Welcome to the National High School Track & Field Hall of Fame where we honor and celebrate the accomplishments, contributions, and character of high school track & field’s finest student athletes, coaches and contributors. We are now announcing the Class of 2019! Check out the new inductees, as well as the inaugural class, and come back for updated profiles, photos and more!
The National Scholastic Athletics Foundation (NSAF) is thrilled to establish the National High School Track & Field Hall of Fame, recognizing the greatest in the storied history of the sport from the late 19th century to the present day. The mission of the National High School Track & Field Hall of Fame is to honor and celebrate the accomplishments, contributions, and character of high school track and field’s finest student athletes, coaches and contributors.
The first (2018) and second (2019) classes of candidates were selected by a committee of leading historians and experts from the high school track and field community.
The second class of 17 inductees will be inducted in a ceremony at the New York Athletic Club on Sunday evening, March 10th, 2019. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
Introducing The 2019 Class
Profiles and photos of each inductee coming soon!
Athletes
Bud Houser
Oxnard High School, 1922
Oxnard, CA
Frank Hussey
Stuyvesant High School, 1924
New York, NY
Jean Shiley
Haverford High School, 1929
Havertown, PA
Billy Brown
Baker High School, 1937
Baker, LA
Joe Batiste
Tucson High School, 1939
Tucson, AZ
Rex Cawley
Farmington High School, 1959
Farmington, MI
Barbara Friedrich
Manasquan High School, 1967
Manasquan, NJ
Patty van Wolvelaere
Renton High School, 1968
Renton, WA
Reynaldo Brown
Compton High School, 1969
Compton, CA
Casey Carrigan
Orting High School, 1969
Orting, WA
Margaret Johnson Bailes
Churchill High School, 1969
Eugene, OR
Sheila Ingram
Coolidge High School, 1976
Washington, DC
Dwayne Evans
South Mountain HS, 1976
Phoenix, AZ
Roy Martin
Roosevelt High School, 1985
Dallas, TX
COACHES & CONTRIBUTORS
Will Stephens
Will’s Spikettes , Sacramento, CA
Fred Thompson
Atoms Track Club, Brooklyn, NY
Jack Shepard
Track & Field News, Westminster, CA
The Inaugural 2018 Class
Athletes
Allyson Felix
Athlete
Class of 2003
Alan Webb
Athlete
Class of 2001
Kim Gallagher
Athlete
Class of 1982
Michael Carter
Athlete
Class of 1979
Chandra Cheeseborough
Athlete
1977
Renaldo Nehemiah
Athlete
Class of 1977
Mary Decker
Athlete
Class of 1976
Kathy McMillan
Athlete
Class of 1976
Lynn Bjorklund
Athlete
Class of 1975
Steve Prefontaine
Athlete
Class of 1969
Jim Ryun
Athlete
Class of 1965
Gerry Lindgren
Athlete
Class of 1964
Dallas Long
Athlete
Class of 1958
Willye White
Athlete
Class of 1957
Milt Campbell
Athlete
Class of 1953
Bob Mathias
Athlete
Class of 1948
Alice Coachman
Athlete
Class of 1942
Eddie Morris
Athlete
Class of 1940
Helen Stephens
Athlete
Class of 1935
Cornelius Johnson
Athlete
Class of 1933
Jesse Owens
Athlete
Class of 1933
Betty Robinson
Athlete
Class of 1929
Frank Wykoff
Athlete
Class of 1928
Lee Barnes
Athlete
Class of 1924
Sol Butler
Athlete
Class of 1915
Ted Meredith
Athlete
Class of 1912