2024 Prep Top 50 Best Performances and Awards Announced

National Deaf Interscholastic Athletic Association (NDIAA) and USA Deaf Track & Field (USADTF) have compiled the 2024 Prep Top 50 Best Performances.

This year, 23 and 20 schools have turned in their boys’ and girls’ best performances respectively.

After compiling and reviewing the finishes of all track & field events, the committee has declared the Team of the Year, Track Athlete of the Year, Field Athlete of the Year, and Coach of the Year honors for boys and girls.

Boys:
Top: Team of the Year DI – Maryland School for the Deaf
Middle: Team of the Year DII – Alabama School for the Deaf
Left: Co-Track Athlete of the Year – Kotu Salih, Phoenix and Sevan Ikeda, Fremont
Middle: Field Athlete of the Year – Zeke Ortiz, Maryland
Right: Coach of the Year – Randy Shank, Maryland

Girls:
Top: Team of the Year DI – Indiana School for the Deaf
Middle: Team of the Year DII – Alabama School for the Deaf
Left: Track Athlete of the Year – Leticia Detrow, Maryland
Middle: Field Athlete of the Year – Markeil Jordan, Florida
Right: Coach of the Year – Larry Smith, Texas

2024 Prep Top 50 Best Performances

Prep Top 10 Performances

Deaf Middle School Rankings – Athletic.net

Past prep top best performances, Team of the Year, Tracksters of the Year, and Coach of the Year history can be found here .

2023 Prep Top 50 Best Performances and Awards Announced

National Deaf Interscholastic Athletic Association (NDIAA) and USA Deaf Track & Field (USADTF) have compiled the 2023 Prep Top 50 Best Performances.

This year, 29 and 27 schools have turned in their boys’ and girls’ best performances respectively.

After compiling and reviewing the finishes of all track & field events, the committee has declared the Team of the Year, Track Athlete of the Year, Field Athlete of the Year, and Coach of the Year honors for boys and girls.

Boys:
Top: Team of the Year DI – Maryland School for the Deaf
Middle: Team of the Year DII – Alabama School for the Deaf
Left: Track Athlete of the Year – Sevan Ikeda, Fremont
Middle: Field Athlete of the Year – Trent Gobble, Texas
Right: Coach of the Year – Randy Shank, Maryland

Girls:
Top: Team of the Year DI – Florida School for the Deaf
Middle: Team of the Year DII – Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
Left: Track Athlete of the Year – Oceana Brown, Florida
Middle: Field Athlete of the Year – Emma Hancock, Florida
Right: Coach of the Year – Onyemachi Davis, Indiana

2023 Prep Top 50 Best Performances

Prep Top 10 Performances

Deaf Middle School Rankings – Athletic.net

Past prep top best performances, Team of the Year, Tracksters of the Year, and Coach of the Year history can be found here .

2019 Prep Top 50 Best Performances and Awards Announced

National Deaf Interscholastic Athletic Association (NDIAA) and USA Deaf Track & Field (USADTF) have compiled the 2019 Prep Top 50 Best Performances.

For the first time in history, Team of the Year honors will split into two divisions – Division I and Division II.

This year, 34 and 31 schools have turned in their boys and girls best performances respectively.

After compiling and reviewing the finishes of all Track & Field events, the committee has declared the Team of the Year, Track Athlete of the Year, Field Athlete of the Year, and Coach of the Year honors for boys and girls.

Boys:
Team of the Year DI – Maryland School for the Deaf
Team of the Year DII – Mississippi School for the Deaf
Left: Track Athlete of the Year – Kenmarkis Meeks, Mississippi
Middle: Field Athlete of the Year – Calel Aramboles, Fremont
Right: Coach of the Year – Randy Shank, Maryland

Girls:
Team of the Year DI – Maryland School for the Deaf
Team of the Year DII – Washington School for the Deaf
Left: Track Athlete of the Year – Ashley Harlicker, Texas
Middle: Field Athlete of the Year – Cassidy Perry, Maryland
Right: Coach of the Year – Karla Gunn, Wisconsin

2019 Prep Top 50 Best Performances

Prep Top 10 Performances

Deaf Middle School Rankings – Athletic.net

Past prep top best performances results, Team of the Year, Tracksters of the Year, and Coach of the Year history can be found on website .

2018 Prep Top 50 Best Performances and Awards Announced

National Deaf Interscholastic Athletic Association (NDIAA) and USA Deaf Track & Field (USADTF) have compiled the 2018 Prep Top 50 Best Performances.

This year, 26 and 27 schools have turned in their boys and girls best performances respectively.

Texas School for the Deaf became the fourth school to win both boys and girls Team of the Year. Last year, Maryland was able to do so along with Alabama in 1992 and Georgia in 1975.

After compiling and reviewing the finishes of all Track & Field events, the committee has declared the Team of the Year, Track Athlete of the Year, Field Athlete of the Year, and Coach of the Year honors for boys and girls.

Boys:
Top: Team of the Year – Texas School for the Deaf
Left: Track Athlete of the Year – Kenmarkis Meeks, Mississippi
Middle: Field Athlete of the Year – Calel Aramboles, Fremont
Right: Coach of the Year – Steven Fuerst, Minnesota

Girls:
Top: Team of the Year – Texas School for the Deaf
Left: Track Athlete of the Year – Rajena Guettler, Maryland
Middle: Field Athlete of the Year – Cassidy Perry, Maryland
Right: Coach of the Year – Bri Scott, Tennessee

2018 Prep Top 50 Best Performances

Deaf Middle School Rankings – Athletic.net

Past prep top best performances results, Team of the Year, Tracksters of the Year, and Coach of the Year history can be found on website .

2017 Prep Top 50 Best Performances and Awards Announced

National Deaf Interscholastic Athletic Association (NDIAA) and USA Deaf Track & Field (USADTF) have compiled the 2017 Prep Top 50 Best Performances.

This year, 31 and 30 schools have turned in their boys and girls best performances respectively.

Maryland School for the Deaf has become the third school to win both boys and girls Team of the Year. The last time this happened was 25 years ago in 1992 where Alabama won both boys and girls Team of the Year. The first team to do so was Georgia in 1975.

After reviewing and compiling the finishes of all Track & Field events, the committee has declared the Team of the Year, Track Athlete of the Year, Field Athlete of the Year, and Coach of the Year honors for boys and girls.

Boys:
Top: Team of the Year – Maryland School for the Deaf
Left: Track Athlete of the Year – Bobga Tete, Maryland
Middle: Field Athlete of the Year – Calel Aramboles, Fremont
Right: Coach of the Year – Onyemachi Davis, Indiana

Girls:
Top: Team of the Year – Maryland School for the Deaf
Left: Track Athlete of the Year – Emelia Beldon, Maryland
Middle: Field Athlete of the Year – Daijuhnae Williams, Fremont
Right: Coach of the Year – Julie Tobin, Arkansas

2017 Prep Top 50 Best Performances

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Older prep top best performances results, Tracksters of the Year and Coach of the Year history can be found on website .

Ten Years Berg/Seeger Classic History In The Making

A total of 225 athletes and 17 schools took part in the 10th Berg/Seeger Classic on April 8, 2017 in Austin. This was the largest participating athletes ever. Previously it was 224 held a year before also in Austin. After ten Berg/Seeger Classics, a total of 38 different schools along with 1,112 athletes have taken part.

Ten Years Berg/Seeger Classic Tidbits:
38      Number of schools participated
622    Boys athletes (55.94%)
490    Girls athletes (44.06%)
1,112 Total athletes
23      Deaflympian (including 2017)
12      Athletes who participated 4 years

Top 5 – Largest Athletes
107 Texas
100 Maryland
90   Fremont
84   Model
70   Minnesota

Results/Summary
Top 10 Performances
Updated Meet Records
List of Winners
History