2010 Female AOY finalist: Jessica Gehrke (VIDEO)

School: Iowa City West.

High school highlights: Won six individual/relay outdoor state championships in track and field, leading the Women of Troy to team titles in 2007, 2008 and 2010. Also captured six indoor state titles. She won three Drake Relays titles and holds West records in four events -- the 100, 200, long jump and 400 relay. She anchored the 400-meter relay that owns an all-time Iowa best. An Elite all-stater in volleyball in 2008 and 2009, leading West to a 4A runner-up finish last fall. Averaged 4.2 kills per game and posted a .417 kill efficiency as a senior.

Future plans: Will compete in volleyball and track at Florida International University.

She said it: "They say I make it look effortless. They ask me if I'm running hard. Yes, I'm running hard. " -- Gehrke, at the J-Hawk Relays, April 11, 2009.