Frisco Lone Star’s Marvin Mims, Byron Nelson’s Paige Flickinger are named best athletes in Texas

A record-breaking wide receiver and a volleyball state champion from the Dallas area were named the best athletes in Texas for 2020 by MaxPreps.

Frisco Lone Star’s Marvin Mims, an Under Armour All-American who signed with Oklahoma, was named the state’s top male athlete. The four-star recruit broke state and national records for single-season receiving yards, finishing with 2,649, and he broke the state record for career receiving yards with 5,505.

Here is the play on which Mims broke the single-season state record, catching a 62-yard touchdown pass from Garret Rangel in a 38-20 win over Lancaster in the Class 5A Division I Region II final.

The state record for single-season receiving yards had stood since 1998. Mims was named the SportsDayHS co-offensive player of the year after Lone Star averaged 49.2 points per game, reached the state semifinals and finished 14-1.

LSU signee Paige Flickinger from Trophy Club Byron Nelson was chosen as the state’s top female athlete. The first-team Under Armour All-American was named the SportsDayHS All-Area Player of the Year, the Gatorade Texas Player of the Year and the MaxPreps National Player of the Year for volleyball.

Flickinger, a senior outside hitter, led Byron Nelson to a 50-2 record, the first state title in program history and USA Today’s mythical national championship. She had 797 kills and 813 digs this season — including 20 kills and 24 digs in a five-set win over Plano West in the Class 6A state championship match — and she finished her career with 2,264 kills and 2,594 digs.

To see the MaxPreps male athlete of the year for each state, go here.

To see the MaxPreps female athlete of the year for each state, go here.

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