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.[5] The two winners are voted on by a national panel that includes approximately 400 sports journalists, coaches, and others.[3] The two athletes of the year receive their awards at a special ceremony prior to The ESPY Awards, in Los Angeles, California.[3]
The Gatorade Company established these awards in 1986.[1] The selection process was administered by ESPN RISE, which was ESPN's division for high-school sports. The selection process is currently administered 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
- For biographical sketches of the current winners, see footnote[5]
- See also: Sporting News High School Athlete of the Year and Athlete of the Year
National Sports Winners
- For the official list of winners (1985–present), see footnote.[4]
Baseball (boys only)
- See footnote
| Year | Winner | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Gary Sheffield | Tampa, FL | Did not attend |
| 1987 | Willie Banks | Jersey City, NJ | Did not attend |
| 1988 | Mark Lewis | Hamilton, OH | Did not attend |
| 1989 | Jeff Jackson | Chicago, IL | Did not attend |
| 1990 | Todd Van Poppel | Arlington, TX | Did not attend |
| 1991 | Brian Barber | Orlando, FL | Did not attend |
| 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 | Did not attend |
| 1998 | Drew Henson | Brighton, MI | Michigan (football) |
| 1999 | B. J. Garbe | Moses Lake, WA | Did not attend |
| 2000 | Jason Stokes | Coppell, TX | Did not attend |
| 2001 | Casey Kotchman | Seminole, FL | Did not attend |
| 2002 | Zack Greinke | Apopka, FL | Did not attend |
| 2003 | Chris Lubanski | Collegeville, PA | Did not attend |
| 2004 | Mark Rogers | Topsham, ME | Did not attend |
| 2005 | Justin Upton | Chesapeake, VA | Did not attend |
| 2006 | Clayton Kershaw | Dallas, TX | Did not attend |
| 2007 | Rick Porcello | West Orange, NJ | Did not attend |
| 2008 | Kyle Skipworth | Riverside, CA | Did not attend |
| 2009 | Matt Hobgood | Norco, CA | Did not attend |
| 2010 | Kaleb Cowart | Adel, GA | Did not attend |
| 2011 | Dylan Bundy | Owasso, OK | Did not attend |
| 2012 | Lance McCullers, Jr. | Tampa, FL | Did not attend |
| 2013 | Clint Frazier | Loganville, GA | Did not attend |
| 2014 | Justus Sheffield | Tullahoma, TN | Did not attend |
| 2015 | Luken Baker | Conroe, TX | TCU |
| 2016 | Kyle Muller | Dallas, TX | Did not attend |
| 2017 | MacKenzie Gore | Whiteville, NC | Did not attend |
| 2018 | Ryan Weathers | Loretto, TN | Did not attend |
| 2019 | Bobby Witt Jr. | Colleyville, TX | Did not attend |
| 2020 | Jared Kelley | Refugio, TX | Did not attend |
Basketball
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Cross Country
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Football (boys only)
| 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 | Selected in MLB draft; signed by Minnesota Twins |
| 2002 | Lorenzo Booker | Oxnard, CA | Florida State |
| 2003 | Kyle Wright | Danville, CA | Miami (FL) |
| 2004 | Jeff Byers | Fort Collins, CO | USC |
| 2005 | Mitch Mustain | Springdale, AR | Arkansas / USC |
| 2006 | John Brantley | Ocala, FL | Florida |
| 2007 | Matt Barkley | Santa Ana, CA | USC |
| 2008 | Garrett Gilbert | Austin, TX | Texas / SMU |
| 2009 | Malcolm Jones | Westlake Village, CA | UCLA |
| 2010 | Justin Worley | Rock Hill, SC | Tennessee |
| 2011 | Johnathan Gray | Aledo, TX | Texas |
| 2012 | Max Browne | Sammamish, WA | USC / Pittsburgh |
| 2013 | Andrew Brown | Chesapeake, VA | Virginia |
| 2014 | Kyler Murray | Allen, TX | Texas A&M / Oklahoma |
| 2015 | Jacob Eason | Lake Stevens, WA | Georgia / Washington |
| 2016 | Tate Martell | Las Vegas, NV | Ohio State / Miami (FL) |
| 2017 | J. T. Daniels | Santa Ana, CA | USC / Georgia |
| 2018 | Jake Smith | Scottsdale, AZ | Texas |
| 2019 | Arik Gilbert | Marietta, GA | LSU |
Soccer
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Softball (girls only)
| Year | Winner | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Amanda Freed | Cypress, CA | UCLA |
| 1999 | Maureen LeCocq | West Hills, CA | Stanford |
| 2000 | Tia Bollinger[15] | 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 | UCLA |
| 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 | Kenzie Fowler | Oro Valley, AZ | Arizona |
| 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 | Madilyn Nickles | Merced, CA | UCLA |
| 2017 | Taylor Dockins | Norco, CA | CSUF |
| 2018 | Megan Faraimo | San Diego, CA | UCLA |
| 2019 | Kelley Lynch[6] | Sharpsburg, GA | Washington |
Track & Field
| 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 | Jacob 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[16] | 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[17] | Cherryville, NC | Florida State |
| 2015 | Michael Norman | Murrieta, CA | USC |
| 2016 | Michael Norman | Murrieta, CA | USC |
| 2017 | Armand Duplantis | Lafayette, LA | LSU[18] |
| 2018 | Anthony Schwartz | Plantation, FL | Auburn |
| 2019 | Matthew Boling[19] | Houston, TX | Georgia |
| 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 | Scotch Plains, NJ | Union Catholic/Kentucky | |
| 2017 | Sydney McLaughlin | Scotch Plains, NJ | Union Catholic/Kentucky | |
| 2018 | Katelyn Tuohy | Thiells, NY | High School Sophomore at Time of Award | |
| 2019 | Jasmine Moore | Mansfield, TX | Georgia |
Volleyball (girls only)
| Year | Winner | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Kerri Walsh | San Jose, CA | Stanford |
| 1997 | Denise Boylan[20] | Lisle, IL | Notre Dame |
| 1998 | Sara Sandrik[21] | 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[22] | Tucson, AZ | Arizona |
| 2003 | Kristin Richards[23] | 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[24] | Manhattan Beach, CA | Stanford |
| 2008 | Kelly Murphy[25] | 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 |
State winners
- For the official list of state winners (including D.C.) from 1985 to the present, see footnote.[3]
See also
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External links
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