The All-World Awards honor outstanding area performers in high school sports. 

Athletes of the year will be honored from finalists already announced in football, basketball, wrestling, swimming, volleyball, softball and cross country. Finalists for baseball, golf, soccer, tennis and track and field will be announced in May.

Felix Jones, the former Dallas Cowboys first-round draft choice who starred at Booker T. Washington High School, will be the keynote speaker. He was the Tulsa World’s metro and state football player of the year in 2004 with 2,282 rushing yards and 48 touchdowns to help Booker T. Washington reach the Class 5A final. Jones also was a track and field standout for Washington and played on the 2005 state runner-up basketball team. He was an All-American as a kick returner at Arkansas in 2007 and the Cowboys’ top pick in 2008. He led the NFL with a 5.9 per carry yards average in 2009 and had a career-high 1,250 total yards in 2010.

Check-in time will be from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the awards ceremony will begin at 7 p.m. 

Please Choose Between a Chicken or Vegetarian Option:

Parmesan Crusted Breast of Chicken with Parmesan Cream

Buttery Yukon Gold Potato Hash

Roasted Herb Asparagus

Spaghetti Squash

Farmer's Market Risotto - Vegetarian

Baby Green Beans

Roasted Butternut Squash

Wild mushrooms

Selection Committee

An elite group of athletes is hand-selected by a panel of Tulsa World sportswriters. Athletes who qualify for nomination for an award are within 60 miles of downtown Tulsa. Athletes also are eligible if they are from a town of at least 5,000 people and located within 75 miles of downtown Tulsa.

Participating Schools: 

Adair, B.T. Washington, Barnsdall, Bartlesville, Beggs, Berryhill, Bishop Kelley, Bixby, Bristow, Broken Arrow, Caney Valley, Cascia Hall, Catoosa, Central, CHEF (homeschool), Chelsea, Chouteau, Claremore Christian, Claremore Sequoyah, Claremore, Cleveland, Collinsville, Copan, Coweta, Cushing, Davenport, Depew, Destiny (Wagoner), Dewar, Dewey, Dove Science, Drumright, Eagle Point (Sapulpa), East Central, Edison, Fort Gibson, Foyil, Glencoe, Glenpool, Green Country, Haskell, Henryetta, Hilldale (Muskogee), Holland Hall, Hominy, Hulbert, Inola, Immanuel Lutheran (BA), Jenks, Kellyville, Kiefer, Liberty, Lincoln Christian, Locust Grove, Mannford, Mason, McLain, Memorial, Metro Christian, Mingo Valley, Morris, Mounds, Muskogee, NOAH (homeschool), Nowata, Oilton, Okay, Okmulgee, Olive, Oologah, Owasso, Pawhuska, Pawnee, Porter, Preston, Prue, Pryor, Regent Prep, Rejoice Christian (Owasso), Riverfield Country Day, Rogers, Salina, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Schulter, Skiatook, Sperry, Stillwater, Stroud, Summit Christian, Tahlequah, Tahlequah Sequoyah, Union, Yale, Verdigris, Victory Christian, Vinita, Webster, Wilson (Henryetta), Wright Christian and Wynona.