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. 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.
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. Selection is based on three criteria: athletic achievement, academic excellence, and exemplary character. 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.
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. The two athletes of the year, Cameron Boozer and Jane Hedengren, received their awards at a special ceremony prior to The ESPY Awards.
The Gatorade Company established the awards in 1986. 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.
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.
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Athletes of the Year

Awards include:

National sports winners

Awards include:

Baseball

YearWinnerHometownCollege
1986Tampa, FLDid not attend
1987Jersey City, NJDid not attend
1988Hamilton, OHDid not attend
1989Chicago, ILDid not attend
1990Arlington, TXDid not attend
1991Orlando, FLDid not attend
1992Midwest City, OKStanford
1993Miami, FLDid not attend
1994Sarasota, FLMiami
1995San Diego, CAStanford
1996Waynesboro, PADid not attend
1997Englewood, CODid not attend
1998Brighton, MIMichigan
1999Moses Lake, WADid not attend
2000Coppell, TXDid not attend
2001Seminole, FLDid not attend
2002Apopka, FLDid not attend
2003Collegeville, PADid not attend
2004Topsham, MEDid not attend
2005Chesapeake, VADid not attend
2006Dallas, TXDid not attend
2007West Orange, NJDid not attend
2008Riverside, CADid not attend
2009Norco, CADid not attend
2010Adel, GADid not attend
2011Owasso, OKDid not attend
2012Tampa, FLDid not attend
2013Loganville, GADid not attend
2014Tullahoma, TNDid not attend
2015Conroe, TXTCU
2016Dallas, TXDid not attend
2017Whiteville, NCDid not attend
2018Loretto, TNDid not attend
2019Colleyville, TXDid not attend
2020Refugio, TXDid not attend
2021Buford, GADid not attend
2022Orchard Lake Village, MIDid not attend
2023Franklin, INDid not attend
2024Konnor GriffinFlowood, MSDid not attend
2025Corona, CADid not attend

Basketball


Cross country


Football

YearWinnerHometownCollege
1986Indianapolis, INPurdue / Illinois
1987Pensacola, FLFlorida
1988Monroeville, PAPittsburgh
1989Tabb, VAVirginia
1990Euclid, OHOhio State
1991Winter Park, FLFlorida State / Central Florida
1992St. Paul, MNMiami (FL) / Minnesota
1993Berwick, PANotre Dame
1994New Orleans, LATennessee
1995Puyallup, WAWashington
1996Hyden, KYKentucky
1997Baton Rouge, LAFlorida State
1998Hampton, VANorth Carolina
1999Long Beach, CAStanford
2000Shreveport, LAFlorida / Miami (FL)
2001St. Paul, MNDid not attend
2002Oxnard, CAFlorida State
2003Danville, CAMiami (FL)
2004Fort Collins, COUSC
2005Syracuse, NYDuke / Syracuse
2006Springdale, ARArkansas / USC
2007Ocala, FLFlorida
2008Santa Ana, CAUSC
2009Austin, TXTexas / SMU
2010Westlake Village, CAUCLA
2011Rock Hill, SCTennessee
2012Aledo, TXTexas
2013Sammamish, WAUSC / Pittsburgh
2014Chesapeake, VAVirginia
2015Kyler MurrayAllen, TXTexas A&M / Oklahoma
2016Lake Stevens, WAGeorgia / Washington
2017Las Vegas, NVOhio State / Miami (FL) / UNLV
2018Santa Ana, CAUSC / Georgia / West Virginia / Rice
2019Scottsdale, AZTexas / USC / Arizona State
2020Marietta, GALSU / Georgia / Nebraska
2021Draper, UTUSC / Ole Miss
2022Shillington, PAPenn State
2023Denton, TXOklahoma
2024DJ LagwayWillis, TXFlorida
2025Keelon RussellDuncanville, TXAlabama

Soccer


Track and field


Volleyball

YearWinnerHometownCollege
1996San Jose, CAStanford
1997Lisle, ILNotre Dame
1998Pelham, ALStanford
1999Salt Lake City, UTStanford
2000Newport Beach, CAUSC
2001Bloomington, ILStanford
2002Tucson, AZArizona
2003Kristin RichardsOrem, UTStanford
2004Long Beach, CAStanford
2005Long Beach, CAStanford
2006Durham, NCPenn State
2007Manhattan Beach, CAStanford
2008Wilmington, ILFlorida
2009Papillion, NENebraska
2010Shakopee, MNMinnesota
2011Redlands, CAWashington
2012Tampa, FLStanford
2013Aurora, ILWisconsin
2014Louisville, KYAuburn
2015West Point, IANebraska
2016Phoenix, AZUSC
2017Solana Beach, CATexas/Nebraska
2018Roebuck, SCFlorida
2019New Orleans, LAIllinois
2020Livonia, MIMichigan/Penn State
2021Katy, TXNebraska/USC
2022Lucas, TXBaylor/Texas/
SMU
2023Ann Arbor, MINebraska
2024Prosper, TXTexas/Creighton
2025Farmington, MINebraska

State winners

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