Gatorade 2021 - 2022: Player of the Year

Boys Track & Field - Delaware

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BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Yougendy Mauricette

Hurdles/Sprints
SUSSEX TECH HS
GEORGETOWN, DELAWARE
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 14.35

Division 1 State Meet - 110m High Hurdles

1st - 38.46

Division 1 State Meet - 300m Intermediate Hurdles

1st - 23 ft, 3.5 in

Division 1 State Meet - Long Jump
“Yougendy is a great athlete and an excellent young man. His track accomplishments will open doors for him, and his work habits, character and drive will be what makes him successful.”
Kani Kane
Head Coach - Sussex Tech coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 135-pound junior won four individual events at the Division 1 state meet this past season. Mauricette won the 110-meter high hurdles in 14.35 seconds, took the 300-meter intermediate hurdles in 38.46, captured the long jump with a leap of 23 feet, 3.5 inches and broke the tape in the 200 with a time of 21.84. He also won both hurdle events at the state Meet of Champions, and won a national title in the 400 hurdles at the New Balance Nationals Outdoor with a time of 51.31, which ranked as the nation’s No. 1 performance among prep competitors in 2022.

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Academic Achievement

Mauricette has maintained an A average in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Mauricette has volunteered locally on behalf of his church’s youth group and a youth track program.