This month marks 40 years since the creation of National Girls and Women in Sports Day (Feb. 4), and The Oregonian/OregonLive and longtime Oregon sports writer René Ferrán commemorated the occasion by naming the 100 greatest girls athletes in Oregon high school sports history.
It was an extension of a list Ferrán originally published for High School On SI last year in which he named the state’s all-time top 50 girls athletes.
We counted down the athletes 10 at a time beginning at the start of the month. For the first time, here are all the names in one place, with links to the original posts in which Ferrán highlights their many accomplishments.
OREGON’S 100 GREATEST GIRLS ATHLETES
No. 100 through No. 91 — read more
100. Piper Daskalos, Jesuit, 2023 (lacrosse)
Daskalos starred on three state title-winning teams for the Crusaders and was a two-time All-American before playing for Johns Hopkins University.
99. Sari-Jane Jenkins, South Salem, 2005 (softball, volleyball, basketball)
Jenkins earned 11 letters in three sports with the Saxons; she was a two-time all-state softball selection in high school and a three-time all-Pac-10 honoree at the University of Oregon.
98. Isabella Thorndike, Ashland, 2008 (skiing)
Thorndike won the OISRA combined state title as a sophomore and junior; she placed second as a senior.
97. Rebecca Kim, McNary/Tigard, 2006 (golf)
Kim was the first Oregon girl to win three consecutive individual state championships; she played two seasons for Duke University before turning professional.
96. Stephanie Horton, Tigard, 2007 (track and field)
Horton’s mark of 52 feet, 7 inches, in the shot put was the best throw nationally in 2005 and has stood as the Oregon high school record for two decades; she also was a state-champion discus thrower and became an All-American shot-putter at the University of Kansas.
95. Taylor Wallace, Henley, 2008 (track and field, cross country)
Wallace won 10 individual state championships and three relay titles with the Hornets, becoming the first Oregon runner to win the 1,500- and 3,000-meter gold medals four consecutive years; as a steeplechaser at the University of Oregon, she qualified for the NCAA championships in 2012.
94. Kennedy Blanton, Forest Grove, 2025 (wrestling, soccer, track and field)
Blanton won two state titles in wrestling and holds state records for wins (163) and pins (126); she qualified for the track and field state championships four times in the pole vault and was a four-year varsity soccer player.
93. Madison Odiorne, Summit, 2015 (golf)
Odiorne was the first Oregon golfer (boy or girl) to win four individual state championships; she had three top-10 finishes for Washington State.
92. Jamie Stone, Centennial, 2017 (swimming)
Stone became the first Oregon swimmer to win four state titles in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles; she earned All-American honorable mention in the 200 and 800 relays at the University of Arizona…