Yoncalla High School graduate Maranda Brownson has been selected for induction to the National High School Hall of Fame, the National Federation of State High School Associations announced on Thursday.

Brownson, a track and field standout for the Eagles from 1998-2001, is one of four former student-athletes to be inducted in the class of 2023. Also on the list are Tamika Catchings, Carlos Boozer and Clarissa Chun.

During her illustrious four year run at Yoncalla, Brownson won 16 individual track and field state championships. She competed and won four events each year at the Class 2A state meet, the maximun number allowed by the Oregon School Activities Association.

Brownson is one of just two athletes, boys or girls, in Oregon history to accomplish the feat. Her 160 points scored at state tops all classifcations, according to a News-Review article in 2020.

“I think it’s easier to appreciate now because it’s been so long,” Brownson said of her track achievements in a 2020 interview with The News-Review. “I didn’t understand how great it was until I saw how it wasn’t duplicated.”

Surprisingly, Brownson never won the same combination of four events during her historic run. She earned state titles in six different events, including the 200-meter dash and 100-meter hurdles all four years.

Brownson also played basketball at Yoncalla and was a four-time letter winner and two-time Big Fir League most valuable player. Her 1,339 points is the most scored for a girls basketball player in school history.

She was the 2001 Oregon Girls Prep Athlete of the Year and 2001 Eugene Register-Guard Prep Athlete of the Year. She competed in track and field collegiately at the University of Nevada and is listed on a number of all-time indoor and outdoor best performance lists.