Gatorade Player of the Year awards
The Gatorade Player of the Year awards are given annually to male and female high-school student-athletes in the United States.[1][2] They are given for boys' baseball, boys' football, girls' softball, girls' volleyball, boys' basketball, girls' basketball, boys' cross country, girls' cross country, boys' soccer, girls' soccer, boys' track & field, and girls' track & field.[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.[3]
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.[3] 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 1985.[1] The selection process is administered by ESPN RISE, which is ESPN's division for high-school sports.[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[4]
- See also: Sporting News High School Athlete of the Year and Athlete of the Year
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, Texas |
Texas |
2010 |
Brandon Knight |
Basketball |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Kentucky |
2011 |
Dylan Bundy |
Baseball |
Owasso, OK |
None |
|
|
National Sports Winners
Baseball (boys only)
- See footnote[5]
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 |
Jeffrey 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 |
Basketball
Male Basketball Player of the Year
Year |
Winner |
Hometown |
College |
1987 |
J.R. Reid |
Virginia Beach, VA |
North Carolina |
1988 |
Alonzo Mourning |
Chesapeake, VA |
Georgetown |
1989 |
Kenny Anderson |
Jamaica, NY |
Georgia Tech |
1990 |
Damon Bailey |
Bedford, IN |
Indiana |
1991 |
Chris Webber |
Beverly Hills, 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 |
LeBron James |
Akron, OH |
Did not attend |
2004 |
Dwight Howard |
Atlanta, GA |
Did not attend |
2005 |
Greg Oden |
Indianapolis, IN |
Ohio State |
2006 |
Greg Oden |
Indianapolis, IN |
Ohio State |
2007 |
Kevin Love |
Lake Oswego, OR |
UCLA |
2008 |
Jrue Holiday |
North Hollywood, CA |
UCLA |
2009 |
Brandon Knight |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Kentucky |
2010 |
Brandon Knight |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Kentucky |
2011 |
Brad Beal |
St. Louis, MO |
Florida |
|
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 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 |
Jamie Walz |
Fort Thomas, KY |
Western Kentucky |
1997 |
Nikki Teasley |
Frederick, MD |
North Carolina |
1998 |
Tamika Williams |
Dayton, OH |
Connecticut |
1999 |
Jamie Carey
Nicole Kaczmarski |
Thornton, CO
Middle Island, NY |
Stanford
UCLA / Stony Brook |
2000 |
Shereka Wright |
Copperas Cove, TX |
Purdue |
2001 |
Shyra Ely |
Indianapolis, IN |
Tennessee |
2002 |
Ann Strother |
Highlands Ranch, CO |
Connecticut |
2003 |
Candace Parker |
Naperville, IL |
Tennessee |
2004 |
Candace Parker |
Naperville, IL |
Tennessee |
2005 |
Abby Waner |
Highlands Ranch, CO |
Duke |
2006 |
Tina Charles |
Middle Village, NY |
Connecticut |
2007 |
Maya Moore |
Lawrenceville, GA |
Connecticut |
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, California |
Connecticut |
|
Cross Country
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 |
Entered 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 |
Greg Paulus |
Syracuse, NY |
Duke (basketball)
Syracuse (football)[1] |
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 |
2010 |
Malcolm Jones |
Westlake Village, CA |
UCLA |
2011 |
Justin Worley |
Rock HIll, SC |
Tennessee |
Soccer
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 |
St. 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 |
|
Female Soccer Player of the Year
Year |
Winner |
Hometown |
College |
1998 |
Aly Wagner |
Redmond, WA |
Maryland |
1999 |
Vanessa Pruzinsky,
Christie Welsh |
Trumbull, CT,
Massapequa, NY |
Notre Dame,
Penn State |
2000 |
Aleisha Cramer |
Lakewood, CO |
BYU |
2001 |
Mary McDowell |
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 |
|
Softball (girls only)
Year |
Winner |
Hometown |
College |
1998 |
Amanda Freed |
Cypress, CA |
UCLA |
1999 |
Maureen LeCocq |
West Hills, CA |
Stanford |
2000 |
Tia Bollinger |
Santa Ana, CA |
Washington |
2001 |
Cat Osterman |
Cypress, TX |
Texas |
2002 |
Brittany Lastrapsl |
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 |
Track & Field
Male 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 |
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 College |
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[6] |
Albuquerque, NM |
Duke |
2010 |
Sam Crouser |
Gresham, OR |
Oregon |
|
Female 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 |
Melisa Weis |
Bakersfield, CA |
Cal St.-Bakersfield |
1991 |
Marion Jones |
Thousand Oaks, CA |
North Carolina |
1992 |
Marion Jones |
Thousand Oaks, CA |
North Carolina |
1993 |
Marion Jones |
Thousand Oaks, CA |
North Carolina |
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 Soloman |
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) |
|
Volleyball (girls only)
Year |
Winner |
Hometown |
College |
1996 |
Kerri Walsh |
San Jose, CA |
Stanford |
1997 |
Denise Boylan |
Lisle, IL |
Notre Dame |
1998 |
Sara Sandrik |
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 |
Tucson, AZ |
Arizona |
2003 |
Kristin Richards |
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 |
Manhattan Beach, CA |
Stanford |
2008 |
Kelly Murphy |
Wilmington, IL |
Florida |
2009 |
Gina Mancuso |
Papillion, NE |
Nebraska |
2010 |
Ashley Wittman |
Shakopee, MN |
Minnesota |
2011 |
Krista Vansant |
Redlands, CA |
Washington |
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