News & Notes, Volume 10, Number 37 10-14-2010

Contact: Tom Surber Media Information Manager USA Track & Field 317-713-4690

U.S. Paralympics Announces First Ever High School All-American Track and Field Team

U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee, has announced its first ever High School All-American Track and Field Team. The honored athletes on this list represent 22 different states, with five states (Washington, Louisiana, Missouri, Illinois and Oklahoma) each having four athletes named to the team.

"We are excited to be able to name our first All-American team," said Cathy Sellers, Director of High Performance Track & Field, U.S. Paralympics. "We wanted to recognize these exceptional high school athletes and their efforts and let people know that there are great, young, Paralympic athletes."

Eight members of the All-American squad have also been named to the 2011 U.S. Paralympics International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Track and Field World Championships Team which will be competing in Christchurch, New Zealand in January. Five of the athletes represent Washington's Team St. Lukes - Austin Pruitt (Spokane, Wash.), Amberlynn Weber (Spokane, Wash.), Chelsea McClammer (Benton City, Wash.), Christine Nielson (Spokane, Wash.) and Kasey Andrews (Spokane, Wash.). Joining the Spokane contingent in Christchurch are Sydney Bolen (Memphis, Tenn.), Krista Pylkki (Minneapolis, Minn.) and Sean Burns (Matthew, N.C.).

Austin Pruitt took top honors as the 2010 Boys Track Athlete of the Year. He earned the distinction by virtue of his number one ranking in the world in the 400m (T34), as well as being world ranked in the 100 and 200 meter races.

Shaquille Vance's performance in the shot put at the National Junior Disability Championships gave him the title of 2010 Boys Field Athlete of the Year. His throw of 12.81 meters was the dominant field performance.

Sydney Bolen is the 2010 Girls Track Athlete of the Year as well as the youngest athlete, at the age of 15, to be named to the world championships team. Heather Haynie (Tampa, Fla.) holds the honor of the 2010 Girls Field Athlete of the Year as she leads all three throwing events (discus, javelin and shot put) with performances just below the IPC World Championships standards.

2010 U.S. Paralympics Track & Field High School All American Team

100 meters Boys

1. Austin Pruitt (Spokane, Wash.)

2. Josh Swoverland (Avon, Ind.)

3. Sean Burns (Matthew, N.C.)

4. Trey Roy (West Bend, Wis.)

5. David Brown (St. Louis, Mo.)

6. Stephen Binning (Phoenix, Ariz.)

200 meters Boys

1. Austin Pruitt (Spokane, Wash.)

2. Sean Burns (Matthew, N.C.)

3. Josh Swoverland (Avon, Ind.)

4. Trey Roy (West Bend, Wis.)

5. Stephen Binning (Phoenix, Ariz.)

6. Shaquille Vance (Houston, Miss.)

400 meters Boys

1. Austin Pruitt (Spokane, Wash.)

2. Josh Swoverland (Avon, Ind.)

3. Sean Burns (Matthew, N.C.)

4. Trey Roy (West Bend, Wis.)

5. Raymond Martin (Jersey City, N.J.)

6. Kasey Andrews (Spokane, Wash.)

800 meters Boys

1. Brian Knight (Watsonville, Calif.)

2. Josh Swoverland (Avon, Ind.)

3. Trey Roy (West Bend, Wis.)

4. Jim Cuevas (Jersey City, N.J.)

5. Raymond Martin (Jersey City, N.J.)

6. Adam Cruz (Brentwood, N.Y.)

1500 meters Boys

1. Brian Knight (Watsonville, Calif.)

2. Josh Swoverland (Avon, Ind.)

3. Trey Roy (West Bend, Wis.)

4. Jim Cuevas (Jersey City, N.J.)

5. Jerson Calderon (Hillsdale, N.J.)

6. Raymond Martin (Jersey City, N.J.)

Shot Put - Boys

1. Shaquille Vance (Houston, Miss.)

2. Cassaries Johnson (Chicago, Ill.)

3. Colin Cutter (Piedmont, Okla.)

4. Adonis White (Rockford, Ill.)

5. Josh Melendez (Tampa, Fla.)

6. Adam Saldana (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

Discus - Boys

1. Adam Saldana (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

2. Colin Cutter (Piedmont, Okla.)

3. Sean Burns (Matthew, N.C.)

4. Josh Melendez (Tampa, Fla.)

5. Adam Cruz (Brentwood, N.Y.)

6. Adonis White (Rockford, Ill.)

Javelin - Boys

1. Sean Burns (Matthew, N.C.)

2. Colin Cutter (Piedmont, Okla.)

3. Miles Mitchell (Dodson, La.)

4. Adam Saldana (Oklahoma City, Okla.)

5. Josh Melendez (Tampa, Fla.)

6. Logan Shaw (Collinsville, Okla.)

Long Jump - Boys

1. David Brown (St. Louis, Mo.)

2. Josh Melendez (Tampa, Fla.)

3. Alexander Richmond (Birmingham, Ala.)

4. Dylan Faughn (Covington, La.)

5. Miles Mitchell (Dodson, La.)

6. Nigel Diaz (Tampa, Fla.)

100 meters - Girls

1. Sydney Bolen (Memphis, Tenn.)

2. Amberlynn Weber (Spokane, Wash.)

3. Chelsea McClammer (Benton City, Wash.)

4. Kanya Sesser (Tualatin, Ore.)

5. Jill Moore (Concord, N.C.)

6. Kelsey Kellen (Fredericksburg, Va.)

200 meters - Girls

1. Sydney Bolen (Memphis, Tenn.)

2. Amberlynn Weber (Spokane, Wash.)

3. Chelsea McClammer (Benton City, Wash.)

4. Kanya Sesser (Tualatin, Ore.)

5. Jill Moore (Concord, N.C.)

6. Kelsey Kellen (Fredericksburg, Va.)

400 meters - Girls

1. Amberlynn Weber (Spokane, Wash.)

2. Chelsea McClammer (Benton City, Wash.)

3. Krista Pylkki (Minneapolis, Minn.)

4. Jill Moore (Concord, N.C.)

5. Hannah McFadden (Clarksville, Md.)

6. Kanya Sesser (Tualatin, Ore.)

800 meters - Girls

1. Chelsea McClammer (Benton City, Wash.)

2. Amberlynn Weber (Spokane, Wash.)

3. Jill Moore (Concord, N.C.)

4. Kanya Sesser (Tualatin, Ore.)

5. Hannah McFadden (Clarksville, Md.)

6. Christine Young (Kennesaw, Ga.)

1500 meters - Girls

1. Amberlynn Weber (Spokane, Wash.)

2. Chelsea McClammer (Benton City, Wash.)

3. Kanya Sesser (Tualatin, Ore.)

4. Christine Young (Kennesaw, Ga.)

5. Hannah McFadden (Clarksville, Md.)

6. Jill Moore (Concord, N.C.)

5000 meters - Girls

1. Chelsea McClammer (Benton City, Wash.)

2. Christine Young (Kennesaw, Ga.)

3. Bridgette Wise

Shot Put - Girls

1. Heather Haynie (Tampa, Fla.)

2. Alexis Brumfield (Belton, Mo.)

3. Caitlin McDermott (Charlotte, N.C.)

4. Hannah McFadden (Clarksville, Md.)

5. Curran Brown (Alpharetta, Ga.)

6. Jill Moore (Concord, N.C.)

Discus - Girls

1. Heather Haynie (Tampa, Fla.)

2. Karina Keck (Tulsa, Okla.)

3. Alexis Brumfield (Belton, Mo.)

4. Stephanie Marquez (New Britian, Conn.)

5. Jill Moore (Concord, N.C.)

6. Kaitlyn Schewanick (Oxford, Ala.)

Javelin - Girls

1. Heather Haynie (Tampa, Fla.)

2. Savannah Gardner (Alexandria, Ala.)

3. Kaitlyn Schewanick (Oxford, Ala.)

4. Samantha Smolka (Chicago, Ill.)

5. Alexis Brumfield (Belton, Mo.)

6. Caitlin McDermott (Charlotte, N.C.)

Long Jump - Girls

1. Sofia Morales (Chicago, Ill.)

2. Ariel Liker (St. Charles, Mo.)

3. Alexandra Badeauz (New Iberia, La.)

4. Ashley Foley (St. Louis, Mo.)

5. Samantha Smoka (Chicago, Ill.)

6. Sydney Bolen (Memphis, Tenn.)

For more information, please contact Staci Wolf, U.S. Paralympics, at 719-866-2084 or [email protected].