After much deliberation, research, and consultation we finally have the prestigious list ready to release. Please understand the painstaking difficulty that went into creating this list. We have had so many great athletes over the past decade in Florida that so many deserving athletes will be excluded and not everyone will agree. However, these 50 men and 50 women have been chosen to the All-Decade team.
Here are some of the criteria....
1) Won at least a single state championship.
2) Winning many state championships does not necessarily guarantee a spot, performances will be judged based on the national caliber level of the performances.
3) Not simply a listing of those the top performancers on the all-time list; consistency, longevity, and big meet performances weigh heavy.
4) With some exceptions, ideal candidates found themselves at or near the top of the rankings for multiple years in their event(s).
5) Keywords in describing the athlete are "dominant" and "defined their event for their time."
6) Competed for a Florida high school between the 1999-2000 and 2008-2009 school years.
We tried to stick roughly with the formula of 15 distance, 15 sprints, 10 jumps (including vault), 5 hurdles, 5 throws. A few places we got "creative" with these classifications in order to get the best athletes in. So without further ado, here they are....
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GIRLS
Emilie Amaro
Viktoria Andonova
Jacqueline Areson - Interview
Andrea Austin
Lauren Austin - Interview
Misti Barber
Jenny Barringer - Interview
Odeika Bent - Interview
Christa Benton - Interview
Ashley Brasovan - Interview
Kettiany Clarke
Deandra Doyley
Ebony Eutsey - Interview
Valerie Flournoy
Brianna Frazier
Octavious Freeman
Daisy Glasser
Kayla Hale - Interview
Lizzie Harris
Shataya Hendricks
Wilamena Hopkins - Interview
Caroline Kennedy
Brittany Koziara
Pavielle James
Lacy Janson
Brittany Jones
Akera Lathan
Scottesha Miller
Nicole Moore
Lavera Morris
Shantia Moss
Lindsey Nelson
Kayla Parker
Kelly Parrish
Robin Reynolds
SANYA RICHARDS - FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE DECADE
Teona Rodgers
Brianna Rollins
Tiffany Ross
Kara Scanlin
Nicole Schappert
Zakeya Stinson
Tiara Swanagan
Jenna Utecht
Skyler Blue Wallen
Christal Washington
Ericka Whipple
Lanie Whittaker
Hillary White
Sonnisha Williams
BOYS
Eric Adeyemi
Jimmy Baxter
Andy Biladeau
Beau Burroughs - Interview
Jordan Byas
XAVIER CARTER - MALE ATHLETE OF THE DECADE
Ricardo Chambers
Jeremy Criscione - Interview
Paul Cross
Ryan Deak
Jeffery Demps
Walter Dix
Riley Egan
Jacoby Ford
Justin Gatlin
Ricky Jean-Francois
Joseph Franklin
Matthew Gorman
Justin Harbor - Interview
Tim Harris - Interview
Steven Hassen
Bershawn Jackson
John Jefferson - Interview
Sean Jefferson
Garrett Johnson - Interview
Moise Joseph - Interview
Dempsey Josinvil
Torrin Lawrence
Dentarius Locke
Kevin Marion
Terrance McClain
Quincy McDuffie
Fred Miller
Matt Mizereck
Brandon O'Connor
Wondy Pierre-Louis
Michael Putman
Leonardo Seymore
Calvin Smith
Jason Stanley
Rolf Steier
Westley Stockbarger
Mike Swope
Justin Terry
Jamaal Torrance
Mike Vani
Sam Vazquez
Darion Williams
Dermillo Wise
Neamen Wise
After much deliberation, research, and consultation we finally have the prestigious list ready to release. Please understand the painstaking difficulty that went into creating this list. We have had so many great athletes over the past decade in Florida that so many deserving athletes will be excluded and not everyone will agree. However, these 50 men and 50 women have been chosen to the All-Decade team.
Here are some of the criteria....