Carol Lewis (1978-81) and Ychlindria Spears (1999-02) are the only 4-time rankers, with Lewis is also being the only 4-time No. 1. That also makes Lewis just 1 of 3 in any event (joining Char Foster & Sydney McLaughlin in the girls 400H) to do so… 3 others can claim multiple No. 1s: 3-timers Carlette Guidry (1985–87) and Juliana Yendork (1989–91) and 2-timer Meledy Smith (’82 & ’83)…
Spears (No. 1 in ’01) is part of several All-American family ties – her aunt Carla Spears was No. 2 in ’92… Sydney Conley (No. 4 in ’12) is the daughter of Mike Conley (No. 2 in ’81 boys’ triple jump)…In stratosphere territory: Carol Lewis’s brother (Carl) also ranked No. 1 in ’79, making them the first sister/brother combo to rank No. 1 in the same year… No. 2 that year (as well as ’80) was Jackie Joyner, who never ranked No. 1 in any other event. Brother Al never ranked at all but likewise went on to Olympic gold.
| 1978 |
| 1 |
***Carol Lewis |
(Levitt Jr., Willingboro, New Jersey) |
| 2 |
*Gwen Loud |
(Westchester, Los Angeles, California) |
| 3 |
Pam Styles |
(Jacksonville, North Carolina) |
| 1979 |
| 1 |
**Carol Lewis |
(Willingboro, New Jersey) |
| 2 |
*Jackie Joyner |
(Lincoln, East St. Louis, Illinois) |
| 3 |
Sandy Myers |
(Little River, Windham, Kansas) |
| 1980 |
| 1 |
*Carol Lewis |
(Willingboro, New Jersey) |
| 2 |
Jackie Joyner |
(Lincoln, East St. Louis, Illinois) |
| 3 |
Marlene Harmon |
(Thousand Oaks, California) |
| 1981 |
| 1 |
Carol Lewis |
(Willingboro, New Jersey) |
| 2 |
Piper Bressant |
(Jefferson-Huguenot-Wythe, Richmond, Virginia) |
| 3 |
Tamela Penny |
(Hermitage, Richmond, Virginia) |
| 1982 |
| 1 |
*Meledy Smith |
(Sterling, Houston, Texas) |
| 2 |
**Wendy Brown |
(Woodside, California) |
| 3 |
Dorothea Brown |
(Bloom Trail, Chicago Heights, Illinois) |
| 1983 |
| 1 |
Meledy Smith |
(Sterling, Houston, Texas) |
| 2 |
*Claire Connor |
(Rahway, New Jersey) |
| 3 |
Teresa Allen |
(Garinger, Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| 1984 |
| 1 |
Wendy Brown |
(Woodside, California) |
| 2 |
Claire Connor |
(Rahway, New Jersey) |
| 3 |
Gail Devers |
(Sweetwater, National City, California) |
| 1985 |
| 1 |
**Carlette Guidry |
(Sterling, Houston, Texas) |
| 2 |
***Sonya Henry’ |
(Freeport, New York) |
| 3 |
*Cynthia Britt |
(Mosley, Panama City, Florida) |
| 1986 |
| 1 |
*Carlette Guidry |
(Sterling, Houston, Texas) |
| 2 |
*Maddette Smith |
(Quartz Hill, California) |
| 3 |
*Tonya Sedwick |
(Jeffersonville, Indiana) |
| 1987 |
| 1 |
Carlette Guidry |
(Milby, Houston, Texas) |
| 2 |
Tonya Sedwick |
(Jeffersonville, Indiana) |
| 3 |
Maddette Smith |
(Quartz Hill, California) |
| 1988 |
| 1 |
Sonya Henry |
(Freeport, New York) |
| 2 |
*Starlie Graves |
(Brenham, Texas) |
| 3 |
Tanya Lidy |
(Pampa, Texas) |
| 1989 |
| 1 |
**Juliana Yendork |
(Walnut, California) |
| 2 |
*Shantell Grant |
(Carter, Dallas, Texas) |
| 3 |
Trinette Johnson |
(Cass Tech, Detroit, Michigan) |
| 1990 |
| 1 |
*Juliana Yendork |
(Walnut, California) |
| 2 |
Shantell Grant |
(Carter, Dallas, Texas) |
| 3 |
*Dawn Burrell |
(Penn Wood, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania) |
| 1991 |
| 1 |
Juliana Yendork |
(Walnut, California) |
| 2 |
Nichole Irving |
(Nova, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida) |
| 3 |
Monyetta Haynesworth |
(Potomac, Dumfries, Virginia) |
| 1992 |
| 1 |
Shandi Boyd |
(Valley, Valley Station, Kentucky) |
| 2 |
Carla Spears |
(Luling, Texas) |
| 3 |
Cassandra Grant |
(Passaic, New Jersey) |
| 1993 |
| 1 |
Marion Jones |
(Thousand Oaks, California) |
| 2 |
Tameka Roberts |
(Moody, Corpus Christi, Texas) |
| 3 |
*Angie Brown |
(Villa Maria, Malvern, Pennsylvania) |
| 1994 |
| 1 |
Angie Brown |
(Villa Maria, Malvern, Pennsylvania) |
| 2 |
*LaShonda Christopher |
(River Ridge, Lacey, Washington) |
| 3 |
*Monique Freeman |
(Garland, Texas) |
| 1995 |
| 1 |
LaShonda Christopher |
(River Ridge, Lacey, Washington) |
| 2 |
*Jernae Wright |
(Logan, Union City, California) |
| 3 |
Pam Simpson |
(Poly, Long Beach, California) |
| 4 |
*LaShandra Harper |
(Harper, Ft. Wayne, Indiana) |
| 5 |
Monique Freeman |
(Garland, Texas) |
| 1996 |
| 1 |
Jernae Wright |
(Logan, Union City, California) |
| 2 |
Tisha Ponder |
(Del Mar, San José, California) |
| 3 |
**Keyon Soley |
(Uniondale, New York) |
| 4 |
Dahlia Ingram |
(Liberal, Kansas) |
| 5 |
*Carla Estes |
(Logan, Union City, California) |
| 1997 |
| 1 |
Lynette Wigington |
(Matituck, New York) |
| 2 |
*Keyon Soley |
(Uniondale, New York) |
| 3 |
Tasha Mahone |
(Shaw, Columbus, Georgia) |
| 4 |
Ola Sesay |
(Roosevelt, Greenbelt, Maryland) |
| 5 |
**Kim Jones |
(Grimsley, Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 1998 |
| 1 |
Keyon Soley |
(Uniondale, New York) |
| 2 |
*Kim Jones |
(Grimsley, Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 3 |
*Tiffany Greer |
(McEachern, Powder Springs, Georgia) |
| 4 |
*Tameisha King |
(Pebblebrook, Mapleton, Georgia) |
| 5 |
Angela Williams |
(Chino, California) |
| 1999 |
| 1 |
Punnie Chittchang |
(South Carroll, Sykesville, Maryland) |
| 2 |
***Ychlindria Spears |
(Luling, Texas) |
| 3 |
*Adrianne Crenshaw |
(Klein Oak, Spring, Texas) |
| 4 |
Kim Jones |
(Grimsley, Greensboro, North Carolina) |
| 5 |
Tameisha King |
(Pebblebrook, Mapleton, Georgia) |
| 2000 |
| 1 |
*Cassandra Richards |
(Winchester Thurston, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) |
| 2 |
**Ychlindria Spears |
(Luling, Texas) |
| 3 |
***Michelle Sanford |
(Woodbridge, Irvine, California) |
| 4 |
Chandi Jones |
(Bay City, Texas) |
| 5 |
*Dana Bethel |
(Mission Viejo, California) |
| 2001 |
| 1 |
*Ychlindria Spears |
(Luling, Texas) |
| 2 |
Elzunia Wojcicka |
(San Benito, Hollister, California) |
| 3 |
**Marshevet Hooker |
(Southwest, San Antonio, Texas) |
| 4 |
**Michelle Sanford |
(Woodbridge, Irvine, California) |
| 5 |
April Holliness |
(Greenhill, Dallas, Texas) |
| 2002 |
| 1 |
**Erica McClain |
(East, Plano, Texas) |
| 2 |
Ychlindria Spears |
(Luling, Texas) |
| 3 |
Kamesha Whitmore |
(Spartanburg, South Carolina) |
| 4 |
Chaunte Howard |
(North, Riverside, California) |
| 5 |
*Lena Bettis |
(North, Riverside, California) |
| 2003 |
| 1 |
Tianna Madison |
(Elyria, Ohio) |
| 2 |
Renee Williams |
(Skyline, Oakland, California) |
| 3 |
**Stephanie Garnett |
(Winslow, Arizona) |
| 4 |
*Francheska Ketchum |
(Elsik, Alief, Texas) |
| 5 |
*Gayle Hunter |
(North, Riverside, California) |
| 2004 |
| 1 |
**Shana Woods |
(Poly, Long Beach, California) |
| 2 |
*Brittany Daniels |
(West, Tracy, California) |
| 3 |
Gayle Hunter |
(North, Riverside, California) |
| 4 |
Brittney Reese |
(Gulfport, Mississippi) |
| 5 |
*Shelese Ruffin |
(Beaumont, California) |
| 2005 |
| 1 |
**Arantxa King’ |
(Medford, Massachusetts) |
| 2 |
*Neidra Covington |
(Boca Ciega, Gulfport, Florida) |
| 3 |
*Griffin Matthew |
(Niwot, Colorado) |
| 4 |
Sabrina Taylor |
(Lufkin, Texas) |
| 5 |
Brittany Daniels |
(West, Tracy, California) |
| 2006 |
| 1 |
*Arantxa King’ |
(Medford, Massachusetts) |
| 2 |
Nyeisha Wright |
(Widefield, Colorado Springs, Colorado) |
| 3 |
Ashika Charan |
(Claremont, California) |
| 4 |
Griffin Matthew |
(Niwot, Colorado) |
| 5 |
*Shakia Forbes |
(Bethel, Hampton, Virginia) |
| 2007 |
| 1 |
Jamesha Youngblood |
(Hercules, California) |
| 2 |
Ke’Niya Richardson |
(Holy Names, Oakland, California) |
| 3 |
Shakia Forbes |
(Bethel, Hampton, Virginia) |
| 4 |
Arantxa King’ |
(Medford, Massachusetts) |
| 5 |
*Vashti Thomas |
(Mt. Pleasant, San José, California) |
| 2008 |
| 1 |
*Karynn Dunn |
(Diamond Ranch, Pomona, California) |
| 2 |
Vashti Thomas |
(Mt. Pleasant, San José, California) |
| 3 |
**A’Lexus Brannon |
(Ozen, Beaumont, Texas) |
| 4 |
Jacinda Evans |
(Southern, Durham, North Carolina) |
| 5 |
*Constance Ezugha |
(Santa Fe, Edmond, Oklahoma) |
| 2009 |
| 1 |
Alitta Boyd |
(Moreau, Hayward, California) |
| 2 |
Karynn Dunn |
(Diamond Ranch, Pomona, California) |
| 3 |
Andrea Geubelle |
(Curtis, Tacoma, Washington) |
| 4 |
Tynita Butts |
(Williams, Alexandria, Virginia) |
| 5 |
*Jen Clayton |
(Suffern, New York) |
| 2010 |
| 1 |
Jen Clayton |
(Suffern, New York) |
| 2 |
A’Lexus Brannon |
(Ozen, Beaumont, Texas) |
| 3 |
*Jenna Prandini |
(Clovis, California) |
| 4 |
**Le’Tristan Pledger |
(Washington, Kansas City, Kansas) |
| 5 |
*LaQue Moen-Davis |
(Central, Omaha, Nebraska) |
| 2011 |
| 1 |
Jenna Prandini |
(Clovis, California) |
| 2 |
DerRenae Freeman |
(West Orange, Winter Garden, Florida) |
| 3 |
Jena Hemann |
(Central, Breese, Illinois) |
| 4 |
Erica Bougard |
(Attendance, Byhalia, Mississippi) |
| 5 |
Abrianna Torres |
(San Luis Obispo, California) |
| 2012 |
| 1 |
*Kendell Williams |
(Kell, Marietta, Georgia) |
| 2 |
Robin Reynolds |
(Jackson, Miami, Florida) |
| 3 |
Jasmine Gibbs |
(El Camino, Oceanside, California) |
| 4 |
Sydney Conley |
(Fayetteville, Arkansas) |
| 5 |
Alexis Faulknor |
(Serra, Gardena, California) |
| 2013 |
| 1 |
***Courtney Corrin |
(Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, California) |
| 2 |
*Keturah Orji |
(Mt. Olive, Flanders, New Jersey) |
| 3 |
Kendell Williams |
(Kell, Marietta, Georgia) |
| 4 |
Kira Moreland |
(Los Osos, Rancho Cucamonga, California) |
| 5 |
**Margaux Jones |
(Redlands, California) |
| 2014 |
| 1 |
Chyna Ries |
(East, Denver, Colorado) |
| 2 |
Keturah Orji |
(Mt. Olive, Flanders, New Jersey) |
| 3 |
*Margaux Jones |
(Redlands, California) |
| 4 |
**Courtney Corrin |
(Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, California) |
| 5 |
**Rhesa Foster |
(North, Clovis, California) |
| 2015 |
| 1 |
Kate Hall |
(Lake Region, Naples, Maine) |
| 2 |
*Courtney Corrin |
(Harvard-Westlake, Studio City, California) |
| 3 |
*Samiyah Samuels |
(Cypress Springs, Cypress, Texas) |
| 4 |
Margaux Jones |
(Redlands, California) |
| 5 |
**Tara Davis |
(Agoura, Agoura Hills, California) |
| 2016 |
| 1 |
Samiyah Samuels |
(Cypress Springs, Cypress, Texas) |
| 2 |
*Tara Davis |
(Agoura, Agoura Hills, California) |
| 3 |
Taylor Deloach |
(St. Vincent’s, Savannah, Georgia) |
| 4 |
**Maya Evans |
(Vista Peak, Aurora, Colorado) |
| 5 |
Destiny Longmire |
(Rancho Verde, Moreno Valley, California) |
| 2017 |
| 1 |
Tara Davis |
(Agoura, Agoura Hills, California) |
| 2 |
*Lanae-Tava Thomas |
(Rush-Henrietta, Henrietta, New York) |
| 3 |
*Kynnedy Flannel |
(Alvin, Texas) |
| 4 |
Sydney McLaughlin |
(Union Catholic, Scotch Plains, New Jersey) |
| 5 |
*Maya Evans |
(Lutheran, Parker, Colorado) |
| 2018 |
| 1 |
Lanae-Tava Thomas |
(Rush-Henrietta, Henrietta, New York) |
| 2 |
*Jasmine Moore |
(Lake Ridge, Mansfield, Texas) |
| 3 |
Maya Evans |
(Lutheran, Parker, Colorado) |
| 4 |
Breana Gambrell |
(Athens, Pennsylvania) |
| 5 |
*Prommyse Hoosier |
(Warren Central, Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| 2019 |
| 1 |
*Claire Bryant |
(Memorial, Houston, Texas) |
| 2 |
Jasmine Moore |
(Lake Ridge, Mansfield, Texas) |
| 3 |
***Caelyn Harris |
(Upland, California) |
| 4 |
Alysah Hickey |
(Coronado, California) |
| 5 |
Alexis Brown |
(Kennedale, Texas) |
| 2021 |
| 1 |
***Avery Lewis |
(Friends’ Central, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) |
| 2 |
*Alyssa Jones |
(Southridge, Miami, Florida) |
| 3 |
Paige Floriea |
(Mentor, Ohio) |
| 4 |
**Sophia Beckmon |
(Oregon City, Oregon) |
| 5 |
*Keviah Ealy |
(Rockwall, Texas) |
| 2022 |
| 1 |
Alyssa Jones |
(Southridge, Miami, Florida) |
| 2 |
*Sophia Beckmon |
(Oregon City, Oregon) |
| 3 |
Ayanna Jones |
(Belton, Texas) |
| 4 |
Gianna Locci |
(Stillwater, New York) |
| 5 |
Celine Jada Brown |
(Plainfield, New Jersey) |
| 2023 |
| 1 |
Sophia Beckmon |
(Oregon City, Oregon) |
| 2 |
*Avery Lewis |
(Friends’ Central, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania) |
| 3 |
Sydnie Vanek |
(Clovis, California) |
| 4 |
Morgan Davis |
(Saraland, Alabama) |
| 5 |
Juliette Laracuente-Huebner |
(Highland, Marengo, Ohio) |