Brian Long (St. Xavier) and Mary Grace Pellegrini (duPont Manual) were named the 2007 Kentucky Gatorade Track & Field Athletes of the Year.
Long, a 2007 graduate of St. Xavier won the Class AAA 1600m Run at the KHSAA State Meet in June. His senior cross country season he won the Class AAA KHSAA State Championship. He will run for Villanova University next year.
Pellegrini, finished her junior year with her three state championships. Her first as a member of the duPont Manual girls Class AAA KHSAA State Cross Country Meet champions. This spring she won the 1600m and 3200m Runs at the KHSAA State Track Meet.