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Gatorade Player of the Year awards

The Gatorade Player of the Year awards are given annually to up and coming high school student-athletes in the United States.[1][2] They are given for boys' 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] Selection is based on three criteria: athletic achievement, academic excellence, and exemplary character (including sportsmanship, and participation in community and other activities).[3] Twelve "National Player of the Year" awards are then given to the best student-athlete in each of the twelve sports, chosen from the state winners in the respective sport.[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. The two winners are voted on by a national panel with about 400 sports journalists, coaches, and others.[3] The two athletes of the year, Cameron Boozer and Jane Hedengren, received their awards at a special ceremony prior to The ESPY Awards.[3]

The Gatorade Company established the awards in 1986.[1] The selection process was administered by ESPN RISE, 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

Awards include:

National sports winners

Awards include:

Baseball

Basketball

Cross country

Football

Soccer

Softball

Track and field

Volleyball

State winners

See

See also

  • Wendy's High School Heisman (student-athletes in various sports)
  • National High School Hall of Fame
  • Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award
  • Mr. Basketball USA
  • List of U.S. high school basketball national player of the year awards
  • List of sports awards honoring women

External links

References

  1. A History of Honoring the Future Gatorade Player of the Year, Stokely-Van Camp, Inc., retrieved July 11, 2019^
  2. Gatorade Player of the Year Award ESPN High School SPORTS, ESPN, retrieved October 24, 2011^
  3. Gatorade State High School Players of the Year Gatorade Player of the Year, Stokely-Van Camp, Inc., retrieved July 12, 2019^
  4. Gatorade Player of the Year All-Time National Winners Gatorade Player of the Year, Stokely-Van Camp, Inc., retrieved July 12, 2019^
  5. Gatorade Athlete of the Year Gatorade Player of the Year, Stokely-Van Camp, Inc., retrieved July 11, 2019^
  6. Charlotte Carroll. Kelley Lynch, Bobby Witt Jr. Named Gatorade Athletes of the Year July 10, 2019, retrieved July 11, 2019^
  7. Kiki Rice (girls basketball), Colin Sahlman (cross country) named national prep athletes of year ESPN, July 19, 2022, retrieved January 13, 2024^
  8. Max Clark, Ava Brown named high school players of the year ESPN, July 11, 2023, retrieved January 13, 2024^
  9. UConn commit Bueckers named Gatorade POY ESPN.com, 2020-03-09, retrieved 2020-03-10^
  10. Grant Fisher named Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year USA Today, Gannett Co., Inc., January 30, 2014, retrieved July 12, 2019^
  11. Tristan Jung. Liam Anderson Named 2018-19 Gatorade National Boys Cross-Country Athlete of the Year Sports Illustrated, February 27, 2019, retrieved July 6, 2019^
  12. Alexa Efraimson named Gatorade National Girls XC Runner of the Year USA Today, Gannett Co., Inc., February 27, 2014, retrieved July 12, 2019^
  13. Chris Chavez. Katelyn Tuohy Wins Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year Award Sports Illustrated, February 7, 2019, retrieved July 6, 2019^
  14. UCLABruins.com - UCLA Athletics www.uclabruins.com^
  15. Ghanaian teen Farouk Osman voted Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year for third time social_image^
  16. Mary McDowell Profile North Carolina Official Athletic Site - Women's Soccer^
  17. Player Bio: Tia Bollinger :: Softball Official Athletic Website of the University of Washington^
  18. Curtis Beach NM Wins National Gatorade Track and Field Boys Athlete of the Year Award DyeStat (ESPN RISE), June–July 2009, retrieved 2010-08-31^
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  20. Mondo Duplantis Bio LSUsports.net, retrieved 2018-12-31^
  21. Adam Coleman. Strake Jesuit's Matthew Boling wins Gatorade National Boys Track Athlete of the Year Houston Chronicle, June 28, 2019, retrieved July 6, 2019^
  22. Denise Boylan Bio :: Notre Dame Women's Volleyball :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of ND Athletics cstv.com, retrieved October 17, 2008^
  23. Player Bio: Sara Sandrik :: Women's Volleyball Stanford University Official Athletic Site^
  24. Player Bio: Bre Ladd retrieved 2008-10-17^
  25. Kristin Richards Profile Stanford University Official Athletic Site^
  26. Alix Klineman Profile Stanford University Official Athletic Site^
  27. Kelly Murphy GatorZone.com^