Chanelle Price Named 2008 Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year

Chanelle Price may be one of the greatest in a generation. The University of Tennessee committ, ran a staggering 2:01.61, recording the second-best time in scholastic history at the Prefontaine Classic against a world-class field.

Price is a well-rounded individual. She maintained a 99.28 average in the classroom, placing her in the top 5 percent of her class.

Easton Area High (Easton Area, Pa.) middle-distance runner Chanelle Price captured the 2008 Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year award. She accepted the award from 2003 Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year Allyson Felix, 2004 Gatorade Female Athlete of the Year Candace Parker and two-time Olympic gold medalist Mia Hamm preceding the 2008 ESPY Awards at the Nokia Theatre, where all 12 Gatorade National Player of the Year award-winners will walk the red carpet as special guests.

"They’re putting me up there with the Candace Parkers and the Allyson Felixes, the Lebron James, so I think that’s what, deep inside, I really enjoy," said Price. "That really says something. Now I feel like I have a tradition and a legacy that I have to carry on, so these next few years I know that there are things that I have to achieve – world records, Olympic gold medals that I have to achieve for myself, but that’ll motivate me to uphold the Gatorade tradition."

Justin Timberlake hosted the 2008 ESPY Awards at the NOKIA Theatre LA LIVE in Los Angeles. The show airs Sunday, July 20th on ESPN at 9 pm EST/PST.

By Jay Hicks.

Chanelle Price Awarded Top Honors!

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  Rising star Chanelle Price had one of the best races in the history of high school track this year and no one is more deserving of accolades. At a ceremony on Wednesday, she was named 2007-08 Gatorade National Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year.

  Price is the first student-athlete from Pennsylvania to win such an award. She is also in the running for the Gatorade Female High School Athlete of the year. The winner will be announced at a ceremony before the ESPY Awards next year.

  Some of the past winners of the prestigious award include: Bianca Knight, Allyson Felix, Monique Henderson, and Sanya Richards.

  

  Price is currently ranked in the top 10 of all female 800-meter runners in the United States. The University of Tennessee recruit has qualified to compete in the U.S. Olympic Trials beginning June 27 to July 6 at the University of Oregon.

  Last month at the Pennsylvania state meet Price shattered the PIAA-AAA and National Federation record in the 800 in a time of 2:02.90.

  Earlier this month, fans saw her place sixth among the sport’s elite at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon with a stunning 2:01.61—registering the second best time in scholastic history.

  In the classroom, she has maintained a 99.28 average to be in the top five percent of her class.

  By Jay Hicks.

Price Dominates & Shatters National 800 Record!

We wouldn't be going overboard by saying this is the best high school victory you’ll ever see.

Chanelle Price took out what looked to be a 60 meter lead during the first lap as she delivered a thunderous 800 (2:02.90) at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletics Association (PIAA) last Saturday at the Track and Field Championships in Shippensburg.

She won the race 10 seconds ahead of the second place finisher Shaniel Chambers of Chester (2:12.18).

The 17-year-old’s time broke Joetta Clark-Digg’s four-time Olympian Joetta Clark-Diggs’ National Federation of High Schools record (2:04.50) and two-time Olympic medalist Kim Gallagher’s 28-year-old PIAA meet record (2:05.47).

She will run next at the Prefontaine Classic. Price’s performance might signal a changing of the guard. Former Olympic champion Maria Mutola of Mozambique returns for her 16th and final appearance in the PreClassic 800 at the Prefontaine Classic on Sunday, June 8, 2008.

The young phenom, Price will attempt to make the Olympic team at the USA Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Ore., which begin on June 27.

Click here to see the Chanelle Price video.

By Jay Hicks.