With the Junior National Championships coming up this week in conjunction with the Senior Nationals here is a list of past champions that attended high school in Virginia:
Junior Boys Champions
Athlete High School Event Time/Mark Year
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Keith Witherspoon Huntington Triple Jump 51’5 ½” 1972
Ronnie Ray Ferguson 440 Yard Dash 46.3 1972
George Watts Edison 10 K 29:44.6 1976
Eric Brown Bethel 100 Meter Dash 10.29 1979
Ricky Garcia T.C. Williams 3 K Steeplechase 8:54.89 1980
Mike Mansy T.C. Williams 10 K 29:55.57 1980
Rob Muzio Robinson Decathlon 7097 1982
Keith Holley Bayside Long Jump 25’5 ¼” 1988
Andre Cason Green Run 100 Meter Dash 10.08 1988
Lawrence Johnson Great Bridge Pole Vault 18’1” 1993
Tony Wheeler Kecoughtan 200 Meter Dash 20.67 1994
Seneca Lassiter Lafayette 1500 Meter Run 3:48.50 1996
Brian Hunter Great Bridge Pole Vault 17’ ¾” 1998
Rickey Harris Centreville 400 Meter Hurdles 50.28 1999
Rickey Harris Centreville 400 Meter Hurdles 50.17 2000
Richard Smith South Lakes 800 Meter Run 1:48.94 2002
Keith Moffatt Menchville High Jump 7’1 ½” 2003
Lashawn Merritt Wilson 200 Meter Dash 20.72 2004
Lashawn Merritt Wilson 400 Meter Dash 46.80 2004
Michael Morrison Great Bridge Pole Vault 16’8 ¾” 2005
Junior Girls Champions
Athlete High School Event Time/Mark Year
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Benita Fitzgerald Gar-Field 100 Meter Hurdles 14.10 1978
Benita Fitzgerald Gar-Field 100 Meter Hurdles 13.68 1979
Arnita Epps Kellam 100 Meter Hurdles 14.10 1982
Erin Keogh Langley 3000 Meter Run 9:30.20 1986
Dana Boone Lake Braddock Triple Jump 40’3 ½” 1986
Lisa Wells Manor 100 Meter Hurdles 13.57 1988
Kim Blair Hampton 400 Meter Hurdles 59.59 1991
Monyetta Haynesworth Potomac Long Jump 19’10 ¼” 1992
Tonya Williams Norview 400 Meter Hurdles 58.71 1992
Tonya Williams Norview 400 Meter Hurdles 57.15 1993
LaTasha Colander Manor 100 Meter Hurdles 13.36 1994
Yolanda Thompson West Potomac Triple Jump 42’4” 1998
Keisha Banks Midlothian 1500 Meter Run 4:32.31 1998
Laura Heiner Centreville 3000 Meter Run 9:46.59 1998
Sheena Johnson Gar-Field 400 Meter Hurdles 59.10 1998
Sheena Johnson Gar-Field 400 Meter Hurdles 56.82 2000
Yolanda Thompson West Potomac Long Jump 21’3 ¼” 2000
Nikeya Green Hayfield 800 Meter Run 2:09.43 2000
Sheena Johnson Gar-Field 400 Meter Hurdles 56.24 2001
Janine Jones Menchville 800 Meter Run 2:07.41 2001
Selina Sekulic Ocean Lakes 3K Steeplechase 10:34.72 2004
Sarah Bowman Fauquier 1500 Meter Run 4:18.48 2005
2007 Participants
Here is a list of the athletes who attended Virginia High Schools that are entered in this years Junior Nationals:
Athlete High School College Event
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Michael Zajac E.C. Glass University of South Carolina Discus, Hammer
Marquis Sean Holston Robert E. Lee 200, 400
Alex Bowman Hermitage University of Virginia 800
Daniel Callan Clarke County Steeplechase
Andrew Mearns Jamestown Steeplechase
Marlon Woods BT Washington Norfolk State University HJ, LJ, TJ
Queen Harrison Hermitage Virginia Tech 100H, 400H
Casey Jordan St. Catherine’s Boston University 400H
Shakia Forbes Bethel LJ
Stephanie Garcia Broad Run University of Virginia Steeplechase
Tiara Swindell Kecoughtan George Mason 200, 400
Brittanie Williams Armstong George Mason Heptathlon