GIRLS HONORABLE MENTION
Sprints/Hurdles: Sharell Augusta, Douglass; Autumn Baltimore, Woodbridge; Janelle Billingslea, Coolidge; Lesley Billups, O'Connell; Courtney Botts, Richard Montgomery; Teyarnte Carter, Long Reach; Jeraldine Coffie, South Lakes; Jessica DeFrietas, Eleanor Roosevelt; Indrid Elmore, Duval; Sherry Francis, Banneker; Je'Tonya Govan, H.D. Woodson; Shamika Griffin, Fairmont Heights; Michelle Hart, O'Connell; Genie LaVine, Gaithersburg; Mechelle Lewis, Oxon Hill; Mikisha Lewis, Oxon Hill; Megan Luzco, Paul VI; Janelle Ralph, Springbrook.
Middle Distance/Distance: Liz Awtrey, Robinson; Martha Buckley, Wilson; Dawn Cleary, Woodbridge; Chika Chuku, Largo; Cecily Garber, Richard Montgomery; Yasmin Fields, Ballou; Claudin Hull, Quince Orchard; Lucinda Hull, Quince Orchard; Thema Napier, Long Reach; Kelly Otstott, Jefferson; Michelle Rafeedie, Seneca Valley; Beth Santilli, Glenelg; Erin Sicher, Good Counsel; Katie Sloan, Glen Burnie; Nicole Williams, Osbourn Park.
Field Events: Cadriesha Akinfe, Coolidge; Katie Boloc, Gaithersburg; Inhar Chong, Fairfax; Ebony Dew, Fairmont Heights; Wendy Johnson, Eleanor Roosevelt; Ruth Kura, Quince Orchard; Susan Melanson, Paul VI; Beth Nealon, West Springfield; Shanti Powers, Mount Hebron; Ayanna Patterson, McLean; Mia Sizer, Coolidge; Mary Sullivan, O'Connell; Martine Ward, Hayfield.
The Selection Process
Coaches at more than 240 high schools in the Washington metropolitan area were asked to submit nominations of athletes on their team and opposing teams.
Selections made by Bryan Tucker of The Washington Post's scholastic staff.
Photos taken by The Post's Gerald Martineau at D.C. Fire Department Engine Company No. 29, which went into service in 1925 in Northwest Washington.
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