High School All Americans in Track & Field:  Boys and Girls

What constitutes a High School All American in Track & Field is a debatable issue.  Generally speaking prior to 1948 such accolades were not even recognized in the sport.  With the advent of Track & Field News in 1948 (self-proclaimed Bible of the Sport) attention was given in listing the top 5 to 10 performers in the United States for the year in each event.  Track & Field News and Jack Sheppard in the 1950’s and 1960’s began to list the top 30, then expanded it to the top 50.  Since 1997, Dyestat.com (now owned by ESPN as of 2010) on the Internet has listed an Elite 100, with the top 50 being special.  ESPN Rise/Dyestat is now the leader in high school track and field listings.  Our list below includes any Beverly athlete ranked in the top 50 in the United States.  Original events and times are reflected without conversion.   All together Beverly has achieved 60 All American honors (as some athletes were All Americans in multiple years and/or multiple events) with 34 boys and 12 girls, for a total of 46 High School All Americans.  In addition, added is a list of Beverly relays ranked in the top 50 in the U.S.