Angie Ryker became New Washington High School’s only All-American high school athlete by winning two IHSAA State Finals shot put competitions in 1985 and 1987. The southeastern Indiana community located in rural Clark County with a high school of only 255 students, it is ranked as among the smallest in the state.

She won the 1988 US Junior National Championship in the shot put, which qualified her to become a member of the US U-19 national team, competing at the international meet held in Sudbury, Canada, taking ninth place.