Check out our watch list for 2023 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year

The USA TODAY High School Sports Awards is pleased to announce its watch list for the 2023 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year!

This initial list includes 50 current student-athletes who meet the nomination criteria for this year’s national Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year Award. These athletes were either nominees in last year’s national awards show, or athletes who were seriously considered based on season-wide performance, state championships and any other state, regional and/or national recognition.

The official 2023 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Track & Field Team will be announced later this spring. All 25 final team members will be honored as nominees for national Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year. The winner will be revealed during the third annual USA TODAY High School Sports Awards. Visit the event website for updates leading up to this summer's on-demand event.

The purpose of this watch list is to track eligible nominees for this year’s national show. Athletes could be removed from this list if they no longer play for their high school team (either by choice or injury), or if their high school no longer participates in a state-sanctioned championship tournament.

2023 USA TODAY HSSA Boys Track & Field Watch List:

Jake Andrews — SR, sprints | Sehome High School | Bellingham, Washington

Logan Arason — SR, javelin/throws | Red River High School | Grand Forks, North Dakota

Simeon Birnbaum — SR, distance/mid distance | Stevens High School | Rapid City, South Dakota

Donovan Bradley — SR, hurdles | Summer Creek High School | Humble, Texas

Garrett Brown — SR, PV | Mira Costa High School | Manhattan Beach, California

Connor Burns — SR, distance | Southern Boone County High School | Ashland, Missouri

Christopher Caudillo — SR, distance | Clovis High School | Clovis, California

Arveyon Davis — SR, hurdles | Thurgood Marshall High School | Missouri City, Texas

Kai Deines — SR, throws | Redondo Union High School | Redondo Beach, California

Miquel Dingle — SR, hurdles | Byrnes High School | Duncan, South Carolina

Miquel Dingle — SR, hurdles | James F. Byrnes High School | Duncan, South Carolina

Mekhi Gammons — SR, sprints | Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School | Hialeah, Florida

Tristan Goodly — SR, TJ | Westlake High School | Westlake, Louisiana

Kai Graves-Blanks — SR, Hurdles | Upland High School | Upland, California

Maddox Hamm — SR, Pole vault | Scottsboro High School | Scottsboro, Alabama

Rocky Hansen — SR, distance/mid distance | Christ School | Arden, North Carolina

Nyckoles Harbor — SR, sprints | Archbishop Carroll High School | Washington, D.C.

Shamar Heard — JR, sprints | Chippewa Valley High School | Clinton Township, Michigan

Andrew Hughes — SR, HJ | Ada High School | Ada, Oklahoma

Malachi James — SR, sprints | Willingboro High School | Willingboro, New Jersey

Chris Johnson — SR, sprints | Dillard High School | Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Cody Johnston — SR, PV | Hobart High School | Hobart, Indiana

Ryley Klefstead — SR, PV | Concordia Lutheran High School | Tomball, Texas

Patrick Koon — JR, distance | Leon High School | Tallahassee, Florida

Andre Korbmacher — SR, hurdles | Squalicum High School | Bellingham, Washington

Micah Larry — SR, sprints | Montverde Academy | Montverde, Florida

Jaylen Lloyd — SR, jumps/sprints | Omaha Central High School | Omah, Nebraska

Kayenn Mabin — SR, hurdles | Kalamazoo Central High School | Kalamazoo, Michigan

Riley Marx — SR, javelin/throws | Andale High School | Andale, Kansas

Tinoda Matsatsa — SR, mid distance | St. Andrew's Episcopal School | Potomac, Maryland

Yougendy Mauricette — SR, jumps/hurdles | Sussex Tech High School | Georgetown, Delaware

Christian Miller — JR, sprints | Creekside High School | St. Johns, Florida

Drew Mruk — SR, javelin/throws | Wyoming Area High School | Exeter, Pennsylvania

Kaleb Nastari — SR, mid distance | United High School | Hanoverton, Ohio

Carter Nelson — JR, HJ | Ainsworth High School | Ainsworth, Nebraska

Zyaire Nuriddin — SR, sprints/mid distance | Montverde Academy | Montverde, Florida

Avaunt Ortiz — SR, sprints | McClintock High School | Tempe, Arizona

Miguel Pantojas — SR, mid distance | Hagerty High School | Oviedo, Florida

Rodrick Pleasant — SR, sprinter | Junipero Serra High School | San Mateo, California

Jace Posey — SR, high jump | Strake Jesuit Prep | Houston, Texas

Riyon Rankin — SR, HJ | Brunswick High School | Brunswick, Georgia

Drew Regnier — SR, sprints/jumps | Waunakee Community High School | Waunakee, Wisconsin

Aaron Sahlman — SR, sprints/distance | Newbury Park High School | Newbury Park, California

Brendon See — SR, throws | J Serra Catholic High School | San Juan Capistrano, California

Benjamin Shue — SO, throws | Bergen Catholic High School | Oradell, New Jersey

Keegan Smith — SO, distance/mid distance | Knoxville Catholic High School | Knoxville, Tennessee

Isaiah Taylor — SR, hurdles | Southwest Dekalb High School | Decatur, Georgia

Ashton Torns — SR, jumps | Westlake High School | Austin, Texas

Jordan Ware — SR, sprints | Memphis Central High School | Memphis, Tennessee

Lex Young — SR, distance | Newbury Park High School | Newbury Park, California

Who else should we be tracking for national Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year?

Suggestions can be submitted to both roleary@usatventures.com and BFontana@usatventures.com.

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