This is a list of the notable people who have participated in the CIF California State Meet. It includes their results at the CIF California State Meet, cross referenced to a highlight of their notable achievements. For the majority of these athletes, this meet was the last NFHS sanctioned meet of their high school career.
| Name | CIF Results | High School | Known for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Albritton | 1971 and 1972 2nd Shot Put | Newport Harbor High School, Newport Beach | 1976 World Record in Shot put: 71 ft, 81⁄3 inches (21.85m) National Champion Shot put, 1976, 1977 | |
| Andrea Anderson | 1992 3rd 100m, 3rd 200m 1993 2nd 100m 3rd 200m 1995 3rd 200m | Long Beach Poly, Long Beach | 2000 Olympic Gold Medal 4 × 400 m Relay | |
| Jeshua Anderson | 2006 2nd 110H and 300H 2007 National High School Record 300H | Taft High School, Woodland Hills | 2008 World Junior Champion, now at WSU | |
| Henry Andrade | 1979 3rd 300 hurdles | Johnson High School, Sacramento | National Football Champion 1981 and 1982 at SMU 1996 Olympian for Cape Verde Islands | |
| Tori Anthony | 2006 and 2007 1st Pole Vault | Castilleja School, Palo Alto | National High School Record Pole Vault | |
| Rink Babka | 1954 1st (non-scoring) Discus | Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto | 1960 Olympic Silver Medal Discus | |
| Willie Banks | 1973 and 1974 1st Triple Jump | Oceanside High School, Oceanside | World Record Triple Jump, 3 time Olympian, 1983 World Championships Silver medal | |
| Arthur Barnard | 1947 120y hurdles 2nd | La Jolla High School, La Jolla | 1952 Bronze medal Olympic 110H | |
| Lee Barnes | 1923 and 1924 1st Pole Vault | Hollywood High School, Hollywood | 1924 Olympic Gold Medal Pole Vault just after graduating world record Pole Vault | |
| Scott Bauhs | 2004 2nd 3200m | San Ramon Valley High School, San Ramon | 2011 World Championships, 2008 and 2010 World Cross Country Championships | |
| Jahvid Best | 2007 1st 100m, 2nd 200m | Salesian High School, Richmond | Running back for the Detroit Lions, 2016 Olympian for St. Lucia | |
| Ato Bolden | 1991 3rd 200m | Piedmont Hills High School, San Jose | 4 Olympic medals 1997 World Champion 200m Gold medal for Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Jeanette Bolden | 1976 3rd 100y 1977 1st 100y, 4th 220y | Centennial High School, Compton | 1984 Olympic Gold Medal 4×100 UCLA head track coach | |
| Bobby Bonds | 1964 1st Long Jump | Riverside Poly High School, Riverside | 14 years Major League Baseball 332 HR, 461 SB, father of Barry Bonds | |
| Gentry Bradley | 1992 1st 200m, 2nd 100m | Pius X High School, Downey | 1997 World University Games Gold medal 200m | |
| Valerie Brisco Hooks | 1977 1st 440y | Locke High School, Los Angeles | 1984 Olympics, first person to win both 200m and 400m at the same Olympics plus 1984 Gold, 1988 silver 4×400 relay | |
| Alice Brown | 1978 2nd 100y | John Muir High School Pasadena | 1984 Olympics silver 100m, gold 4×100 relay 1988 Olympic, 1987 World Championship Gold medals 4×100 relay | |
| Benny Brown | 1971 6th 440y | Sunnyvale High School, Sunnyvale | 1976 Olympic Gold Medal 4×400 relay | |
| Reynaldo Brown | 1968 and 1969 1st High Jump | Compton High School, Compton | 1968 Olympics, 5th place High Jump while still in high school | |
| Ron Brown | 1979 3rd 100y | Baldwin Park High School, Baldwin Park | 1984 Gold Medal 4×100 relay, NFL 8 years, mostly with Los Angeles Rams | |
| Stephanie Brown Trafton | 1998 1st Discus, 1997 2nd Shot Put | Arroyo Grande High School, Arroyo Grande | 2008 Olympic Gold Medal Discus | |
| Wendy Brown | 1984 singlehandedly won the team title, winning Long Jump, Triple Jump and High Jump, 2nd 100 hurdles (behind Gail Devers) 1983 3rd Long Jump, 1st Triple Jump 1982 1st Long Jump, 1st Triple Jump | Woodside High School, Woodside | 1988 Olympics, Heptathlon 2 World Records in Triple Jump American Gladiators | |
| Noah Bryant | 2002 1st Shot Put, 2001 2nd Shot Put | Carpinteria High School, Carpinteria | 15th 2007 IAAF World Championships in Athletics Shot Put | |
| Reggie Bush | 2003 3rd 100m and 200m | Helix High School, La Mesa | USC National Football Championship and scandal, Heisman Trophy, NFL New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl ring | |
| Jill Camarena | 2000 1st Discus, 2nd Shot Put 1999 1st Shot Put, 2nd Discus | Woodland High School, Woodland | 2008 Olympics, 12th Shot Put | |
| Tonie Campbell | 1978 3rd 120yHH, 4th 330yLH | Banning High School, Los Angeles | 1988 Olympic Bronze medal 110 metres hurdles | |
| Randall Carroll | 2008 1st 100m and 1st 200m 2009 1st 100m and 1st 200m | Cathedral High School, Los Angeles | One of only three back-to-back champions in the 100 and 200 meters | |
| Ed Caruthers | 1963 1st High Jump | Valley High School, Santa Ana | 1968 Silver Medal Olympic High Jump | |
| Wayne Collett | 1966 1st 440y | Gardena High School, Gardena | 1972 Silver Medal 400 metres | |
| Curtis Conway | 1989 1st 100m, 2nd 200m 1988 2nd 100m, 3rd 200m | Hawthorne High School, Hawthorne | NFL 12 years, football broadcaster | |
| Mark Crear | 1987 2nd 300 hurdles, 4th 110 hurdles | Rowland High School, Rowland Heights | 1996 Olympic Silver Medal 110 hurdles, 2000 Olympic Bronze Medal 110 hurdles, 1994 and 1998 Goodwill Games champion | |
| Randy Cross | 1972 1st Shot Put | Crespi Carmelite High School, Encino | 13 years with San Francisco 49ers, 3 Super Bowl rings XVI, XIX, XXIII | |
| Robert Culp | 1947 2nd Pole Vault | Berkeley High School, Berkeley | Actor I-Spy, Everybody Loves Raymond | |
| Tim Danielson | 1965 and 1966 1st Mile Run | Chula Vista High School, Chula Vista | the second of only (now) 5 high schoolers to break the 4 minute mile | |
| Desiree Davila | 1998 and 1999 1600m, 8th place, 2000 5th place, 2001 3200m 4th place 1999 800m 9th place | Hilltop High School, Chula Vista | qualified for 2012 Olympic marathon | |
| Jack Davis | 1949 120y and 180 y hurdles 1st, Long Jump 3rd | Hoover High School, Glendale | 1952 and 1956 Silver medals Olympic 110H 1955 Gold medal Pan Am Games | |
| Steve DeBerg | 1972 2nd pole vault | Savanna High School, Anaheim | NFL Quarterback | |
| Lashinda Demus | 1999 and 2000 1st 300 hurdles | Long Beach Wilson, Long Beach | 2012 Silver medal Olympic 400 hurdles, Gold medal 2011 World Championships 2005 and 2009 Silver Medal World Championship 400 hurdles 2009 Gold Medal 4×400 relay National High School Record 300 hurdles and 4×400 relay | |
| Leslie Deniz | 1979 and 1980 1st Discus | Gridley High School, Gridley | 1984 Silver Medal Olympic Discus National High School Record | |
| Gail Devers | 1984 1st 100H and 100m, 2nd Long Jump 1983 1st Long Jump, 2nd 300H, 3rd 100 | Sweetwater High School, National City | 1992 and 1996 Olympic Gold Medals in 100 metres and 1996 4×100 relay 9 World Championship Gold Medals | |
| Jim Doehring | 1980 2nd Shot Put | San Clemente High School, San Clemente | 1992 Silver Medal Olympic Shot Put | |
| Charles Dumas | 1955 1st, 1954 2nd, 1953 4th High Jump | Jefferson High School Los Angeles Centennial High School, Compton | 1956 Gold Medal Olympic High Jump and World record holder, first man over 7 feet | |
| Foy Draper | 1931 1st 100y, 1932 2nd 100y and 220y | Huntington Park High School, Huntington Park | 1936 Olympic Gold Medal 4×100 relay | |
| Clancy Edwards | 1973 1st 200m 2nd 100m | Santa Ana High School, Santa Ana | 1977 World Cup and World University Games champion 200m | |
| Henry Ellard | 1979 1st Triple Jump | Hoover High School, Fresno | 16 years NFL wide receiver, 3 times Pro Bowl | |
| Lee Evans | 1964 4th 440y | Overfelt High School, San Jose | 1968 Gold Medal 400m and 4×400 relay, both World Records both lasted almost 20 years | |
| Danny Everett | 1985 2nd 400m | Fairfax High School, Los Angeles | 1998 Gold medal Olympic 4×400 relay, Bronze 400m | |
| Justin Fargas | 1997 1st 100m, 1998 3rd 100m | Notre Dame High School Sherman Oaks | currently 8th year in NFL | |
| Allyson Felix | 2003 1st 100m, 1st 200m 2002 1st 100m, 1st 200m 2001 1st 100m, 2nd 200m | L.A. Baptist High School, Los Angeles | 2012 and 2016 Gold medal Olympic 4x400 and 4×100 relays, 2004 and 2008 Silver medal Olympic 200m, tied for most Olympic track and field medals by a woman (9), 3 consecutive times 200m World Champion, plus 400m in 2015 Junior world record 200m | |
| Lauren Fleshman | 1999 1st 3200m | Canyon High School, Hemet | 2006 and 2010 American champion in 5,000m | |
| Mark Fricker | 1977 2nd Mile 1998 3rd Mile | Hemet High School, Hemet | notable pacemaker | |
| David Gettis | 2003 400m, 2004 400m, 2005 400m | Susan Miller Dorsey High School, Los Angeles | only three-time champion in 400m in state history | |
| Michael Granville | 1996 and 1994 1st 800m, 2nd 1995 1993 3rd 400m | Bell Gardens High School, Bell Gardens | set the still standing National High School Record in the 800m in qualifying | |
| Mel Gray | 1967 1st 100y and 220y, 2nd Long Jump | Montgomery High School, Santa Rosa | 13 years in the NFL National High School Record 100y | |
| Ryan Hall | 2001 1st 1600m 2000 1st 3200m | Big Bear High School, Big Bear | American record holder Half Marathon 2008 Olympic marathon 10th place qualified for 2012 Olympic marathon | |
| Millard Hampton | 1974 1st 200m 1973 2nd 200m 1972 3rd 200m | Silver Creek High School, San Jose | 1976 Silver Medal Olympic 200m, Gold Medal 4×100 relay | |
| Tayyiba Haneef-Park | 1997 1st High Jump | Laguna Hills High School, Laguna Hills | 2008 and 2012 Silver Medal Olympics on US Volleyball team | |
| Danny Harris | 1983 1st 300H, 3rd 110H, 1982 3rd 300H | Perris High School, Perris | 1984 Silver Medal Olympic 400 hurdles Junior world record 400 hurdles | |
| Alvin Harrison | 1993 joined twin brother Calvin on 1st place 4×400 relay and 3rd 4×100 relay | North Salinas High School, Salinas | 1996 Gold Medal Olympic 4×400 relay, 2000 Silver medal 400 metres, 4×400 later disqualified due to Drug violation by a teammate now competing for Dominican Republic | |
| Calvin Harrison | 1993 1st 400m, 200m and 4×400 relay, 3rd 4×100 relay | North Salinas High School, Salinas | National High School Record 400m 2000 Gold Medal 4×400 later disqualified due to Drug violation by a teammate | |
| Joanna Hayes | 1995 1st 100H and 300H, 2nd 4×400 relay 1994 2nd 100H | North High School, Riverside | 2004 Olympic Gold Medal 100 metres hurdles | |
| Bud Held | 1946 4th Pole Vault | Grossmont High School, El Cajon | World record in Javelin throw invented and manufactured sports products including Held Javelins and Ektelon | |
| Monique Henderson | 1998-2001 1st 400m, 2000 1st 200m | Morse High School, San Diego | 2004 and 2008 Gold Medal Olympic 4×400 relay National High School Record 400m | |
| Jim Hines | 1964 1st 100y and 220y | McClymonds High School, Oakland | 1968 Gold Medal Olympic 100m and 4 × 100 m First FAT world record, lasting almost 15 year breaking the 10-second barrier | |
| Tom Hintnaus | 1976 1st Pole Vault | Aviation High School, Redondo Beach | 1980 Gold medal Olympic Boycott Games for USA 1984 Olympian for Brazil first Calvin Klein underwear model | |
| Bud Houser | 1920-1922 1st Shot Put and Discus 1921-1922 16 Lb Shot Put | Oxnard High School, Oxnard | 1924 Gold Medals Olympic Shot Put and Discus, 1928 Gold Medal Discus developed the spin technique | |
| Denean Howard | 1979 3rd 440y 1st 4×440 relay 1980 1st 400m, 1st 4×100 relay, 1st 4×400 relay 1981 1st 200m, 1st 4×400 relay, 2nd 100m 1982 1st 200m, 1st 400m, 2nd 100m | San Gorgonio High School, San Bernardino Kennedy High School, Los Angeles | 1984 Gold Medal Olympic 4×400 relay 1988 and 1992 Silver medal 4×400 relay National High School Record 400m, 4×440 relay and 4×400 relay | |
| Sherri Howard | 1979 1st 440y 2nd 100y 1st 4×440 relay 1980 1st 200m, 2nd 100m, 1st 4×100 relay 1st 4×400 relay | San Gorgonio High School, San Bernardino Kennedy High School, Los Angeles | 1984 Gold Medal Olympic 4×400 relay 1988 Silver medal 4×400 relay National High School Record 440y and 4×440 relay | |
| Sheila Hudson | 1985 1st Triple Jump, 1984 3rd | Rio Linda High School Rio Linda, California | 1996 Olympian Triple Jump 2 time World Record, Triple Jump | |
| Chelsea Johnson | 2002 1st Pole Vault, 2000 5th 300H | Atascadero High School, Atascadero | 2009 Silver medal World Championships Pole Vault | |
| Cornelius Johnson | 1932 and 1933 1st High Jump, 1931 2nd High Jump | Los Angeles High School, Los Angeles | 1936 Olympic Gold Medal High Jump | |
| Rafer Johnson | 1954 1st 120yHH, 2nd 180 LH | Kingsburg High School, Kingsburg | 1960 Gold Medal Olympic Decathlon | |
| Florence Griffith-Joyner | 1978 6th 220y | Jordan High School, Los Angeles | 1988 Gold medal Olympic 100m, 200m, 4×100 relay, Silver 4×400 1987 Gold World Championships 4×100 relay, Silver 200m 1984 Silver medal Olympic 200m current World record 100m and 200m | |
| Marion Jones | 1990-1993 1st 100m and 200m | Rio Mesa High School, Oxnard Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks | 2000 5 Olympic medals (3 Gold), 5 World Championship Gold medals Famously disqualified for using performance-enhancing drugs National High School Record 100m, 200m and World youth best 200m | |
| Natalie Kaaiawahia | 1980-1983 1st Shot Put, 1981 and 1983 1st Discus | Fullerton Union High School, Fullerton | National High School Record Shot Put | |
| Deena Kastor | 1991 and 1990 1st 3200m 1989 3rd 3200m | Agoura High School, Agoura Hills | 2004 Bronze Medal Olympic Marathon | |
| Napoleon Kaufman | 1990 1st 100m, 200m | Lompoc High School, Lompoc | 6 years Oakland Raiders, 1991 NCAA Football Championship Washington | |
| Meb Keflezighi | 1994 1st 1600m and 3200m 1993 2nd 3200, 3rd 1600m | San Diego High School, San Diego | 2004 Silver Medal Olympic Marathon New York Marathon winner qualified for 2012 Olympic marathon | |
| Leamon King | 1951 1st 220y, 2nd 100y, 1952 2nd 100y | Delano High School, Delano | 1956 Gold medal Olympic 4×100 relay | |
| Fred Kuller | 1964 2nd 220y, 3rd 100y | Santiago High School, Garden Grove | USC world record 4×110y relay | |
| Lionel Larry | 2003 1st 200m | Dominguez High School, Compton | 2009 Gold medal World Championships 4×400 relay | |
| Dave Laut | 1972 2nd Shot Put | Santa Clara High School, Oxnard | 1984 Bronze Medal Olympic Shot Put | |
| Steve Lewis | 1986 1st 400m | American High School, Fremont | 1988 Gold Medal 400 metres and 4×400 relay, 1992 Gold Medal 4×400 relay Silver Medal 400m Junior world record 400m | |
| Todd Lichti | 1985 9th Triple Jump | Mt. Diablo High School, Concord | 5 years in the NBA | |
| James Lofton | 1974 1st Long Jump | Washington High School, Los Angeles | 16 years in the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
| Chaunté Lowe | 2001 1st High Jump 2002 2nd High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump | North High School, Riverside | 2005 Silver medal World Championships 2004 and 2008 Olympian Current American record holder High Jump | |
| David Mack | 1978 and 1979 1st 880y | Locke High School, Los Angeles | 1987 World Championships in Athletics, Rampart police corruption scandal, allegedly played a role in the murder of Notorious B.I.G | |
| Joshua Mance | 2010 1st 400m, 4th 200m 2009 2nd 400m | Don Antonio Lugo High School, Chino | 2012 Silver medal Olympic 4×400 relay, 2010 World Junior Championships 4×400 Gold, 2011 Pan American Junior Championships 400 and 4×400 Gold, 2009 World Youth Championships 400m Silver, Medley Relay Gold | |
| Michael Marsh | 1985 1st 200m, 1st 4×400 relay 1984 1st 4×400 relay | Hawthorne High School, Hawthorne | 1992 Gold medal Olympic 200m, 4×100 relay 1996 Silver 4×100 relay | |
| Pam Marshall | 1978 2nd 220y, 3rd 100y | Long Beach Jordan, Long Beach | 1987 World Champion 4×100 relay, 1988 Olympian | |
| Bob Mathias | 1948 1st 120HH and 180LH | Tulare Union High School, Tulare | 1948 Olympic Gold Medal Decathlon while still in high school 1952 Olympic Gold Medal Decathlon 4 term U.S. Congressman | |
| George Mattos | 1947 1st Pole Vault | Pacific Grove High School, Pacific Grove | 1952 and 1956 Olympian | |
| Leslie Maxie | 1985 1st 300H 1984 1st 300H 1983 1st 400, 2nd 100H 1982 2nd 100H 3rd 400 4th High Jump | Mills High School, Millbrae | National High School Record and World youth best 400 hurdles ESPN newscaster | |
| Misty May | 1993 2nd HJ | Newport Harbor, Newport Beach | Beach Volleyball Gold Medal 2004, 2008 and 2012 | |
| Remontay McClain | 2010 1st 100m and 1st 200m 2011 1st 100m and 1st 200m | Covina High School, Covina | One of only three back-to-back champions in the 100 and 200 meters | |
| Earl McCullouch | 1964 1st 120HH and 180LH 1963 3rd 180LH | Long Beach Poly, Long Beach | 9 years in the NFL National High School Record 180LH | |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1947 1st 120HH, 180LH and Long Jump | Washington High School, Los Angeles | 13 years in the NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame | |
| Inger Miller | 1988 2nd 100m, 3rd 200m, 3rd 4×100 relay 1989 2nd 100m and 200m, 1st 4×100 relay | John Muir High School Pasadena | 1996 Gold medal Olympic 4×100 relay 1999 Gold medal World Championships 200m, Silver 100m 1997 Gold medal 4×100, 2003 Silver medal 4×100 relay | |
| Obea Moore | 1995 1st 400m, 2nd 200m, | John Muir High School Pasadena | World youth best 400m, World Junior Champion 400m | |
| Ron Morris | 1952 and 1953 1st Pole Vault | Burroughs High School Burbank | 1960 Silver Medal Olympic Pole Vault | |
| Kim Mortensen | 1996 1st 3200m 1995, 4th 3200m 1994 5th 3200m | Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks | National High School Record 3200 meters (set in qualifying) | |
| Jovesa Naivalu | 1995 1st 110H 1996 1st 110H, 2nd 300H | Fremont High School Sunnyvale | 1996 Olympian for Fiji, professional rugby player | |
| Hannibal Navies | 1994 5th 4x400 relay | Berkeley High School, Berkeley | NFL Linebacker Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers, Cincinnati Bengals, San Francisco 49ers | |
| Bryshon Nellum | 2006 1st 200m, 1st 400m 2007 1st 200m, 1st 400m | Long Beach Polytechnic High School, Long Beach | 2012 Silver medal Olympic 4×400 relay, Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year 2007 | |
| Jim Niedhart | 1973 1st Shot Put | Newport Harbor High School, Newport Beach | Professional Wrestler in the WWF | |
| Brent Noon | 1990 1st Shot Put, 2nd Discus 1989 1st Shot Put, 5th Discus 1988 3rd Shot Put | Fallbrook Union High School, Fallbrook | 1995 5th World Championships National Champion Shot Put #2 all-time high school Shot Put | |
| Parry O'Brien | 1949 3rd Shot Put, 1st 16 pound shot put | Santa Monica High School, Santa Monica | 1952 and 1956 Gold Medal, 1960 Silver Medal Olympic Shot put developed the glide technique | |
| Charley Paddock | 1916 and 1918 1st 100y and 220y 1917 1st 220y 2nd 100y | Pasadena High School Pasadena | 1920 Gold medal Olympic 100m and 4×100, Silver 200m 1924 Silver medal 200m | |
| Doug Padilla | 1974 13th 2 Mile | Marina High School, San Leandro | Multiple American records 1984 Olympian and multiple time international athlete | |
| Ramona Pagel | 1979 3rd Shot Put | Schurr High School, Montebello | Current American Record in Shot put, 4 time Olympian Pan American Games Gold, Silver and Bronze medalist | |
| Michelle Perry | 1997 2nd Long Jump | Quartz Hill High School, Lancaster | 2005 and 2007 Gold medal World Championships 100H | |
| Andre Phillips | 1977 1st 300H, 1976 4th 300H | Silver Creek High School, San Jose | 1988 Olympic Gold Medal 400 hurdles | |
| Polly Plumer | 1980-1982 1st Mile | University High School, Irvine | National High School Record Mile run | |
| George Porter | 1984 and 1985 1st 300H | Cabrillo High School, Lompoc | National High School Record 300 hurdles | |
| Mike Powell | 1981 2nd High Jump | Edgewood High School, West Covina | Current World record Long Jump 1991 World Champion | |
| Suzy Powell | 1992-1994 1st Discus, 1991 2nd Discus | Downey High School, Modesto | National High School Record and American record Discus 3 time Olympian | |
| John Raitt | 1935 1st Football Throw | Fullerton Union High School, Fullerton | Stage Actor Carousel, Oklahoma!, The Pajama Game, Carnival in Flanders, Three Wishes for Jamie, and A Joyful Noise and star of 1957 movie version of The Pajama Game, father of Bonnie Raitt | |
| Ken-Yon Rambo | 1997 1st 300H 1st 4×400 relay | Long Beach Poly, Long Beach | 4 years in NFL, now in Canadian Football League Grey Cup champion with Calgary Stampeders, led the league in receiving yards | |
| James Robinson | 1972 2nd 880y | McClymonds High School, Oakland | 1976 Olympian, 1979 Gold Medal Pan American Games 800m 1979 and 1981 2nd World Cup 800m 7 time National Champion | |
| Mack Robinson | 1934 1st 100y, 4th Long Jump, 4th 4×200 relay | John Muir High School Pasadena | 1936 Silver medal Olympic 200m | |
| Carol Rodríguez | 2003 3rd 100m | Western High School, Anaheim | 2008 Olympian for Puerto Rico, 2010 Gold medal 4×100 relay, Silver medal 200m Central American and Caribbean Games | |
| Shannon Rowbury | 2003 1st 1600m | Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory, San Francisco | 2009 Bronze medal World Championships 1500m | |
| Felix Sanchez | 1995 3rd 300H | University City High School, San Diego | 2004 and 2012 Olympic Gold Medal 400 hurdles 2001 and 2003 Gold medal, 2007 Silver medal World Championships for Dominican Republic | |
| Keri Sanchez | 1988 2nd 100H, 2nd 300H, 3rd Triple Jump 1989 3rd 100H, 2nd 300H 3rd Triple Jump | Santa Teresa High School, San Jose | Professional soccer player | |
| James Sanford | 1977 1st 400m and 4×400 relay, 2nd 200m | John Muir High School Pasadena | 1979 World Cup champion 400m | |
| Steve Scott | 1974 2nd 880y | Upland High School Upland | American Record Mile run, most sub-4 minute miles in history | |
| Bob Seagren | 1963 4th Pole Vault | Pomona High School, Pomona | 1968 Gold medal Olympic Pole Vault 1972 Silver medal Pole Vault 2 time Superstars winner actor on Soap | |
| Guinn Smith | 1937 tied 2nd High Jump and Pole Vault | Glendale High School, Glendale | 1948 Gold medal Olympic Pole Vault | |
| Herschel Curry Smith | 1922 1st 100y, 4th 220y, 1923 3rd 100y, 2nd 220y | San Fernando High School, San Fernando | Track coach, creator of Los Angeles Invitational track meet | |
| Ronnie Ray Smith | 1966 3rd 220y | Manual Arts High School, Los Angeles | 1968 Gold medal Olympic 4×100, tied World Record 100m | |
| Tommie Smith | 1963 1st 440y, 4th 100 y 1962 4th 100y 2nd Long Jump, 4th 440y | Lemoore High School, Lemoore | 1968 Gold medal Olympic 200m, first FAT World Record 1968 Olympics Black Power salute | |
| Tracy Smith | 1963 1st Mile | Arcadia High School,Arcadia | 1968 Olympics, 10,000m, 11th; 3-time world-record holder indoor 3-mile; Three-time Track & Field News No. 1-ranked U.S. runner: 10,000-meters, '66, '68; 5,000-meters '69; Six-time AAU Champion: Indoor 3-Mile, '66, '67, '73; Outdoor 3-mile, '69; Outdoor 6-mile, '66; Outdoor 10,000m, '68. | |
| Duane Solomon | 2003 1st 800m | Cabrillo High School, Lompoc | 4th place, 2012 Olympics 800m, International competitor at 2007 World Championships 800m | |
| Shalonda Solomon | 2002 2nd 100m, 2nd 200m 1st 4×100 and 4×400 2003 2nd 100m, 2nd 200m 1st 4×100 and 4×400 2002 2nd 100m, 2nd 200m 1st 4×100 and 4×400 2001 2nd 100m, 3rd 200m | Long Beach Poly, Long Beach | 2010 Silver medal World Cup 100m and Gold 4 × 100 m | |
| Jim Sorensen | 1986 6th 800m | Villa Park High School, Villa Park | Masters world record 800m and 1500m | |
| James Stallworth | 1989 1st Long Jump, 4th 100m | Tulare Union High School, Tulare | National High School Record Long Jump World Junior Champion | |
| Willie Steele | 1941 2nd Long Jump | Hoover High School, San Diego | 1948 Olympic gold medal Long Jump | |
| Michael Stember | 1995 and 1996 1st 1600m 1994 2nd 1600m | Jesuit High School, Carmichael | 1999 and 2003 Silver medal Pan American Games 1500m | |
| Dwight Stones | 1971 1st High Jump | Glendale High School, Glendale | 1972 and 1976 Olympic Bronze medal High Jump National High School Record High Jump ESPN and NBC sports commentator | |
| Lynn Swann | 1970 1st Long Jump | Serra High School, San Mateo | NFL 9 years, Pro Football Hall of Famer 4 Super Bowl rings (IX, X, XIII, XIV) and Super Bowl MVP ABC sports football commentator | |
| Adam Tafralis | 2002 2nd Shot Put | Mills High School, Millbrae | 2008 Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
| Jeneba Tarmoh | 2006 and 2007 1st place 100m and 200m | Mt. Pleasant High School, San Jose | 2012 Gold medal Olympic 4×100 relay, 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics Gold medal 100m and 4×100, 2012 Olympian | |
| Henry Thomas | 1983 2nd 100m, 1st 200m, 4×400, 2nd 4×100 1984 1st 100m 1st 200m and 4×400 | Hawthorne High School, Hawthorne | World youth best 100m and 400m National High School Record 4×400 relay | |
| Earl Thompson | 1915 1st 120 y Hurdles | Long Beach Poly, Long Beach | 1920 Gold medal Olympic 110 metres hurdles running for Canada | |
| Delos Thurber | 1934 1st High Jump | Glendale High School, Glendale | 1936 Bronze medal Olympic High Jump | |
| Geoff Vanderstock | 1964 4th 120HH | Pomona Catholic High School, Pomona | 1968 Olympian, World Record Holder 400IH | |
| Maggie Vessey | 1999 6th 400m | Soquel High School, Soquel | Qualified for 2009 IAAF World Championships in Athletics | |
| Janeene Vickers | 1987 1st 100H, 1st 300H, 1st 100m 1986 1st 100H, 1st 300H 1985 4th 400m, 5th 100H 1984 6th 300H | Pomona High School, Pomona | Bronze medal 1992 Olympics 400 hurdles | |
| Tyree Washington | 1994 1st Long Jump 1995 2nd 400m | La Sierra High School, Riverside | 2003 World Champion outdoors and Indoors | |
| Quincy Watts | 1988 2nd 200m 1987 1st 100m, 1st 200m 1986 2nd 100m, 1st 200m | Taft High School, Woodland Hills | 1992 Olympic Gold medal 400m and 4×400 relay current World record 4×400 relay | |
| Melissa Weis | 1990 1st Discus, 2nd Shot Put 1989 1st Discus, 1st Shot Put 1988 1st Discus | Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield | International competitor at 1995 World Championships | |
| Charles White | 1976 1st 300H | San Fernando High School, San Fernando | Heisman Trophy 9 years in the NFL | |
| Russell White | 1987 2nd Triple Jump | Crespi Carmelite High School, Encino | 3 years in NFL | |
| Bruce Wilhelm | 1963 1st Shot Put, 2nd Discus | Fremont High School Sunnyvale | 1976 Olympian in Weightlifting 1977 and 1978 World's Strongest Man | |
| Angela Williams | 1997 and 1998 1st 100m | Chino High School Chino | 2003 Silver medal World Championships 4×100 relay National High School Record 100m | |
| Dokie Williams | 1977 1st Triple Jump 1978 1st Triple Jump, Long Jump, 4th 100y | El Camino High School, Oceanside | 5 years with Los Angeles Raiders 1 Super Bowl ring (XVIII) | |
| Randy Williams | 1971 1st Long Jump | Edison High School Fresno | 1972 Gold Medal Olympic Long Jump Junior world record Long Jump | |
| Ulis Williams | 1960 1st 440y 1961 1st 440y 2nd 4×220 relay | Compton High School Compton | 1964 Gold medal Olympic 4×400 relay President Compton College | |
| Linetta Wilson | 1984 and 1985 2nd 400m | John Muir High School Pasadena | 1996 Gold medal Olympic 4×400 relay | |
| Reggie Wyatt | 2009 1st 300H and 400m 2007 2nd 300H, 4×100 and 4×400 | La Sierra High School, Riverside North High School, Riverside | National High School Record 300 hurdles | |
| Frank Wykoff | 1928 1st 220y, 2nd 100y 2nd 4×220 relay 1927 1st 100y, 220y, Long Jump, 4×220 relay 1926 3rd 100y 2nd 4×220 relay | Glendale High School, Glendale | 1928, 1932 and 1936 Gold medal Olympic 4×100 relay | |
| Juliana Yendork | 1989-1991 1st Long Jump and Triple Jump | Walnut High School Walnut | National High School Record Triple Jump Olympian for Ghana while still in high school | |
| Kevin Young | 1984 3rd 110HH | Jordan High School, Los Angeles | 1992 Gold medal Olympic 400H 1993 Gold World Champion 400H current World record 400H | |
| Louis Zamperini | 1934 1st Mile | Torrance High School Torrance | 1936 Olympics World War II prisoner and hero |