County , with portions extending into Collin , Denton , Kaufman and Rockwall counties . With an estimated 2018 population of 1,345,076 , it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio . Located in North Texas , the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea . [ a ] It is the most populous city in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex , the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country at 7.5 million people . Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton , cattle and later oil in North and East Texas . The construction of the Interstate Highway System reinforced Dallas 's prominence as a transportation hub , with four major interstate highways converging in the city and a fifth interstate loop around it . Dallas then developed as a strong industrial and financial center and a major inland port , due to the convergence of major railroad lines , interstate highways and the construction of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport , one of the largest and busiest airports in the world . In addition , Dallas has DART ( Dallas Area Rapid Transit ) with different colored train lines that transport throughout the metroplex . Dominant sectors of its diverse economy include defense , financial services , information technology , telecommunications , and transportation . Dallas is home to 9 Fortune 500 companies within the city limits . The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex hosts additional Fortune 500 companies , including American Airlines ( Fort Worth ) and ExxonMobil ( Irving ) . Over 41 colleges and universities are located within its metropolitan area , which is the most of any metropolitan area in Texas .
The Stanford Cardinal are the athletic teams that represent Stanford University . As of December 22 , 2019 , Stanford 's program has won 126 NCAA team championships , as well as 25 consecutive NACDA Directors ' Cups , awarded annually to the most successful overall college sports program in the nation . As of February 15 , 2019 , Stanford-affiliated athletes have won 270 Olympic medals . Stanford 's teams compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) Division I ( Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ) for college football ) level as a member of the Pac-12 Conference , along with other schools from the western third of the United States .
Oxnard ( /ˈɒksnɑːrd/ ) is a city in Ventura County , California , United States . On California 's South Coast , it is the most populous city in Ventura County and the 19th most populous city in California . Incorporated in 1903 , Oxnard lies approximately 60 miles ( 97 km ) west of downtown Los Angeles and is part of the larger Greater Los Angeles area . It is at the western edge of the fertile Oxnard Plain , adjacent to an agricultural center of strawberries and lima beans . Oxnard is also a major transportation hub in Southern California , with Amtrak , Union Pacific , Metrolink , Greyhound , and Intercalifornias stopping there . It also has a small regional airport , Oxnard Airport ( OXR ) . Oxnard 's population was 207,906 as of 2017 . It is the most populous city in the Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura , CA Metropolitan Statistical Area .
Melisa Weis ( born May 22 , 1971 ) is a retired female discus thrower from the United States . She set her personal best ( 57.34 metres ) in the women 's discus throw event on 1995-08-10 at the World Championships in Gothenburg , Sweden , where she did n't reach the final round . While at Bakersfield High School in Bakersfield , California , Weiss set the NFHS national high school record in the discus throw at 176 ' 10 which stood for three years until it was beaten by Suzy Powell . She also won the CIF California State Meet three years in a row , 1988-1990 and added the shot put title in 1989 . Her teammate Dawn Dumble was her closest competition all four years , taking the titles Weiss missed .
Bakersfield is a charter city in Kern County , California , United States . It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County . The city covers about 151 sq mi ( 390 km2 ) near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region . Bakersfield 's population is around 380,000 , making it the 52nd-most populous city in the United States of America and the 9th-most populous city in California . The Bakersfield-Delano Metropolitan Statistical Area , which includes all of Kern County , had a 2010 census population of 839,631 , making it the 62nd-largest metropolitan area in the United States . The more built-up portion of the metro area that includes Bakersfield and areas immediately around the city , such as East Bakersfield , Oildale and Rosedale , has a population of about 520,000 . Bakersfield is a significant hub for both agriculture and energy production . Kern County is the most productive oil-producing county and the fourth-most productive agricultural county ( by value ) in the United States . Industries in and around Bakersfield include natural gas and other energy extraction , mining , petroleum refining , distribution , food processing , and corporate regional offices . The city is also the birthplace of the country music genre known as the Bakersfield sound .
The CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners ( also known as CSUB Roadrunners , and sometimes as the Bakersfield Roadrunners ) are the intercollegiate athletic teams of California State University , Bakersfield , located in Bakersfield , California .
Marion Lois Jones ( born October 12 , 1975 ) , also known as Marion Jones-Thompson , is an American former world champion track and field athlete and a former professional basketball player for Tulsa Shock in the WNBA . She won three gold medals and two bronze medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , Australia , but was later stripped of her medals after admitting to steroid use . Jones did retain her 3 titles as world champion from 1997-1999 . At the time of her admission and subsequent guilty plea , Jones was one of the most famous athletes to be linked to the BALCO scandal . The case against BALCO covered more than 20 top level athletes , including Jones 's ex-husband , shot putter C.J . Hunter , and 100 m sprinter Tim Montgomery , the father of Jones ' first child .
The North Carolina Tar Heels are the athletic teams representing the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina , the Tar Heel State . The campus at Chapel Hill is referred to as the University of North Carolina for the purposes of the National Collegiate Athletic Association . The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was chartered in 1789 , and in 1795 it became the first state-supported university in the United States . Since the school fostered the oldest collegiate team in the Carolinas , the school took on the nickname Carolina , especially in athletics . The Tar Heels are also referred to as North Carolina , UNC , or The Heels . The female athletic teams are sometimes referred to as Lady Tar Heels . The mascot of the Tar Heels is Rameses , a Dorset Ram . It is represented as either a live Dorset sheep with its horns painted Carolina Blue , or as a costumed character performed by a volunteer from the student body , usually an undergraduate student associated with the cheerleading team . Carolina has won 45 NCAA Division I team national championships in seven different sports , eighth all-time , and 52 individual national championships .
The North Carolina Tar Heels women 's basketball team represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the Atlantic Coast Conference of NCAA Division I women 's basketball . They are led by head coach Courtney Banghart , entering her first season .
Thousand Oaks is the second-largest city in Ventura County , California , United States . It is in the northwestern part of Greater Los Angeles , approximately 40 miles ( 64 km ) from Downtown Los Angeles and is less than 15 miles ( 24 km ) from the Los Angeles neighborhood of Woodland Hills . It is named after the many oak trees present in the area , and the city seal is adorned with an oak . The city forms the central populated core of the Conejo Valley . Thousand Oaks was incorporated in 1964 , but has since expanded to the west and east . Two-thirds of neighboring Westlake Village and most of Newbury Park were annexed by the city during the late 1960s and 1970s . The Los Angeles County-Ventura County line crosses at the city 's eastern border with Westlake Village . The population was estimated to be 127,690 in 2018 , rising from 126,683 at the 2010 census .
Suzanne Suzy Powell-Roos ( born September 3 , 1976 ) is an American discus thrower . She competed at the 1996 , 2000 and 2008 Olympics with the best result of 15th place in 2000 . She holds the American record at 222 ft 0 in ( 67.67 m ) , which she set on March 14 , 2007 in Wailuku , Maui , Hawaii at the Big Wind Discus Challenge . She set the world 's best year performance in 2002 , with a throw of 69.44 meters at the University of California , San Diego on April 27 , 2002 , the best throw in the world since 1999 . That throw was not ratified as the American record due to technical issues with the throwing sector . While in high school at Thomas Downey High School in 1994 she was named the national Girl 's High School Athlete of the Year by Track and Field News after setting the National High School Record in the discus at 214 ' 0 As a sophomore , she was on the American team at the IAAF World Junior Championships , finishing tenth . Two years later she took home a bronze medal from the same event . She was the 1995 Pan American Junior Championships gold medalist . She later attended UCLA . She won the 1996 and 2007 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships ( 1996 while winning the United States Olympic Trials ( track and field ) . She was the runner up six times .
Modesto /məˈdɛstoʊ/ ( Spanish for modest ) , officially the City of Modesto , is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County , California , United States . With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census , it is the 18th largest city in the state of California and forms part of the Modesto-Merced combined statistical area . Modesto is located in the Central Valley , 68 miles ( 109 km ) south of Sacramento and 90 miles ( 140 km ) north of Fresno . Its distance from other places include 40 miles ( 64 km ) north of Merced , California , 92 miles ( 148 km ) east of San Francisco , 66 miles ( 106 km ) west of Yosemite National Park , and 24 miles ( 39 km ) south of Stockton . Modesto has been honored as a Tree City USA numerous times . It is surrounded by rich farmland ; Stanislaus County ranks sixth among California counties in farm production . Led by milk , almonds , chickens , walnuts , and corn silage , the county grossed nearly $ 3.1 billion in agricultural production in 2011 . The farm-to-table movement plays a central role in Modesto living as in the Central Valley . Filmmaker George Lucas , who was born in Modesto , graduated from Thomas Downey High School in 1962 and attended Modesto Junior College , immortalized the city in his award-winning 1973 film American Graffiti . Although it was not actually shot in Modesto , the film portrayed the spirit of cruising and friendship on Modesto 's 10th and 11th Streets in 1962 , and inspired a revival of interest in 1950s pop culture , including the TV show Happy Days and its spin-offs . The city 's annual Architectural Festival honors Modesto 's history as a testing ground for mid-century modern architecture during the 1940s and '50s . Modesto 's mid-century buildings have been featured four times in Museum of Modern Art publications .
Joanna Dove Hayes ( born December 23 , 1976 in Williamsport ) is an American hurdler , who won the gold medal in the 100 metres hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics . She originally specialized in the 400 metres hurdles . She won the silver medal at the 1999 Summer Universiade in a career best time of 54.57 seconds , and the gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games . She competed at the 1999 World Championships and 2003 World Championships without reaching the final . From 2004 she competed internationally in the 100 metres hurdles . She finished fourth at the 2004 World Indoor Championships , and in August she won the Olympic gold medal in a career best time of 12.37 seconds . She also won the 2004 World Athletics Final toward the end of the season . At the 2005 World Championships , she was among the favorites , having run 12.47 seconds in June . She did reach the final race , only to fail to finish after stumbling in the hurdles . She finished third at the 2005 World Athletics Final . After that , mediocre seasons followed with 12.76 ( 2006 ) , 13.28 ( 2007 ) and 12.63 seconds ( 2008 ) as her season 's best times . She failed to qualify for the 2008 Olympics due to injury .
Riverside is a city in , and the county seat of , Riverside County , California , United States , located in the Inland Empire metropolitan area . It is named for its location beside the Santa Ana River . It is the most populous city in the Inland Empire and in Riverside County , and is located about 55 miles ( 89 km ) east of downtown Los Angeles . It is also part of the Greater Los Angeles area . Riverside is the 59th most populous city in the United States and 12th most populous city in California . As of the 2010 Census , Riverside had a population of 303,871 . Riverside was founded in the early 1870s . It is the birthplace of the California citrus industry and home of the Mission Inn , the largest Mission Revival Style building in the United States . It is also home to the Riverside National Cemetery . The University of California , Riverside , is located in the northeastern part of the city . The university also hosts the Riverside Sports Complex . Other attractions in Riverside include the Fox Performing Arts Center , Riverside Metropolitan Museum , which houses exhibits and artifacts of local history , the California Museum of Photography , the California Citrus State Historic Park , and the Parent Washington Navel Orange Tree , the last of the two original navel orange trees in California .
Kimberly Mortensen is the NFHS ( United States High School ) record holder in the 3200 meter run . Her 9:48.59 , run at Cerritos College In Norwalk , California on May 24 , 1996 has stood since , including surviving the four year close assault by Jordan Hasay . Her performance , in the qualifying meet for the California Interscholastic Federation State Championships capped an exceptional Senior year at Thousand Oaks High School . She was the third athlete from suburban Ventura County to be named both the Gatorade Player of the Year and the Track and Field News High School Athlete of the Year , a list that includes one time teammate Marion Jones . Earlier in that same season , Mortensen had won the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships . Following her record race , she went on to win the California State Championship race a week later in 9:52.80 . Her then championship record race still is the # 4 high school time ever , only superseded by Hasay and Laurynne Chetelat 's exceptional battle in the 2008 version of that same meet . Mortensen continued to UCLA but her athletic career was cut short by a battle with anorexia nervosa and its related side-effects . Mortensen is now a teacher and coach at Oaks Christian High School Kim Mortensen is now married to Justin Newman and they have 3 children . They both work at Oaks Christian School . Kim is a middle school PE teacher and her husband , Justin , is a US history teacher for 8th grade .
Carson is a city in Los Angeles County , California , located 13 miles ( 21 km ) south of downtown Los Angeles and approximately 14 miles away from the Los Angeles International Airport . Incorporated on February 20 , 1968 , Carson is the newest municipality in the South Bay region of Metropolitan Los Angeles . As of the 2010 census , it had a population of 91,714 .
The USC Trojans are the athletic teams that represent the University of Southern California ( USC ) , located in Los Angeles , California . While the men 's teams are nicknamed the Trojans , the women 's athletic teams are referred to as either the Trojans or Women of Troy ( the university officially approves both terms ) . The program participates in the Pac-12 Conference and has won 130 team national championships , 107 of which are National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) national championships . USC 's official colors are cardinal and gold . The Trojans have a cross-town rivalry with UCLA . However , USC 's rivalry with Notre Dame predates the UCLA rivalry by three years . The Notre Dame rivalry stems mainly from the annual football game played between these two universities and is considered the greatest intersectional rivalry in college football .
Angela Williams ( born 30 January 1980 in Bellflower , California ) is an American athlete . Williams attended the University of Southern California , graduating in 2002 . Starting for the American national team in 2001 , she won a silver medal in the 60 metres competition at the 2001 IAAF World Indoor Championships . She later repeated the event at the 2003 Indoor Championships , but was upgraded to gold winner after Zhanna Block was disqualified for doping . At the 2003 World Championships in Athletics she won silver in the 4 x 100 m relay , along with teammates Chryste Gaines , Inger Miller , and Torri Edwards . Williams also competed in the 4 x 100 metres relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics , with the American team easily winning in the first heat but not being able to finish in the final . In 2002 , Angela Williams became the first person to win four consecutive individual NCAA titles in the 100m . In 1999 , she won in 11.04 at the age of 19 . In 2000 , she clocked 11.12 , 11.05w in 2001 and 11.29 in 2002 . Williams represented the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing . She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Mechelle Lewis , Torri Edwards and Lauryn Williams . In their first round heat they were disqualified and eliminated from the final .
Chino ( /ˈtʃiːnoʊ/ CHEE-noh ) is a city in the western end of San Bernardino County , California , United States with Los Angeles County to its west and Orange County to its south in the Southern California region . Chino is adjacent to Chino Hills , California . Chino 's surroundings have long been a center of agriculture and dairy farming , providing milk products in Southern California and much of the southwestern United States . Chino 's agricultural history dates back to the Spanish land grant forming Rancho Santa Ana del Chino . The area specialized in orchard , row crops and dairy . Chino is bounded by Chino Hills , and Los Angeles County to the west , Pomona to the northwest , unincorporated San Bernardino County ( near Montclair ) to the north , Ontario to the northeast , Eastvale to the southeast in Riverside County and Orange County to the southwest . It is easily accessible via the Chino Valley ( 71 ) and Pomona ( 60 ) freeways . The population was 77,983 at the 2010 census . Downtown Chino is home to satellite branches of the San Bernardino County Library and Chaffey Community College , the Chino Community Theatre , the Chino Boxing Club and a weekly Farmer 's Market . In 2008 , the city of Chino was awarded the prestigious 100 Best Communities for Youth award for the second time in three years . Chino hosted shooting events for the 1984 Summer Olympics at the Prado Olympic Shooting Park in the Prado Regional Park .
Stacy Martin ( born 20 March 1990 ) is a French actress . Her breakthrough role was playing the younger version of Charlotte Gainsbourg 's character Joe in Lars von Trier 's 2013 drama film Nymphomaniac .
Ellettsville is a town in Richland Township , Monroe County , in the U.S. state of Indiana . The population was 6,378 at the 2010 census . It is part of the Bloomington , Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area . Ellettsville is the starting point for the Hilly Hundred , a two-day bicycle tour .
The Auburn Tigers are the athletic teams representing Auburn University , a public four-year coeducational university located in Auburn , Alabama , United States . The Auburn Tigers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) as a member of the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) .
Monique Marie Henderson ( born February 18 , 1983 in San Diego , California ) is an American track and field athlete , who specializes in the 400-meter dash . Henderson was a gold medalist in both the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens , Greece and the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , China as a member of the American 4×400-meter relay squad . As a young runner , she set the still standing American record for 9-10-year-old girls in the 400 meters . Henderson prepped at Morse High School in San Diego '01 . She is the only four-time 400 meters California State Champion in the state 's history from 98-01 . At age 17 , she set a US junior class , as well as high school national record ( since broken ) , at 50.74 in the 400 m at the CIF California State Meet . In 2000 , still in high school , she was named to the US Olympic track and field team . Selected as an alternate ( Pool ) for the 4 × 400 m squad but did not run . That year she was named the national Girl 's High School Athlete of the Year by Track and Field News . After graduating from high school in 2001 she accepted a scholarship to attend UCLA . While at UCLA she went on to be a five-time Pac-10 champion . In 2004 , she placed second at the NCAA championships at 400 m. The next year she became the 2005 NCAA outdoor champion at 400 m , establishing a new NCAA record ( 50.10 ) that still stands .
San Diego ( /ˌsæn diˈeɪɡoʊ/ , Spanish : [ san ˈdjeɣo ] ; Spanish for Saint Didacus ) is a city in the U.S. state of California on the coast of the Pacific Ocean , approximately 120 miles ( 190 km ) south of Los Angeles and immediately adjacent to the border with Mexico . With an estimated population of 1,425,976 as of July 1 , 2018 , San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest in California . It is part of the San Diego-Tijuana conurbation , the second-largest transborder agglomeration between the U.S. and a bordering country after Detroit-Windsor , with a population of 4,922,723 people . The city is known for its mild year-round climate , natural deep-water harbor , extensive beaches , long association with the United States Navy , and recent emergence as a healthcare and biotechnology development center . San Diego has been called the birthplace of California . Historically home to the Kumeyaay people , it was the first site visited by Europeans on what is now the West Coast of the United States . Upon landing in San Diego Bay in 1542 , Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo claimed the area for Spain , forming the basis for the settlement of Alta California 200 years later . The Presidio and Mission San Diego de Alcalá , founded in 1769 , formed the first European settlement in what is now California . In 1821 , San Diego became part of the newly declared Mexican Empire , which reformed as the First Mexican Republic two years later . California became part of the United States in 1848 following the Mexican-American War and was admitted to the union as a state in 1850 . The city is the seat of San Diego County and is the economic center of the region as well as the San Diego-Tijuana metropolitan area . San Diego 's main economic engines are military and defense-related activities , tourism , international trade , and manufacturing .
Luling /ˈluːlɪŋ/ is a city in Caldwell and Guadalupe counties , Texas , United States , along the San Marcos River . The population , as of the 2010 census , was 5,411 , and the population was estimated at 5,954 in 2018 . The town was named after a New York banker , Charles Luling . He was a personal friend of Thomas Wentworth Pierce , and provided the financing for the railroad as well the purchase of the land that became Luling . The Caldwell County portion of Luling is part of the Austin metropolitan area .
The Texas Longhorns are the athletic teams that represent The University of Texas at Austin . The teams are sometimes referred to as the 'Horns and take their name from Longhorn cattle that were an important part of the development of Texas , and are now the official large animal of the U.S. state of Texas . The women 's teams are sometimes called the Lady Longhorns , but generally both the men 's and women 's teams are referred to as the Longhorns , and the mascot is a Texas Longhorn steer named Bevo . The Longhorn nickname appeared in Texas newspapers by 1900 . The University of Texas at Austin is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System . It offers a wide variety of varsity and intramural sports programs , and was selected as America 's Best Sports College in a 2002 analysis by Sports Illustrated . Texas was also listed as the number one Collegiate Licensing Company client from 2005-2013 in regards to the amount of annual trademark royalties received from the sales of its fan merchandise . Until Athletic Director Chris Del Conte altered the organizational structure of the athletic department in 2017 , Texas was the only remaining NCAA Division I school to operate separate men 's and women 's athletic departments , after the other remaining holdout , the University of Tennessee , merged its men 's and women 's athletic departments at the end of the 2011-12 academic year .
Sanya Richards-Ross ( née Richards ; born February 26 , 1985 ) is a Jamaican-American former track and field athlete who competed internationally for the United States . At the 2012 Summer Olympics , she won gold in the 400 metres after finishing third at the 2008 Summer Olympics . Richards-Ross has also won Olympic gold in the 4×400 meters relay at the 2004 Summer Olympics , the 2008 Summer Olympics , and the 2012 Summer Olympics . She was the best 400m runner in the world for a decade , ranking No . 1 in the world from 2005-2009 and again in 2012 . In addition to her Olympic accolades , she is also a seven-time medalist at the World Championships in Athletics ( five of which are gold ) . In 2009 , she was the World Champion in the 400 metres .
Fort Lauderdale ( /ˈlɔːdərdeɪl/ ) is a city in the U.S. state of Florida , 28 miles ( 45 km ) north of Miami . It is the county seat of Broward County . As of the 2018 [ update ] census , the city has an estimated population of 182,595 . Fort Lauderdale is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area , which was home to an estimated 6,198,782 people in 2018 . The city is a popular tourist destination , with an average year-round temperature of 75.5 °F ( 24.2 °C ) and 3,000 hours of sunshine per year . Greater Fort Lauderdale , encompassing all of Broward County , hosted 13 million overnight visitors in 2018 . There were over 560 hotels , and nearly 36,000 hotel rooms . From that , the county collected nearly $ 87 million from its 5% hotel development tax it charges . Additionally , 3.89 million cruise passengers passed through its Port Everglades , making it the 3rd largest cruise port in the world.Greater Fort Lauderdale has over 4,000 restaurants , 63 golf courses , 12 shopping malls , 16 museums , 132 nightclubs , 278 parkland campsites , and 100 marinas housing 45,000 resident yachts . Fort Lauderdale is named after a series of forts built by the United States during the Second Seminole War . The forts took their name from Major William Lauderdale ( 1782-1838 ) , younger brother of Lieutenant Colonel James Lauderdale . William Lauderdale was the commander of the detachment of soldiers who built the first fort .
Allyson Michelle Felix OLY ( born November 18 , 1985 ) is an American track and field sprinter who competes in the 100 meters , 200 meters , and 400 meters . At 200 meters , she is the 2012 Olympic champion , a 3-time World champion ( 2005-09 ) , and 2-time Olympic silver medalist ( 2004-08 ) . At 400 meters , she is the 2015 World champion , 2011 World silver medalist , 2016 Olympic silver medalist , and 2017 World bronze medalist . Felix has won five additional Olympic gold medals as a member of the United States ' women 's relay teams : three at 4 × 400 meters ( 2008-16 ) , and two at 4 x 100 meters ( 2012-16 ) . The 2012 U.S. Olympic 4 x 100 meters team also set the women 's 4x100 meters world-record that still stands . Felix is the only female track and field athlete to ever win six Olympic gold medals , and is tied with Merlene Ottey as the most decorated female Olympian in track and field history , with a total of nine Olympic medals . Felix is also the most decorated athlete in IAAF World Championships history with 18 career medals . Felix 's 200 meters best of 21.69 secs from 2012 ranks her sixth on the all-time list . In 2013 , she broke the world best for the rarely contested 150 meters distance , running 16.36 secs . In the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships , she ran the fastest split ever recorded by an American woman , and third fastest split ever after Jarmila Kratochvilova and Marita Koch , with 47.72 . She is a participant in the US Anti-Doping Agency 's Project Believe program ] . She is coached by Bobby Kersee .
North Hills is a community in the north-central San Fernando Valley , and within the City of Los Angeles , California . North Hills was originally an agricultural community known as Mission Acres . After WWII , the newly-developed suburban community was renamed Sepulveda . In the latter 1990s , it was renamed North Hills .
Shalonda Solomon ( born December 19 , 1985 ) is an American track and field sprinter . Her greatest international accomplishment is a silver medal in the 100 m at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup , while representing the Americas team . She qualified for the 2011 World Championships in Athletics by winning the 200 m at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships . Her 22.15 in winning that race was the world-leading time for 2011 . While running in the World Championships , she ran far slower than at the National Championships , finishing a fourth-place in the 200 m behind Jamaican Veronica Campbell-Brown , and American teammates Carmelita Jeter and defending champion Allyson Felix . Later in those championships , she won a gold medal by serving on the American 4 × 100 m relay team in the preliminary rounds , being replaced by Felix in the final . She has a distinct head bob while running , something noticeable since high school .
Inglewood is a city in southwestern Los Angeles County , California , in the Los Angeles metropolitan area . As of the 2010 U.S. Census , the city had a population of 109,673 . It was incorporated on February 14 , 1908 . The city is in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County . The city will be the home to SoFi Stadium which is currently under construction and when completed in July 2020 , it will be the new home of both the National Football League 's Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers .
The South Carolina Gamecocks women 's track and field team represents the University of South Carolina and competes in the Southeastern Conference . The team has been coached by Curtis Frye since 1997 . The facilities continue to be improved , including the recent addition of 1,450 seats at outdoor track & field facility .
Tracy is the second most populated city in San Joaquin County , California , United States . The population was 82,922 at the 2010 census . Tracy is located inside a geographic triangle formed by Interstate 205 on the north side of the city , Interstate 5 to the east , and Interstate 580 to the southwest ; this has given rise to Tracy 's motto , now recorded on the city 's website : Think Inside the Triangle .
The Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Volunteers are the 20 male and female varsity intercollegiate athletics programs that represent the University of Tennessee in Knoxville , Tennessee . The Volunteers compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) as a member of the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) . In December 2017 , former Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer was introduced as Tennessee 's new athletic director . Fulmer gained the position after a tumultuous football coaching search led to the dismissal of then-AD John Currie . Men 's and women 's teams with the exception of women 's basketball are called the Volunteers ( often shortened to Vols ) The Tennessee women 's basketball team is called the Lady Volunteers ( Lady Vols ) . These names come from the nickname of Tennessee , The Volunteer State .