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Girls' Runner of the Year
Lorraine Graham
Charles H. Flowers
The senior was a huge part in the Jaguars' first outdoor state championship as she scored 30 of the team's 81 points at the state meet. Graham swept the 100-meter and 300-meter hurdles at the county and 4A South Region meets, and took third in the 100 and second in both hurdle events at the state championships. She leaves with an overall state record (13.92 seconds) in the girls' 100 hurdles and will continue her career at the University of Florida.

Girls' Field Athlete of the Year
Charlise Morgan
Largo
Morgan completed a triple crown in the shot put, winning the county championship, 3A South Region and Class 3A state championship. Morgan's throw of 44 feet, 9 inches at the county championships was the best distance in the state this season. She will continue her career at Elon University (N.C.).

Girls' Coach of the Year
Carl Rose
Charles H. Flowers
The Jaguars developed depth throughout the lineup under Rose, and that quality was on display at the state championship meet. Flowers got just one first-place finish, but generated points in sprinting, distance and field events on their way to the first outdoor championship in program history.

Girls' First Team
Ekundayo Sogbesan, Forestville
The senior rewrote her own state record in the Class 1A 400, finishing in 55.26 seconds. She also took second place in the 200 and 800 and third in the 100. She swept all four events at the 1A South Region championships and will continue her career at Morgan State University.

Deseree' King, Oxon Hill
The Georgetown University recruit solidified her place among county track royalty, earning a triple crown in the 800. King's winning time of 2:13.54 in the 800 was the fastest in the state this season. King also won the 4A South Region 400 title.

Alexis Stroman, Bishop McNamara
Stroman was a force at the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championships, sweeping the 110 and 300 hurdles. She also was part of McNamara's winning 1,600 relay team and finished third in the 100.

Mobolaji Adeokun, DuVal
Following in the footsteps of older brother Ade, Adeokun won the 4A South Region 100 title, while finishing third in the 200. She took third in the 100 and seventh in the 200 at the state meet.

Gloria Roberts, Frederick Douglass
Roberts finished her high school career by taking second in the 800 and 1,600 at the Class 2A state championships. Roberts won the 2A South Region 800 and 1,600 titles.

Adenike Pedro, Elizabeth Seton
Pedro has been the elite long jumper in the county for several seasons and finished her prep career by winning the WCAC title. Pedro's 19 feet, 11-inch performance at the Crimson Tide Classic tied for third-best in the nation this past spring.

Afia Charles, Eleanor Roosevelt
Charles remained one of the top sprinters in the county, winning the 100 at the county championships and taking second in the 400 at the 4A South Region championships and fourth in the 400 at the state meet.

Corryn Hurrington, Charles H. Flowers
Hurrington finished second in the 200 at the 4A South Region championships, while finishing fourth in the same event at the state meet. She also was part of the Jaguars' second-place 800 relay and third-place 1,600 relay in the state meet.

Brelyn Finley, Charles H. Flowers
Finley would have won a triple crown in the shot put if not for Largo's Charlise Morgan, who won the county title. Finley captured the 4A South and Class 4A state championships, while winning the discus at the 4A South Region and county meets.

Aurieyall Scott, Eleanor Roosevelt
Scott battled back from an injury sustained during the indoor season to close out a successful career. The Central Florida University recruit won the 4A South Region 200 title, while finishing second in the event at the state meet. She also won the county 400 title.

Brielyn Rogers, Bishop McNamara
In her freshman season, Rogers won the WCAC title in the triple jump with a leap of 37-3. It was the longest girls' triple jump in the county this season.

Latrese Barker, Friendly
Barker took second in the 100 and 200 at the county championships to go along with a third-place finish in the 100 at the 3A South Region championships. She also was fourth in the region in the 200.

Ambrosia Iwugo, Elizabeth Seton
Iwugo won the 200 and 400 titles at the WCAC championships, and also ran on the Roadrunners' first-place 800 relay team.

Amirah Johnson, Eleanor Roosevelt
Johnson's 5:02.89 mark in the 1,600 at the Crimson Tide Classic is the fastest in the county this season. Johnson won the 4A South Region 1,600 and finished third in the event at the Class 4A state championships.

Girls' Second Team
Taylor Butler and Evann Slaughter, Oxon Hill
Kiersten LaRoche, Bishop McNamara
Joi Johnson, Briana Young and Chelsie Stevens, Elizabeth Seton
Deborah Adelola, Bladensburg
Krystal Simpson and Melody Woody, Gwynn Park
Jazmyne Claggett and Elan Holston, Eleanor Roosevelt
Elizabeth Carino, Parkdale
Danielle Gaynor, T'Nay Williams and Denae Ford, Charles H. Flowers
Alexxis Walston, Suitland.