High Schools (2016)

Alexa Clark Flickr High School BW
Alexa Clark Flickr High School BW

 

American Heroes: High School Sports
Name
Protest Date
Significant Notes
Brunswick High School
Brunswick, Ohio
Football

Rodney Axson

September 2, 2016

2 Unnamed members of the football team

September 2, 2016

Atlanta, Georgia
Football Coaching Staff

Unnamed members of the football team coaching staff

September 2, 2016

  • Remained seated or otherwise did not stand during the national anthem.
Aurora, Colorado
Football

Tarell Gissendanner

September 2, 2016

Jalil Grimes

September 2, 2016

Christian Wells

September 2, 2016

Unnamed members of the football team

September 2, 2016

Manchester, Pennsylvania
Cheerleading

Ajani Powell

September 2, 2016

Cincinnati, Ohio
Soccer

Tom Gallagher

September 6, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Benbrook, Texas
Volleyball

Aliah Bell

~September 6, 2016

Worchester, Pennsylvania
Football

Michael Oppong

September 9, 2016

Detroit, Michigan
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 9, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
St. Matthews, Kentucky
Football

Tre Chappell

September 9, 2016

Lincoln, Nebraska
Football

Michael Baklykov

September 9, 2016

Sterling Smith

September 9, 2016

Norfolk, Virginia
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 9, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 9, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Syracuse, New York
Football

James Williams

September 9, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Rockford, Illinois
Football

6 Unnamed members of the football team

September 9, 2016

Wilmington, North Carolina
Officiating Crew (Football)

Jeff Hibbert

~September 9, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Football

Josh Amoateng

September 9, 2016

Markel Grant

September 9, 2016

Brian McNeary

September 9, 2016

Unnamed members of the football team

September 9, 2016

Camden, New Jersey
Football

Preston Brown

September 10, 2016

Unnamed members of the football team and coaching staff

September 10, 2016

San Francisco, California
Football

Niamey Harris

September 10, 2016

Duncan Lau

September 10, 2016

Marvin Pusung-Zita

September 10, 2016

Brindan Shepard

September 10, 2016

Cheko Wells

September 10, 2016

Entire football team

September 10, 2016

Newark, New Jersey
Football

Isaiah Gordon

~September 12, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Ibn Ingram

~September 12, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Gaithersburg, Maryland
Soccer (Girls)

Heaven Anna

September 13, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Unnamed members of the soccer team

September 13, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Student Body

7 Unnamed members of the student body

September 14, 2016

  • Remained seated during the national anthem.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Volleyball

Rosie Letofsky

September 15, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Entire volleyball team

September 15, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Seattle, Washington
Football

Joey Thomas

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

entire football team and coaching staff

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 16, 2016

  • Deliberately remained in the locker room during the national anthem, and after the anthem, came out and knelt in silence.
Syracuse, New York
Football

Marcus Derby

September 16, 2016

Jakev Jackson

September 16, 2016

Quentin Lawrence

September 16, 2016

Louisville, Georgia
Football

Unnamed member of the football team

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Damascus, Maryland
Student Body

Kierra Booker

September 16, 2016

Natalia Ceron-Parra

September 16, 2016

Aurora, Colorado
Football

Vicqari Horton

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Unnamed members of the football team

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Edina, Minnesota
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
West Palm Beach, Florida
Football

Jalen Wright

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

2 Unnamed members of the football team

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Seattle, Washington
Football

~4 Unnamed members of the football team

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Elk Grove, California
Football

12 Unnamed members of the football team

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Rock Island, Illinois
Football

Tavion Brooks

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

DeAngelo Horne

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Jarvel Lewis

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Oliver McDowell

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Javontae Rush

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Deion Stewart-Parks

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Worchester, Pennsylvania
Football

Devaughn Mitchell

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Joseph Nyuane

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Devon Taylor

September 16, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Football

Pape Coundoul

September 16, 2016

Da’Shawn Gibson

September 16, 2016

Dajon Walker

September 16, 2016

Jajuan Walker

September 16, 2016

Oakland, California
Football

William Perkins

September 16, 2016

Jadan Starks

September 16, 2016

Entire football team and coaching staff

September 16, 2016

Dayton, Ohio
Football (coaching staff)

Jay Pruitt

September 16, 2016

Berkeley, California
Football

Brandon Bailey

~September 16, 2016

Daraja McDonald

~September 16, 2016

Isaiah Mays

~September 16, 2016

Anchorage, Alaska
Football

Six Unnamed members of the football team

September 17, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Berkeley, California
Student Body

Unnamed member of the student body

~September 19, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Football

Marquis Hubanks

September 17, 2016

Rashard Wheeler

September 17, 2016

Unnamed members of the football team

September 17, 2016

DeSoto, Texas
Volleyball

Entire volleyball team

September 20, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Fayetteville, North Carolina
Soccer (Boys)

Justice Sharpe

September 21, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Unnamed members of the boys soccer team

September 21, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Soccer (Girls)

Lauren Turner

September 21, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Fort Worth, Texas
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 22, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
DeSoto, Texas
Cheerleading

Entire Cheerleading squad

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Student Body

Maddie McFee

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt or remained seated during the national anthem

A’lexis Wells

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt or remained seated during the national anthem

Unnamed members of the student body

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt or remained seated during the national anthem
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Football

Davion Burris

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

5 Unnamed members of the football team

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Dayton, Ohio
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 23, 2016

New Hope, Minnesota
Football

Entire football team

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Long Beach, California
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Los Angeles, California
Cheerleading, Football

Unnamed members and of the football team, including coaches, and cheerleading squad

September 23, 2016

  • Students knelt, raised a fist, and knelt with a fist raised during the national anthem.
Cedar Hill, Texas
Cheerleading

Unnamed member of the cheerleading squad

September 23, 2016

Charlotte, North Carolina
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Grovetown, Georgia
Football

Shamar Cofield

September 23, 2016

  • Students knelt and turned their back during the national anthem.

Unnamed members of the football team

September 23, 2016

  • Students knelt and turned their back during the national anthem.
Madison, Wisconsin
Football

Entire Football Team

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Madison, Wisconsin
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Newark, New Jersey
Football

Buchie Ibeh

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Markyse Joseph

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Unnamed members of the football team

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Lakewood, New Jersey
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 23, 2016

  • Raised fist during the national anthem.
Kenner, Louisiana
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 23, 2016

Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Football

Unnamed member of the football team

September 23, 2016

Wesley Chapel, Florida
Student Body

Unnamed members of the student body

~September 23, 2016

Seattle, Washington
Football

Rashekem Ausur

September 23, 2016

Todd Vicencio

September 23, 2016

Unnamed members of the football team

September 23, 2016

Durham, North Carolina
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
El Paso, Texas
Football

Trey Addy

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Nashville, Tennessee
Cheerleading

Ke’arra Allen

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Ivanyona Murphy

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Unnamed members of the cheerleading squad

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Durham, North Carolina
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 23, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Carney’s Point, New Jersey
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 24, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Football

Khalil Nelson

September 24, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

entire football team

September 24, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Football

entire football team

September 24, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Mill Valley, California
Football

Tre’Chaun Berkley

September 24, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
  • Kroll, Madreau, and Redick remained seated during the national anthem.

Oscar Corona

September 24, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
  • Kroll, Madreau, and Redick remained seated during the national anthem.

Pedro Mira

September 24, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
  • Kroll, Madreau, and Redick remained seated during the national anthem.

Braxton Mitchell

September 24, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
  • Kroll, Madreau, and Redick remained seated during the national anthem.

Leonjae Silas

September 24, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
  • Kroll, Madreau, and Redick remained seated during the national anthem.

Jordan Smith

September 24, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
  • Kroll, Madreau, and Redick remained seated during the national anthem.
Rochester, New York
Soccer

Ben Babcock

September 27, 2016

Miguel Camilo Lopez

September 27, 2016

entire boys soccer team

September 27, 2016

Chicago, Illinois
Student Body

3 Unnamed students

~September 29, 2016

  • Remained seated during the national anthem.
Omaha, Nebraska
Cheerleading, Band

Taichelle Butler

September 30, 2016

Erykah Foster

September 30, 2016

C’yera Sherrod

September 30, 2016

3 Unnamed members of the cheerleading squad

September 30, 2016

8 Unnamed members of the band

September 30, 2016

Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
Cheerleading

12 Unnamed members of the cheerleading squad

September 30, 2016

Portland, Oregon
Football, Cheerleading

Unnamed members of the football team and cheerleading squad

September 30, 2016

  • Students knelt/raised their fist during the national anthem.
Los Angeles, California
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 30, 2016

  • Students knelt/raised their fist during the national anthem.
Bauxite, Arkansas
Student Body

Zerik ________

September 30, 2016

Plainfield, Illinois
Football

Victor Ballard

September 30, 2016

~11 Unnamed members of the football team

September 30, 2016

Los Angeles, California
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

September 30, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Compton, California
Football

Tyree Coleman

September 30, 2016

  • Raised fist during the national anthem.

James Lawrence

September 30, 2016

  • Raised fist during the national anthem.
Los Angeles, California
Football

Justin Prince

September 30, 2016

  • Raised fist during the national anthem.

Unnamed members of the football team

September 30, 2016

  • Raised fist during the national anthem.
Los Angeles, California
Football

Noah Bean

~9/1/2016

Terrell Cox, Jr.

~9/1/2016

Shawn Davis

~9/1/2016

Unnamed members of the football team

~9/1/2016

Minneapolis, Minnesota
cheerleading

Rachel Lawrence

~9/1/2016

entire cheerleading squad

~9/1/2016

Inglewood, California
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

~10/1/2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Houston, Texas
Volleyball

Unnamed members of the volleyball team

~10/1/2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Football

5 Unnamed members of the football team

October 7, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Amherst, Massachusetts
Volleyball

Claire Basler-Change

October 7, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Teya Nolan

October 7, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Amina Torres

October 7, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

7 other members of the volleyball team

October 7, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Indianapolis, Indiana
Student Body

Keyla Jones

October 7, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Nicodemus Monts

October 7, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Unnamed members of the student body

October 7, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Football (Coaching Staff)

3 Unnamed members of the football team coaching staff

October 7, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Chicago, Illinois
Football

3 Unnamed members of the football team

October 7, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Chicago, Illinois
Football

Unnamed members of the football team

October 7, 2016

  • Raised fist in the air, while grasping their helmets, during the national anthem.
Salisbury, Maryland
Football

Keeondre’ Coston

October 14, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Unnamed members of the football team

October 14, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Berkeley, California
Football

Ty Delaney

October 14, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Jaden Lewis

October 14, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Armani Turner-Jenkins

October 14, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

entire football team

October 14, 2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Student Body

Lauren Howell

October 21, 2016

  • Remained seated during the national anthem.

Joycelyn Malosa

October 21, 2016

  • Remained seated during the national anthem.

Unnamed members of the student body

October 21, 2016

  • Remained seated during the national anthem.
North Carolina
Football (Officiating Crew)

Unnamed member of the officiating crew

October 21, 2016

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Volleyball

Korie Lyons

~10/30/2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

Entire volleyball team

~10/30/2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Cucamonga, California
Football

Jaylon Redd

~10/30/2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Bowling Green, Ohio
Soccer (Girls)

Caroline Sayer

~10/30/2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.

2 Unnamed members of the soccer team

~10/30/2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Graceville, Florida
Cheerleading

Leanndra Swain

~10/30/2016

  • Knelt during the national anthem.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Student Body

Dylan Bruton

November 11, 2016

Wentzville, Missouri
Student Body

Unnamed member of the student body

November 11, 2016

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Basketball (Girl’s Varsity)

Unnamed members of the basketball team

December 6, 2016