2022: Eight are to be inducted January 29th into the North Carolina
High School Track & Field and Cross Country Hall of Fame at
JDL Fast Track during the Mondo Elite High School Invitational.
Inductees include:Athletes:
Tony Waldrop Anna Cockrell
Kamorean Hayes Trentavis Friday
Gabby Mayo Darius Brewington
Coaches:
DePaul Mittman Norman Trzaskoma
DARIUS BREWINGTON, HIGH POINT ANDREWS
*17 state titles (12 outdoors, 5 indoors), one of the most state titles by a male athlete in North Carolina history (would likely have won more, but he was injured the day before the state meet his junior year).
*4-time State Meet MVP (3 outdoor, 1990, 1991, 1993; 1 indoor, 1992)
*4 state meet records (2 in outdoor, 4x100 and 4x200) and 2 indoors (60-yards, 300-yards)
---During outdoor track, he won 12 3A state titles, with 3 in the 100 meters (1990, 1991, 1993 -- in 10.59, 10.57 and 10.54); 3 in the 200 meters (1990, 1991 and 1993 -- in 21.51, 21.23 and 21.24); 2 in the 4x100 relay (1990, 1991); 3 in the 4x200 relay (1990, 1991, 1993) and 1 in the 4x400 relay (1993), while winning the N.C. 3A state meet MVP 3 times (1990, 1991, 1993) and setting 2 state meet records (4x200, 1:25.35 in 1991; 4x100, 42.16, 1990).
---During indoor track, he won 5 all-classification NCHSAA state titles, with 1 in the 60-yard dash (1992), 1 in the 300-yard dash (1992) and 3 in the 4x400 relay (1990, 1991, 1992), while earning the all-classification state meet MVP in 1992 after setting 2 state meet records (6.34 in the 60-yard dash; 31.7 in the 300-yard dash). He also helped set a state meet record indoors in 1991, in the 4x400 relay (3:29.6).
*Helped High Point Andrews to 4 state team titles – 3A outdoor track in 1990, 1991 and 1993, and all-classification indoor track in 1992.
TRENTAVIS FRIDAY, CHERRYVILLE
*National High School Coaches Association National Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2014)
*Gatorade National Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2014)
*High School Track Yearbook Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2014 - only two other N.C. boys have ever won the award).
*National High School 100-meter record holder and USA Junior (19-under) Championships record holder (10.00). Both records still stand.
*Track & Field News All-American, 100 meters (2014) and 200 meters (2014)
*Set 1 all-class NCHSAA state meet record (100 meters, 10.39)
*Set 7 NCHSAA 1A state meet records in the 100, 200 and 400, all of which still stand today.
* North Carolina Gatorade Boys' Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2014).
*Won 8 NCHSAA Championship outdoor track titles total; 2012 (400 meters); 2013 (100, 200, 400); 2014 (100, 200, 400, 4x400-meter relay)
*Won 3 individual NCHSAA championships two straight years: 2013 and 2014 (100, 200, 400).
*His PRs of 10.00 (100 meters) and 20.03 (200 meters) are still the all-time best performances in North Carolina history (and his 46.97 in the 400 meters is tied for 10th best all-time).
*His times of 10.17 (100 meters) and 20.33 (200 meters) were the best times in the nation during the high school regular season.
*Ran 10.00 in the 100 meters at U.S. Junior (19-under) Championships in 2014 to set the national high school record. *NCHSAA 1A State meet MVP, 2013 and 2014.
ANNA COCKRELL, CHARLOTTE PROVIDENCE DAY SCHOOL
*6-time Track & Field News All-American in 3 events (200 meters, 2016; 100-meter hurdles, 2014, 2015, 2016; 300-meter hurdles, 2015, 2016)
*2-time World Junior (19-under) Champion (400-meter hurdles and 4x400-meter relay, as a high school senior, 2016)
*Pam Am Champion, 400-meter hurdles (as a high school junior, 2015)
*All-time World Junior (19-under) Top-10 ranking (No. 10, 400-meter hurdles, 55.20)
*All-time U.S. Junior (19-under) Top-10 ranking (No. 5, 400-meter hurdles, 55.20)
*All-time top-10 national high school ranking in 2 events (No. 3 in 400-meter hurdles; No. 10 in indoor 200 meters)
*No. 1 ranked all-time in North Carolina history in 3 events (100-meter hurdles, 13.17; 300-meter hurdles, 40.42; 400-meter hurdles, 55.20).
*16-time NCISAA state champion (100 meters, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016; 200 meters, 2016; 100-meter hurdles, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016; 300-meter hurdles, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016; 4x100-meter relay, 2013; 4x400-meter relay, 2014, 2015)
KAMOREAN HAYES, CHARLOTTE HARDING
*U.S. Junior (19-under) Champion in the shot put (2006) as a high school senior
*5-time Track & Field News All-American (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 in shot put; and 2005 in discus)
*North Carolina Gatorade Girls' Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2005)
*Led nation in indoor shot put, 2005, 2006, 2007, and outdoor shot put, 2006, 2007
*6-time high school national champion in shot put (3 outdoors, 3 indoors in 2005, 2006 & 2007)
*8-time NCHSAA outdoor track state champion (4 in the shot put, 4 in the discus, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
*2-time NCHSAA indoor track state champion (2 in the shot put, 2004, 2007)
*Still holds all-time North Carolina records in the indoor (52-6.5) and outdoor (52-2) shot put
*Still holds NCHSAA state meet records in the indoor (48-11.75) and outdoor (51-3.5) shot put
*Graduated ranked No. 1 all-time in the shot put (still No. 1) and No. 1 in the discus (162-10, still No. 3 all-time).
GABBY MAYO, SOUTHEAST RALEIGH
*2006 Track & Field News Athlete of the year (only one other N.C. girl has ever won the award)
*2006 USATF Youth Track & Field Athlete of the Year
*3-time Track & Field News All-American in 2006 (100 meters, 200 meters and 100-meter hurdles)
*Led nation in the 100 and 200 meters, 2006
*U.S. Junior (19-under) 200-meter champion (22.88 seconds, 2006)
*2-time North Carolina Gatorade Girls' Track & Field Athlete of the Year (2006 and 2007)
*4-time NCHSAA state meet MVP (3 outdoor, 4A, 2005, 2006, 2007; 1 indoor, 2006)
*NCHSAA Female Athlete of the Year, 2007 (for all sports)
*13-time NCHSAA 4A state champion (all 13 were individual titles)
---Won 9 state outdoor track titles (100 meters in 2006, 2007; 200 meters in 2006, 2007; 100 hurdles in 2005, 2006, 200); and the 300 hurdles in 2005, 2006). She won all four at the 2006 4A girls' outdoor meet and won 3 state titles in 2007 (100, 200, 100 hurdles) and 2 titles in 2005 (100 hurdles, 300 hurdles).
---Won 4 NCHSAA state indoor titles (55 meters, 55-meter hurdles, 300 meters all in 2006, setting state meet records in each event. She also won the 55 meters in 2007).
TONY WALDROP, POLK CENTRAL
*Set the world indoor mile record of 3:55.0 in 1974
*Six-time All-American at the University of North Carolina
*2-time NCAA champion (NCAA indoor 1,000-yard title, 1973; NCAA indoor mile title in 1974)
*Won gold in the 1,500 meters at the 1975 Pan Am Games while in college
*Won the mile at the prestigious Penn Relays in 1974.
*In high school, he won 3 NCHSAA state outdoor titles in the 880 yards (1969), and mile (1968 and 1970). *Before high school national meets were prevalent, his times of 1:53 and 4:18 were incredible considering he ran those at the 1A/2A state meet an on inferior surfaces.
DEPAUL MITTMAN, N.C. TRACK AND CROSS COUNTRY COACHES ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
*History teacher and coach for 23 years at Western Guilford High School.
*Served as the NCHSAA state meet director (1999-2009); currently the state meet coordinator.
*Co-founded the North Carolina Track & Cross-Country Coaches Association in 2001, serving as clinic director from its inception, until 2015
*Volunteer coordinator for national meets, including the New Balance Outdoor Nationals, USATF National Junior Olympic Championships, and 2019 AAU National Championship
*16 conference track Coach of the Year honors
*15 conference team track titles
*11 teams finished in Top 5 at the NCHSAA state meet
*NCHSAA 3A State Champion: 1999
*NCHSAA 3A State Association 3A State Runner-up 2000
*NCHSAA 1A/2A/3A indoor track runner up, 2008
*8 NCHSAA regional track titles
*2 Midwest 2A regional titles, 2004, 2005
*2 All-American track athletes
*64 all-state track athletes
*16 individual state track champions
NORMAN TRZASKOMA, LONGTIME WINSTON-SALEM R.J. REYNOLDS COACH
*Won 7 NCHSAA state titles over a large span of time (in cross country and track)
*Led teams to 5 consecutive NCHSAA cross country state titles (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978), then back-to-back NCHSAA track and field titles in 2005 (outdoor) and 2006 (indoor)
*His longevity and varied greatness is difficult on any level for any sport
*NCHSAA Coach of the Year, 2009
*Coached in Forsyth County for nearly 40 years, with 35 years at R.J Reynolds.
*The Forsyth County Championships were renamed the Norman Trzaskoma Invitational in honor of him and his long success in Forsyth County and in North Carolina
*Inducted into Evangel University's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1985, and was the school's first four-year letter winner in cross country and track and field. - - - - -
3rd NC HS Track & Field and XC Hall of Fame Class Announced (12/9) - NCRunners
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Tony Waldrop Named To NC High School Track Hall Of Fame - GoHeels.com
Waldrop Profile - NCPrepTrack.com
Looking at a Legend: Tony Waldrop - LetsRun.com
Waldrop Interview - BringBackTheMile.com
Waldrop on his Training - RunnersWorld.com
Anna Cockrell Named to NC HS Track Hall of Fame - USCTrojans.com
Anna Cockrell's Profile - USCTrojans.com
Cockrell Named NCAA Woman Of The Year Finalist - USCTrojans.com
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