Fearless Dreamers: The 20 Best Girls Track and Field Stars

Kathy McMillan, Hoke County HS, Raeford, NC

The longest-standing National High School Record belongs to Kathy McMillan, who jumped 22 feet, three inches as a senior in high school. That summer, she finished runner-up as an 18-year-old in the senior division of the USA Track & Field Championships and qualified to represent the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where she won the silver medal. McMillan went to compete at Tennessee State University and won gold medals at the 1979 and 1983 Pan-American Games as well as the 1980 Olympic Boycott Games.

<p> <em>As McFarland, USA hits theaters this weekend, MileSplit takes a look back at the nation&#39;s best high school track and field stars in history.&nbsp;</em></p>