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The 16-year-old broke the under-18 400m record twice in the olympic essays He then became the youngest Olympic track and field gold medalist in history when he competed in the preliminary leg of the men’s 4×400 relay, which his American teammates won.
As the presumptive No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA draft and the Naismith and Gatorade Player of the Year, the 17-year-old Duke was the only player with no NBA experience invited to join on the USA Select Team for pre-Olympic preparation. .
After making his Barcelona debut at the age of 15 years, nine months and 16 days, the Spaniard was the star of Euro 2024. As the youngest goalscorer in the tournament’s history, the right winger was named best young player one day after turning 17.
The Padres prospect signed a record $5.6 million deal last year and started in the MLB Futures Game this summer. The 18-year-old recently caught for five-time All-Star Yu Darvish as the pitcher began a rehab stint with High A Fort Wayne.
The daughter of U.S. Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein, the 16-year-old won the Nike Cross Nationals title in December as a sophomore and was named the Gatorade Girls Cross Country National Player of the Year. He signed On’s first NIL secondary deal in April.
A month before his 19th birthday last October, Shaw made his senior debut and has scored seven goals in 16 games. She was the youngest player on the USWNT’s Olympic roster and is in her third season with the NWSL Wave.
Son of the late Bengals WR Chris Henry, the 17-year-old committed to Ohio State as the top prospect in the class of 2026. Henry, who was raised by Pacman Jones, trains in California with another of former colleagues of his father, TJ Houshmandzadeh.
With 32 goals in his freshman season at Boston University, Celebrini won the Hobey Baker Award. The 18-year-old was drafted No. 1 overall by San Jose and will work alongside his father, Rick, who is vice president of player health and performance for the NBA’s Warriors.