Awards given to high school student-athletes in the United States
The Gatorade Player of the Year awards are given annually to up and coming high school student-athletes in the United States.[ 1] [ 2] baseball , boys and girls basketball , boys and girls cross country , boys football , boys and girls soccer , boys and girls track & field , girls softball , and girls volleyball .[ 1]
A "State Player of the Year" award is given to the best student-athlete in each of the twelve sports in the District of Columbia and each of the fifty states , where each sport is recognized as an interscholastic sport.[ 3] sportsmanship , and participation in community and other activities).[ 3] [ 4]
Finally, one male Athlete of the Year and one female Athlete of the Year are selected from the twelve National Player of the Year recipients.[ 5] sports journalists , coaches , and others.[ 3] Cooper Flagg and Sadie Engelhardt , received their awards at a special ceremony prior to The ESPY Awards .[ 3]
The Gatorade Company established the awards in 1986.[ 1] ESPN RISE which was ESPN's division for high-school sports. The selection process is currently run by the Gatorade Player of the Year Selection Committee.[ 1]
Past national winners include Peyton Manning and Emmitt Smith for football, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant for basketball, Allyson Felix for track and field, and Kerri Walsh for volleyball.
Athletes of the Year [ edit ] Awards include:[ note 1]
Male Athlete of the Year Year Winner Sport Hometown College 2003 LeBron James Basketball Akron, OH None 2004 Dwight Howard Basketball Atlanta, GA None 2005 Greg Paulus Football Syracuse, NY Duke (basketball), Syracuse (football) 2006 Greg Oden Basketball Indianapolis, IN Ohio State 2007 Kevin Love Basketball Lake Oswego, OR UCLA 2008 Matt Barkley Football Santa Ana, CA USC 2009 Garrett Gilbert Football Austin, TX Texas 2010 Brandon Knight Basketball Fort Lauderdale, FL Kentucky 2011 Dylan Bundy Baseball Owasso, OK None 2012 Johnathan Gray Football Aledo, TX Texas 2013 Andrew Wiggins Basketball Thornhill, ON , Canada Kansas 2014 Karl-Anthony Towns Basketball Metuchen, NJ Kentucky 2015 Kyler Murray Football Allen, TX Texas A&M / Oklahoma 2016 Jayson Tatum Basketball St. Louis, MO Duke 2017 MacKenzie Gore Baseball Whiteville, NC None 2018 J. T. Daniels Football Santa Ana, CA USC / Georgia / West Virginia / Rice 2019 Bobby Witt Jr. [ 6] Baseball Colleyville, TX None 2020 Arik Gilbert Football Marietta, GA LSU / Georgia 2022 Colin Sahlman [ 7] Cross country Newbury Park, CA None 2023 Max Clark [ 8] Baseball Franklin, IN None 2024 Cooper Flagg Basketball Newport, ME Duke
Female Athlete of the Year Year Winner Sport Hometown College 2003 Allyson Felix Track & Field North Hills, CA USC 2004 Candace Parker Basketball Naperville, IL Tennessee 2005 Cynthia Barboza Volleyball Long Beach, CA Stanford 2006 Tina Charles Basketball Middle Village, NY UConn 2007 Maya Moore Basketball Lawrenceville, GA UConn 2008 Chanelle Price Track & Field Easton, PA Tennessee 2009 Skylar Diggins Basketball South Bend, IN Notre Dame 2010 Chiney Ogwumike Basketball Cypress, TX Stanford 2011 Morgan Brian Soccer St. Simons Island, GA Virginia 2012 Breanna Stewart Basketball North Syracuse, NY UConn 2013 Morgan Andrews Soccer Milford, NH Notre Dame 2014 Brianna Turner Basketball Manvel, TX Notre Dame 2015 Candace Hill Track & Field Conyers, GA None 2016 Sydney McLaughlin Track & Field Scotch Plains, NJ Kentucky 2017 Sydney McLaughlin Track & Field Scotch Plains, NJ Kentucky 2018 Katelyn Tuohy Cross Country, Thiels, NY NC State 2019 Kelley Lynch [ 6] Softball Sharpsburg, GA Washington 2020 Paige Bueckers Basketball Minnetonka, MN UConn 2022 Kiki Rice Basketball San Francisco, CA UCLA 2023 Ava Brown Softball Montgomery, TX Florida 2024 Sadie Engelhardt Track & field Ventura, CA None
National Sports Winners [ edit ] Awards include:[ note 2]
Gary Sheffield was the first winner of the award. Year Winner Hometown College 1986 Gary Sheffield Tampa, FL Did not attend 1987 Willie Banks Jersey City, NJ 1988 Mark Lewis Hamilton, OH 1989 Jeff Jackson Chicago, IL 1990 Todd Van Poppel Arlington, TX 1991 Brian Barber Orlando, FL 1992 A. J. Hinch Midwest City, OK Stanford 1993 Alex Rodriguez Miami, FL Did not attend 1994 Doug Million Sarasota, FL Miami 1995 Chad Hutchinson San Diego, CA Stanford (football) 1996 Matt White Waynesboro, PA Did not attend 1997 Darnell McDonald Englewood, CO 1998 Drew Henson Brighton, MI Michigan (football) 1999 B. J. Garbe Moses Lake, WA Did not attend 2000 Jason Stokes Coppell, TX 2001 Casey Kotchman Seminole, FL 2002 Zack Greinke Apopka, FL 2003 Chris Lubanski Collegeville, PA 2004 Mark Rogers Topsham, ME 2005 Justin Upton Chesapeake, VA 2006 Clayton Kershaw Dallas, TX 2007 Rick Porcello West Orange, NJ 2008 Kyle Skipworth Riverside, CA 2009 Matt Hobgood Norco, CA 2010 Kaleb Cowart Adel, GA 2011 Dylan Bundy Owasso, OK 2012 Lance McCullers Jr. Tampa, FL 2013 Clint Frazier Loganville, GA 2014 Justus Sheffield Tullahoma, TN 2015 Luken Baker Conroe, TX TCU 2016 Kyle Muller Dallas, TX Did not attend 2017 MacKenzie Gore Whiteville, NC 2018 Ryan Weathers Loretto, TN 2019 Bobby Witt Jr. Colleyville, TX 2020 Jared Kelley Refugio, TX 2021 Dylan Lesko Buford, GA 2022 Brock Porter Orchard Lake Village, MI 2023 Max Clark Franklin, IN 2024 Konnor Griffin Flowood, MS
Kobe Bryant was the first winner not to play college basketball .Candace Parker was the first female player to win the award multiple times. Male Basketball Player of the Year Year Winner Hometown College 1986 J.R. Reid Virginia Beach, VA North Carolina 1987 LaBradford Smith Bay City, TX Louisville 1988 Alonzo Mourning Chesapeake, VA Georgetown 1989 Kenny Anderson Jamaica, NY Georgia Tech 1990 Damon Bailey Bedford, IN Indiana 1991 Chris Webber Detroit, MI Michigan 1992 Corliss Williamson Russellville, AR Arkansas 1993 Randy Livingston New Orleans, LA LSU 1994 Felipe López New York, NY St. John's 1995 Stephon Marbury Brooklyn, NY Georgia Tech 1996 Kobe Bryant Ardmore, PA Did not attend 1997 Baron Davis Santa Monica, CA UCLA 1998 Al Harrington Elizabeth, NJ Did not attend 1999 LaVell Blanchard Ann Arbor, MI Michigan 2000 Jared Jeffries Bloomington, IN Indiana 2001 Kelvin Torbert Flint, MI Michigan State 2002 LeBron James Akron, OH Did not attend 2003 2004 Dwight Howard Atlanta, GA 2005 Greg Oden Indianapolis, IN Ohio State 2006 2007 Kevin Love Lake Oswego, OR UCLA 2008 Jrue Holiday North Hollywood, CA 2009 Brandon Knight Fort Lauderdale, FL Kentucky 2010 2011 Bradley Beal St. Louis, MO Florida 2012 Jabari Parker Chicago, IL Duke 2013 Andrew Wiggins Thornhill, ON , Canada Kansas 2014 Karl-Anthony Towns Metuchen, NJ Kentucky 2015 Ben Simmons Melbourne , Australia LSU 2016 Jayson Tatum St. Louis, MO Duke 2017 Michael Porter Jr. Columbia, MO Missouri 2018 RJ Barrett Mississauga, ON , Canada Duke 2019 James Wiseman Nashville, TN Memphis 2020 Emoni Bates Ann Arbor, MI Memphis / Eastern Michigan 2021 Chet Holmgren Minneapolis, MN Gonzaga 2022 Gradey Dick Wichita, KS Kansas 2023 Cameron Boozer Miami, FL 2024 Cooper Flagg Newport, ME Duke
Female Basketball Player of the Year Year Winner Hometown College 1986 Susan Anderson Deming, WA Texas 1987 Kris Durham Scotch Plains, NJ Seton Hall 1988 Vicki Hall Indianapolis, IN Texas 1989 Lisa Harrison Louisville, KY Tennessee 1990 Lisa Leslie Inglewood, CA USC 1991 Michelle M. Marciniak Allentown, PA Notre Dame / Tennessee 1992 Katie Smith Logan, OH Ohio State 1993 La'Keshia Frett Hampton, VA Georgia 1994 Monick Foote Wilmington, DE Virginia 1995 Stephanie White West Lebanon, IN Purdue 1996 Jaime Walz Fort Thomas, KY Western Kentucky 1997 Nikki Teasley Frederick, MD North Carolina 1998 Tamika Williams Dayton, OH UConn 1999 Nicole Kaczmarski Middle Island, NY UCLA 2000 Shereka Wright Copperas Cove, TX Purdue 2001 Shyra Ely Indianapolis, IN Tennessee 2002 Ann Strother Highlands Ranch, CO UConn 2003 Candace Parker Naperville, IL Tennessee 2004 2005 Abby Waner Highlands Ranch, CO Duke 2006 Tina Charles Middle Village, NY UConn 2007 Maya Moore Lawrenceville, GA 2008 Nneka Ogwumike Cypress, TX Stanford 2009 Skylar Diggins South Bend, IN Notre Dame 2010 Chiney Ogwumike Cypress, TX Stanford 2011 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Santa Ana, CA UConn 2012 Breanna Stewart North Syracuse, NY 2013 Mercedes Russell Springfield, OR Tennessee 2014 Brianna Turner Manvel, TX Notre Dame 2015 Katie Lou Samuelson Huntington Beach, CA UConn 2016 Erin Boley Hodgenville, KY Notre Dame / Oregon 2017 Megan Walker Richmond, VA UConn 2018 Christyn Williams Little Rock, AR 2019 Azzi Fudd Arlington, VA 2020 Paige Bueckers [ 9] Minnetonka, MN 2021 Saniya Rivers Wilmington, NC South Carolina 2022 Kiki Rice Washington, D.C. UCLA 2023 JuJu Watkins Los Angeles, CA USC 2024 Joyce Edwards Camden, SC South Carolina
Male Cross Country Athlete of the Year Year Winner Hometown College 2008 Chris Derrick Naperville, IL Stanford 2009 Reed Connor The Woodlands, TX Wisconsin 2010 Lukas Verzbicas Orland Park, IL Oregon 2011 Lukas Verzbicas Orland Park, IL Oregon 2012 Futsum Zienasellassie Indianapolis, IN Northern Arizona 2013 Edward Cheserek Newark, NJ Oregon 2014 Grant Fisher [ 10] Grand Blanc, MI Stanford 2015 Grant Fisher Grand Blanc, MI Stanford 2016 Andrew Hunter Purcellville, VA Oregon 2017 Casey Clinger American Fork, UT BYU 2018 Aidan Troutner Provo, UT BYU 2019 Liam Anderson [ 11] Larkspur, CA Stanford 2020 Nico Young Newbury Park, CA Northern Arizona 2021 Parker Wolfe Greenwood Village, CO North Carolina 2022 Colin Sahlman Newbury Park, CA Northern Arizona 2023 Daniel Simmons American Fork, Utah BYU 2024
Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year Year Winner Hometown College 2008 Ashley Brasovan Wellington, FL Duke 2009 Jordan Hasay San Luis Obispo, CA Oregon 2010 Megan Goethals Rochester Hills, MI Washington 2011 Aisling Cuffe Cornwall, NY Stanford 2012 Molly Seidel Hartland, WI Notre Dame 2013 Sara Baxter Simi Valley, CA Oregon 2014 Alexa Efraimson [ 12] Camas, WA 2015 Anna Rohrer Mishawaka, IN Notre Dame 2016 Katie Rainsberger Colorado Springs, CO Oregon 2017 Brie Oakley Aurora, CO California 2018 Katelyn Tuohy Thiells, NY NC State 2019 Katelyn Tuohy [ 13] Thiells, NY NC State 2020 Katelyn Tuohy Thiells, NY NC State 2021 Sydney Thorvaldson Rawlins, WY Arkansas 2022 Natalie Cook Flower Mound, TX Oklahoma State 2023 Irene Riggs Morgantown, WV Stanford 2024 Addison Ritzenhein Niwot, CO
Joe Mauer was the first winner not to play football collegiately or professionally. Year Winner Hometown College 1986 Jeff George Indianapolis, IN Purdue / Illinois 1987 Emmitt Smith Pensacola, FL Florida 1988 Curtis Bray Monroeville, PA Pittsburgh 1989 Terry Kirby Tabb, VA Virginia 1990 Robert Smith Euclid, OH Ohio State 1991 Marquette Smith Winter Park, FL Florida State / Central Florida 1992 Chris Walsh St. Paul, MN Miami (FL) / Minnesota 1993 Ron Powlus Berwick, PA Notre Dame 1994 Peyton Manning New Orleans, LA Tennessee 1995 Brock Huard Puyallup, WA Washington 1996 Tim Couch Hyden, KY Kentucky 1997 Travis Minor Baton Rouge, LA Florida State 1998 Ronald Curry Hampton, VA North Carolina (football and basketball ) 1999 Chris Lewis Long Beach, CA Stanford 2000 Brock Berlin Shreveport, LA Florida / Miami (FL) 2001 Joe Mauer St. Paul, MN Did not attend 2002 Lorenzo Booker Oxnard, CA Florida State 2003 Kyle Wright Danville, CA Miami (FL) 2004 Jeff Byers Fort Collins, CO USC 2005 Greg Paulus Syracuse, NY Duke (basketball) / Syracuse 2006 Mitch Mustain Springdale, AR Arkansas / USC 2007 John Brantley Ocala, FL Florida 2008 Matt Barkley Santa Ana, CA USC 2009 Garrett Gilbert Austin, TX Texas / SMU 2010 Malcolm Jones Westlake Village, CA UCLA 2011 Justin Worley Rock Hill, SC Tennessee 2012 Johnathan Gray Aledo, TX Texas 2013 Max Browne Sammamish, WA USC / Pittsburgh 2014 Andrew Brown Chesapeake, VA Virginia 2015 Kyler Murray Allen, TX Texas A&M / Oklahoma 2016 Jacob Eason Lake Stevens, WA Georgia / Washington 2017 Tate Martell Las Vegas, NV Ohio State / Miami (FL) / UNLV 2018 J. T. Daniels Santa Ana, CA USC / Georgia / West Virginia / Rice 2019 Jake Smith Scottsdale, AZ Texas / USC / Arizona State 2020 Arik Gilbert Marietta, GA LSU / Georgia / Nebraska 2021 Jaxson Dart Draper, UT USC / Ole Miss 2022 Nick Singleton Shillington, PA Penn State 2023 Jackson Arnold Denton, TX Oklahoma 2024 DJ Lagway Willis, TX Florida
Morgan Andrews was the first player to win the award multiple times. Male Soccer Player of the Year Year Winner Hometown College 1986 Kevin Hundelt Hazelwood, MO SIU Edwardsville 1987 John Gwin Boise, ID Duke 1988 Lyle Yorks Storrs, CT Virginia 1989 Chris Henderson Everett, WA UCLA 1990 Todd Haskins Ellicott City, MD North Carolina 1991 Claudio Reyna Newark, NJ Virginia 1992 Matt McKeon St. Louis, MO Saint Louis 1993 Mike Fisher Batavia, IL Virginia 1994 Andriy Shapowal Chagrin Falls, OH Virginia 1995 Pierre Venditti Milford, CT Maryland 1996 Andy Kirk Milwaukee, WI Maryland 1997 Nick Garcia Dallas, TX Indiana 1998 Nick Downing Redmond, WA Maryland 1999 Kyle Martino Westport, CT Virginia 2000 Alecko Eskandarian Oradell, NJ Virginia 2001 Ned Grabavoy New Lenox, IL Indiana 2002 Jordan Harvey Mission Viejo, CA UCLA 2003 Greg Dalby Poway, CA Notre Dame 2004 Patrick Phelan Wilbraham, MA Wake Forest 2005 Lee Nguyen Plano, TX Indiana 2006 Eric Alexander Portage, MI Indiana 2007 Brayan Martinez West Orange, NJ Seton Hall 2008 Chris Agorsor Severn, MD Virginia 2009 Dillon Powers Plano, TX Notre Dame 2010 Soony Saad Dearborn, MI Michigan 2011 Luis Rendon Midlothian, VA Duke 2012 Ema Boateng Accra , Ghana UC Santa Barbara 2013 Cristian Roldan Pico Rivera, CA Washington 2014 Abu Danladi Takoradi , Ghana [ 14] UCLA 2015 Jack Harrison Bolton , England Wake Forest 2016 Lucas Mendes Arlington, VA Virginia 2017 Umar Farouk Osman Tamale, Ghana [ 15] Michigan 2018 Ousseni Bouda Millbrook, NY Stanford 2019 Omar Hernandez Dalton, GA Wake Forest 2020 Jony Muñoz Olathe, KS Liberty / UMKC / MidAmerica Nazarene University 2021 Bryce Boneau Keller, TX Notre Dame 2022 Jacob Murrell Baltimore, MD Georgetown 2023 Ransford Gyan Newark, NJ Clemson 2024
Female Soccer Player of the Year Year Winner Hometown College 1998 Aly Wagner San Jose, CA Santa Clara 1999 Christie Welsh Massapequa, NY Penn State 2000 Aleisha Cramer Lakewood, CO BYU 2001 Mary McDowell [ 16] Lakewood, CO North Carolina 2002 Jill Oakes West Hills, CA UCLA 2003 Heather O'Reilly East Brunswick, NJ North Carolina 2004 Ashlyn Harris Satellite Beach, FL North Carolina 2005 Amy Rodriguez Rancho Santa Margarita, CA USC 2006 Lauren Cheney Indianapolis, IN UCLA 2007 Melissa Henderson Garland, TX Notre Dame 2008 Teresa Noyola Palo Alto, CA Stanford 2009 Rachel Quon Lake Forest, IL Stanford 2010 Mollie Pathman Durham, NC Duke 2011 Morgan Brian St. Simons Island, GA Virginia 2012 Morgan Andrews Milford, NH Notre Dame 2013 Morgan Andrews Milford, NH Notre Dame 2014 Katie Cousins Forest, VA Tennessee 2015 Mallory Pugh Highlands Ranch, CO UCLA 2016 Ella Stevens Loganville, GA Duke 2017 Kennedy Wesley Cerritos, CA Stanford 2018 Izzy D'Aquila San Juan Capistrano, CA Santa Clara 2019 Sophia Jones Atherton, CA Duke 2020 Emily Mason Flemington, NJ Rutgers 2021 Alyssa Thompson Studio City, CA Stanford 2022 Riley Jackson Roswell, GA Did not attend 2023 Kennedy Fuller Southlake, TX Did not attend 2024 Maddie DiMaria St. Louis, MO
Year Winner Hometown College 1998 Amanda Freed Cypress, CA UCLA 1999 Maureen LeCocq West Hills, CA Stanford 2000 Tia Bollinger [ 17] Santa Ana, CA Washington 2001 Cat Osterman Cypress, TX Texas 2002 Alicia Hollowell Fairfield, CA Arizona 2003 Lisa Dodd San Diego, CA UCLA 2004 Anjelica Selden Fairfield, CA 2005 Dani Hofer Palm Harbor, FL LSU 2006 Kirsten Shortridge Keller, TX Baylor 2007 Ashley Brignac River Ridge, LA Louisiana-Lafayette 2008 Kenzie Fowler Oro Valley, AZ Arizona 2009 2010 Kasey Fagan Dunnellon, FL Florida /Arkansas 2011 Paige McDuffee The Woodlands, TX UCLA 2012 Geri Ann Glasco Watkinsville, GA Georgia /Oregon 2013 Carley Hoover Central, SC Stanford /LSU 2014 Taylor McQuillin Mission Viejo, CA Arizona 2015 Rachel Garcia Palmdale, CA UCLA 2016 Bubba Nickles Merced, CA 2017 Taylor Dockins Norco, CA Cal State Fullerton 2018 Megan Faraimo San Diego, CA UCLA 2019 Kelley Lynch [ 6] Sharpsburg, GA Washington 2020 Jayda Coleman The Colony, TX Oklahoma 2021 Jordy Bahl Papillion, NE 2022 Keagan Rothrock Indianapolis, IN Florida 2023 Ava Brown Montgomery, TX 2024 Addisen Fisher Bend, OR UCLA
Marion Jones was the first three-time winner of the award in any sport. Male Track and Field Athlete of the Year Year Winner Hometown College 1986 Eric Mastalir Carmichael, CA Stanford 1987 Kamy Keshmiri Reno, NV Nevada 1988 Art Skipper Sandy, OR Oregon 1989 Dion Bentley Pittsburgh, PA Florida 1990 Brent Noon Fallbrook, CA Georgia 1991 Bryan Bronson Jasper, TX Rice 1992 Sheddric Fields Dallas, TX Houston 1993 Charles Mitchell Waco, TX Mississippi State 1994 Andre Scott Sanford, FL Auburn 1995 Michael Stember Sacramento, CA Stanford 1996 Michael Granville Bell Gardens, CA UCLA 1997 Sharif Karie Springfield, VA Arkansas 1998 Jon Stevens Fremont, CA Stanford 1999 Jake Freeman Warwick, RI Manhattan 2000 Donald Sage Elmhurst, IL Stanford 2001 Alan Webb Reston, VA Michigan 2002 Brendan Christian Austin, TX Houston 2003 Kerron Clement LaPorte, TX Florida 2004 Jason Richardson Cedar Hill, TX South Carolina 2005 Ryan Whiting Harrisburg, PA Arizona State 2006 David Klech San Ramon, CA Oregon 2007 Bryshon Nellum Los Angeles, CA USC 2008 German Fernandez Riverbank, CA Oklahoma State 2009 Curtis Beach [ 18] Albuquerque, NM Duke 2010 Sam Crouser Gresham, OR Oregon 2011 Gunnar Nixon Edmond, OK Arkansas 2012 Abraham Hall Grand Prairie, TX Army 2013 Trayvon Bromell St. Petersburg, FL Baylor 2014 Trentavis Friday [ 19] Cherryville, NC Florida State 2015 Michael Norman Murrieta, CA USC 2016 Michael Norman Murrieta, CA USC 2017 Armand Duplantis Lafayette, LA LSU [ 20] 2018 Anthony Schwartz Plantation, FL Auburn 2019 Matthew Boling [ 21] Houston, TX Georgia 2020 Nico Young Newbury Park, CA Northern Arizona 2021 Hobbs Kessler Ann Arbor, MI Northern Arizona 2022 Cade Flatt Benton, KY Ole Miss 2023 Issam Asinga Montverde, FL Texas A&M 2024 Christian Miller Saint Johns, FL Georgia
Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year Year Winner Hometown College 1986 Yolanda Johnson Denver, CO Colorado 1987 Janeene Vickers Pomona, CA UCLA 1988 Chryste Gaines Dallas, TX Stanford 1989 Angela Burnham Oxnard, CA UCLA 1990 Melissa Weis Bakersfield, CA Cal St.-Bakersfield 1991 Marion Jones Oxnard, CA North Carolina (track and basketball ) 1992 Marion Jones Thousand Oaks, CA North Carolina (track and basketball ) 1993 Marion Jones Thousand Oaks, CA North Carolina (track and basketball ) 1994 Suzy Powell Modesto, CA UCLA 1995 Joanna Hayes Riverside, CA UCLA 1996 Kim Mortensen Thousand Oaks, CA UCLA 1997 Kinshasa Davis Carson, CA USC 1998 Angela Williams Chino, CA USC 1999 Stacy Martin Ellettsville, IN Auburn 2000 Monique Henderson San Diego, CA UCLA 2001 Ychlindria Spears Luling, TX Texas 2002 Sanya Richards Fort Lauderdale, FL Texas 2003 Allyson Felix North Hills, CA USC 2004 Shalonda Solomon Inglewood, CA South Carolina 2005 Brittany Daniels Tracy, CA Tennessee 2006 Bianca Knight Ridgeland, MS Texas 2007 Emily Pendleton Lindsey, OH Michigan 2008 Chanelle Price Easton, PA Tennessee 2009 Anna Jelmini Shafter, CA Arizona State 2010 Ashton Purvis Oakland, CA Miami (FL) 2011 Amy Weissenbach Studio City, CA Stanford 2012 Shelbi Vaughan Mansfield, TX Texas A&M 2013 Kendell Williams Marietta, GA Georgia 2014 Raven Saunders Charleston, SC Southern Illinois 2015 Candace Hill Conyers, GA Did not attend 2016 Sydney McLaughlin Dunellen, NJ Union Catholic /Kentucky 2017 Sydney McLaughlin Dunellen, NJ Union Catholic /Kentucky 2018 Katelyn Tuohy Thiells, NY NC State 2019 Jasmine Moore Mansfield, TX Georgia 2020 Taylor Ewert Beavercreek, OH Arkansas 2021 Sydney Thorvaldson Rawlins, WY Arkansas 2022 Juliette Whittaker Catonsville, MD Stanford 2023 Angelina Napoleon Allegany, NY NC State 2024 Sadie Engelhardt Ventura, CA NC State
Kerri Walsh was the first winner of the award. Year Winner Hometown College 1996 Kerri Walsh San Jose, CA Stanford 1997 Denise Boylan [ 22] Lisle, IL Notre Dame 1998 Sara Sandrik [ 23] Pelham, AL Stanford 1999 Logan Tom Salt Lake City, UT Stanford 2000 April Ross Newport Beach, CA USC 2001 Ogonna Nnamani Bloomington, IL Stanford 2002 Bre Ladd [ 24] Tucson, AZ Arizona 2003 Kristin Richards [ 25] Orem, UT Stanford 2004 Cynthia Barboza Long Beach, CA Stanford 2005 Cynthia Barboza Long Beach, CA Stanford 2006 Megan Hodge Durham, NC Penn State 2007 Alix Klineman [ 26] Manhattan Beach, CA Stanford 2008 Kelly Murphy [ 27] Wilmington, IL Florida 2009 Gina Mancuso Papillion, NE Nebraska 2010 Ashley Wittman Shakopee, MN Minnesota 2011 Krista Vansant Redlands, CA Washington 2012 Jordan Burgess Tampa, FL Stanford 2013 Lauren Carlini Aurora, IL Wisconsin 2014 Alexa Filley Louisville, KY Auburn 2015 Mikaela Foecke West Point, IA Nebraska 2016 Khalia Lanier Phoenix, AZ USC 2017 Lexi Sun Solana Beach, CA Texas/Nebraska 2018 Thayer Hall Roebuck, SC Florida 2019 Ellie Holzman New Orleans, LA Illinois 2020 Jess Mruzik Livonia, MI Michigan /Penn State 2021 Ally Batenhorst Katy, TX Nebraska /USC 2022 Averi Carlson Lucas, TX Baylor /Texas 2023 Harper Murray Ann Arbor, MI Nebraska 2024 Ayden Ames Prosper, TX Texas
See [ note 3]
^ For biographical sketches of the current winners, see:[ 5] ^ For the official list of winners (1985–present), see[ 4] ^ For the official list of state winners (including D.C.) from 1985 to the present, see[ 3] ^ a b c d "A History of Honoring the Future" . Gatorade Player of the Year . Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2019 .^ "Gatorade Player of the Year Award" . ESPN High School SPORTS . ESPN . Archived from the original on October 31, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2011 .^ a b c d e "Gatorade State High School Players of the Year" . Gatorade Player of the Year . Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. Retrieved July 12, 2019 .^ a b "Gatorade Player of the Year All-Time National Winners" . Gatorade Player of the Year . Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2019 .^ a b "Gatorade Athlete of the Year" . Gatorade Player of the Year . Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2019 .^ a b c Carroll, Charlotte (July 10, 2019). "Kelley Lynch, Bobby Witt Jr. Named Gatorade Athletes of the Year" . Retrieved July 11, 2019 . ^ ESPN News Services (July 19, 2022). "Kiki Rice (girls basketball), Colin Sahlman (cross country) named national prep athletes of year" . ESPN . Retrieved January 13, 2024 . ^ "Max Clark, Ava Brown named high school players of the year" . ESPN . Associated Press. July 11, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024 .^ "UConn commit Bueckers named Gatorade POY" . ESPN.com . March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020 .^ "Grant Fisher named Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year" . USA Today Gannett Co., Inc. January 30, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2019 – via usatodayhss.com.^ Jung, Tristan (February 27, 2019). "Liam Anderson Named 2018-19 Gatorade National Boys Cross-Country Athlete of the Year" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved July 6, 2019 . ^ "Alexa Efraimson named Gatorade National Girls XC Runner of the Year" . USA Today Gannett Co., Inc. February 27, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2019 – via usatodayhss.com.^ Chavez, Chris (February 7, 2019). "Katelyn Tuohy Wins Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year Award" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved July 6, 2019 . ^ "UCLABruins.com - UCLA Athletics" . www.uclabruins.com .^ "Ghanaian teen Farouk Osman voted Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year for third time" . social_image .^ "Mary McDowell Profile" . North Carolina Official Athletic Site - Women's Soccer . Archived from the original on June 4, 2009 – via tarheelblue.cstv.com.^ "Player Bio: Tia Bollinger :: Softball" . Official Athletic Website of the University of Washington . Archived from the original on May 4, 2008 – via gohuskies.cstv.com.^ "Curtis Beach NM Wins National Gatorade Track and Field Boys Athlete of the Year Award" . DyeStat (ESPN RISE). June–July 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2010 .^ "Trentavis Friday named Gatorade Athlete of the Year" . USA Today Gannett Co., Inc. June 30, 2014. Archived from the original on July 11, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2019 – via usatodayhss.com.^ "Mondo Duplantis Bio" . LSUsports.net . Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2018 .^ Coleman, Adam (June 28, 2019). "Strake Jesuit's Matthew Boling wins Gatorade National Boys Track Athlete of the Year" . Houston Chronicle . Retrieved July 6, 2019 . ^ "Denise Boylan Bio :: Notre Dame Women's Volleyball :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of ND Athletics" . cstv.com . Archived from the original on June 1, 2008. Retrieved October 17, 2008 .^ "Player Bio: Sara Sandrik :: Women's Volleyball" . Stanford University Official Athletic Site . Archived from the original on February 4, 2007 – via gostanford.cstv.com.^ "Player Bio: Bre Ladd" . Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2008 .^ "Kristin Richards Profile" . Stanford University Official Athletic Site . Archived from the original on December 24, 2008 – via gostanford.cstv.com.^ "Alix Klineman Profile" . Stanford University Official Athletic Site . Archived from the original on December 21, 2008 – via gostanford.cstv.com.^ "Kelly Murphy" . GatorZone.com . Archived from the original on February 23, 2014.
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