Since 1950, the best male high athletes in the area have been recognized as the Marion County and City Athletes of the Year. Starting in 1979, females athletes in the city began to get the same recognition. Here's all the Indianapolis award winners, and Marion County dating back to the award's inception.CITY MALE1950 - Dick Campbell, Broad Ripple1951 - Jim Nyers, Manual1952 - Joe Sexson, Tech1953 - Hallie Bryant, Attucks1954 - Adell Turner, Tech1955 - Jim Loer, Shortridge1956 - Oscar Robertson, Attucks1957 - Dave Price, Shortridge1958 - Chuck Holle, Broad Ripple1959 - Gerry Williams, Shortridge & Jim Blake, Indiana Deaf1960 - Mel Garland, Tech1961 - Tom and Dick VanArsdale, Manual1962 - Randy Minniear, Broad Ripple1963 - Bill McMahon, Scecina1964 - John Nell, Tech1965 - Jack McMahon, Scecina1966 - Ron McBride, Manual1967 - Larry Highbaugh, Washington1968 - Scott Tegarden, Arlington1969 - George McGinnis, Washington & Dan Lintner, Scecina1970 - Tom Marendt, Howe1971 - Don Williams, Wood1972 - Bill Lynch, Bishop Chatard1973 - Royce Allen, Manual & Tom McShane, Cathedral1974 - Scott Erickson, Howe1975 - David Ancelet, Cathedral1976 - Tom Wroblewski, Scecina1977 - Tom Kleinschmidt, Broad Ripple1978 - Matt Langenbacher, Howe1979 - Kerry Noble, Washington1980 - Stacey Toran, Broad Ripple1981 - John Kennedy, Roncalli1982 - John Pfeifer, Cardinal Ritter1983 - Greg Corsaro, Roncalli1984 - Steve Schultz, Manual1985 - Ken McMichel, Northwest1986 - Steve Roberts, Cardinal Ritter1987 - Rob Turner, Bishop Chatard1988 - Bryan Madden, Broad Ripple1989 - Charles Miles, Broad Ripple1990 - James Cole, Manual1991 - Eli Rasheed, Washington1992 - Toby Jacobs, Scecina1993 - David Mathis, Howe1994 - James Turner, Broad Ripple1995 - Jack Owens, Washington1996 - Donald Winston, Scecina1997 - Bobby Beyer, Cardinal Ritter1998 - A.T. Simpson, Cathedral1999 - Brennon Clemmons, Northwest2000 - Kenny Sanders, Broad Ripple2001 - Rodney Byrnes, Cardinal Ritter2002 - Jason Bell, Arlington2003 - Mike Dury, Bishop Chatard2004 - Ryan Baker, Bishop Chatard2005 - Dray Mason, Bishop Chatard2006 - Todd Leone, Bishop Chatard2007 - Joe Holland, Bishop Chatard2008 - John Dury, Bishop Chatard2009 - Tyrone Walker, Cardinal Ritter2010 - Kofi Hughes, Cathedral2011 - Eric Deitchman, Bishop Chatard2012 - Tyler Willis, Cathedral2013 - Armond Jones, Cardinal Ritter2014 - Jake Purichia, Cardinal Ritter2015 - Brian Ball, Bishop Chatard2016 - Max Wehrle, Cardinal Ritter2017 - Ben Stewart, Cathedral2018 - Will Kellison, Bishop Chatard2019 - Cole Hocker, Cathedral2020 - Patrick Mastrian, Bishop Chatard2021 - Trey Flatt, Covenant Christian2022 - Brock Buckley, Covenant Christian2023 - Jaron Tibbs, Cathedral2024 - Sam Feeney, Bishop Chatard2025 - Kalen Sargent, Bishop Chatard2026 - Phoenix Boyer, Bishop ChatardCITY FEMALE1979 - Kelly Woolen, Bishop Chatard1980 - Bonnie Harrington, Washington1981 - Cheryl Cook, Washington1982 - Suzanne Scheele, Roncalli1983 - Susie Kuntz, Roncalli1984 - Marni Kirkhoff, Roncalli1985 - Susan Hoereth, Roncalli1986 - Diane Hoereth, Roncalli1987 - Connie Carroll, Cardinal Ritter1988 - Colleen Jordan, Roncalli1989 - Veronica Huck, Roncalli1990 - Amy Greer, Cathedral1991 - Teri Quackenbush, Roncalli1992 - Katie Murphy, Cardinal Ritter1993 - Missy Abbott, Roncalli1994 - Nikki Lawrie, Roncalli1995 - Corrie Conner, Bishop Chatard1996 - Tamika Johnson, Cathedral1997 - Kelly Gamble, Scecina1998 - Kim Lowe, Northwest1999 - Molly Thatcher, Bishop Chatard2000 - Andrea Kremer, Bishop Chatard2001 - Ellen Rehme, Cathedral2002 - Sharika Webb, Cathedral2003 - Melissa Popp, Bishop Chatard2004 - Annie OConnor, Cathedral2005 - Kortney Norris, Bishop Chatard2006 - Beth Reed, Bishop Chatard2007 - Julie Scheidler, Bishop Chatard2008 - Jordan Berty, Cardinal Ritter2009 - Kelly Faris, Heritage Christian2010 - Mariah Whitacre, Cathedral2011 - Liz Stratman, Heritage Christian2012 - Mary Davis, Bishop Chatard2013 - Marissa Collier, Bishop Chatard2014 - Hannah Gardner, Bishop Chatard2015 - Anna Logan, Bishop Chatard2016 - Kendall White, Cathedral2017 - Nia Robinson, Cathedral2018 - Jenna Purichia, Cardinal Ritter2019 - Beth Barnes, Bishop Chatard2020 - Mariah and Mary Anna Wehrle, Cardinal Ritter2021 - Moira McGinley, Bishop Chatard2022 - Kelsey Waggoner, Cardinal Ritter2023 - Lily Cridge, Bishop Chatard2024 - Addison Duncan, Bishop Chatard2025 - Kya Crooke, Heritage Christian2026 - Julia Score, Bishop ChatardMARION COUNTY MALE1950 - Ulysses Rice, Decatur Central1951 - Gaton Allen, Ben Davis1952 - Jack Wilson, Southport1953 - Bob Theil, Southport1954 - Bob Anderson, Warren Central1955 - Fred Stegmoller, Ben Davis1956 - Tom Bennett, Southport1957 - Jim Wood, Speedway & Don Glesing, Franklin Central1958 - Ken Knopf, Decatur Central1959 - Joe Beal, Southport1960 - Tom Jones, Speedway1961 - Jerry Roberts, Speedway1962 - Gordon Teter, Lawrence Central1963 - Louie Dampier, Southport1964 - Gunars Janelsins, Warren Central1965 - Tom Smith, Speedway1966 - Scott Neat, Speedway1967 - Johnny Allen, Speedway1968 - Sammy Carter, Brebeuf Jesuit1969 - Terry Woodburn, Warren Central1970 - Tom Gilbert, Speedway1971 - Dave Guthrie, Decatur Central1972 - Dave Wood, Pike & Steve Montgomery, Southport1973 - Dan Smith, Franklin Central1974 - Ed Thompson, Lawrence Central1975 - Matt Phillips, Lawrence Central1976 - Ty Dickerson, Lawrence Central & Tom Dunn, Speedway1977 - Al Darring, North Central1978 - Mark Rodriquez, Lawrence North1979 - Tom Petty, Lawrence Central1980 - Duane Gunn, North Central1981 - David Cravens, Decatur Central1982 - Ray Wallace, North Central1983 - Burt Austin, Franklin Central1984 - Lars Tate, North Central1985 - Steve Wallace, Lawrence North1986 - Jeff George, Warren Central1987 - Brian Bohrer, Perry Meridian1988 - Derwin Webb, Lawrence North1989 - Greg Hobbs, Brebeuf Jesuit1990 - Eric Montross, Lawrence North1991 - Marlon Fleming, Southport & LaRon Moore, Franklin Central1992 - Chris Ings, Ben Davis1993 - Nick Middleton, Lawrence Central1994 - Jason Strayhorn, North Central1995 - Mike Renfro, Beech Grove1996 - Jeff Poisel, Ben Davis1997 - Jeremy Allen, Pike1998 - Absolom Bryant, Perry Meridian1999 - Tyrece Butler, Decatur Central2000 - Justin Beriault, Warren Central2001 - Chris Hill, Lawrence North2002 - James Banks, Ben Davis2003 - Nef Araia, Lawrence North2004 - Craig Hormann, Lawrence Central2005 - Donald Washington III, Franklin Central & Jason Werner, Roncalli2006 - Greg Oden, Lawrence North2007 - Eric Gordon, North Central2008 - Bob Beldon, Decatur Central2009 - Nick Turner, Southport2010 - Terone Johnson, North Central2011 - Kris Harley, Warren Central2012 - Futsum Zienasellassie, North Central2013 - Darius Latham, North Central2014 - Lukayus McNeil, Decatur Central2015 - Tommy Stevens, Decatur Central2016 - Chris Evans, Ben Davis2017 - Tristan Tonte, Warren Central2018 - Tyrone Tracy, Decatur Central2019 - David Bell, Warren Central2020 - Josh Fryar, Beech Grove2021 - Donaven McCulley, Lawrence North2022 - Javon Tracy, Decatur Central2023 - Joshua Mickens, Lawrence Central2024 - Bryson Luter, Lawrence Central2025 - Mark Zachary IV, Ben Davis2026 - Rylan Hainje, Franklin CentralMARION COUNTY FEMALE1979 - Elizabeth Ashburn, Ben Davis1980 - Amy Metheny, Southport1981 - Kelly Kessler, Ben Davis1982 - Maureen Hill, Pike and Melissa Barney, Brebeuf Jesuit1983 - Theresa Bayt, Ben Davis1984 - Kim Britt, Ben Davis1985 - Gretchen Inskeep, North Central1986 - Angela Berry, North Central1987 - Maicel Malone, North Central1988 - Vicki Hall, Brebeuf Jesuit1989 - Shannon Jensen, Ben Davis1990 - Michelle Hess, Beech Grove1991 - Sara Daniel, Perry Meridian1992 - Bonnie Lovins, Ben Davis1993 - Terri Davis, Ben Davis1994 - Elizabeth Turner, Brebeuf Jesuit1995 - Rachel Johnson, Beech Grove1996 - Courtney Adams, Brebeuf Jesuit1997 - Alisa Nordholt, Perry Meridian1998 - Kyle Black, North Central1999 - Jesse Jones, Decatur Central2000 - Mary Blessing, Decatur Central2001 - Shyra Ely, Ben Davis2002 - Megan Jones, Ben Davis2003 - Katie Gearlds, Beech Grove2004 - Janese Banks, Ben Davis2005 - Stephanie Greer, Roncalli2006 - Lauren Cheney, Ben Davis2007 - Ta'Shia Phillips, Brebeuf Jesuit2008 - Felisha Johnson, Lawrence North2009 - Hannah Farley, Park Tudor2010 - Dee Dee Williams, Ben Davis2011 - Bria Goss, Ben Davis2012 - JoJo Daghe, Speedway2013 - Alethia Marrero, Ben Davis2014 - Ana Owens, Lawrence North2015 - Reilly Martin, Brebeuf Jesuit2016 - Melanie McHenry, Speedway2017 - Lynna Irby, Pike2018 - Katherine Modrell, Brebeuf Jesuit2019 - Caitie Baird, Perry Meridian2020 - KJa Talley, Warren Central2021 - Ellen Baker, North Central2022 - Ramiah Elliott, North Central2023 - Gretchen Farley, Park Tudor2024 - Maddie Rocchio, North Central2025 - Kaelina Matthews, North Central2026 - Reagan Turk, RoncalliThis article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: All-time Indianapolis and Marion County high school athletes of the year