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
National Sports Winners
Baseball (boys only)
- See footnote[5]
| Year | Winner | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Sheffield, GaryGary Sheffield | Tampa, FL | Did not attend |
| 1987 | Banks, WillieWillie Banks | Jersey City, NJ | Did not attend |
| 1988 | Lewis, MarkMark Lewis | Hamilton, OH | Did not attend |
| 1989 | Jackson, JeffJeff Jackson | Chicago, IL | Did not attend |
| 1990 | Van Poppel, ToddTodd Van Poppel | Arlington, TX | Did not attend |
| 1991 | Barber, BrianBrian Barber | Orlando, FL | Did not attend |
| 1992 | Hinch, A. J.A. J. Hinch | Midwest City, OK | Stanford |
| 1993 | Rodriguez, AlexAlex Rodriguez | Miami, FL | Did not attend |
| 1994 | Million, DougDoug Million | Sarasota, FL | Miami |
| 1995 | Hutchinson, ChadChad Hutchinson | San Diego, CA | Stanford (football) |
| 1996 | White, MattMatt White | Waynesboro, PA | Did not attend |
| 1997 | McDonald, DarnellDarnell McDonald | Englewood, CO | Did not attend |
| 1998 | Henson, DrewDrew Henson | Brighton, MI | Michigan (football) |
| 1999 | Garbe, B. J.B. J. Garbe | Moses Lake, WA | Did not attend |
| 2000 | Stokes, JasonJason Stokes | Coppell, TX | Did not attend |
| 2001 | Kotchman, CaseyCasey Kotchman | Seminole, FL | Did not attend |
| 2002 | Greinke, ZackZack Greinke | Apopka, FL | Did not attend |
| 2003 | Lubanski, ChrisChris Lubanski | Collegeville, PA | Did not attend |
| 2004 | Rogers, MarkMark Rogers | Topsham, ME | Did not attend |
| 2005 | Upton, JustinJustin Upton | Chesapeake, VA | Did not attend |
| 2006 | Kershaw, ClaytonClayton Kershaw | Dallas, TX | Did not attend |
| 2007 | Porcello, RickRick Porcello | West Orange, NJ | Did not attend |
| 2008 | Skipworth, KyleKyle Skipworth | Riverside, CA | Did not attend |
| 2009 | Hobgood, MattMatt Hobgood | Norco, CA | Did not attend |
| 2010 | Cowart, KalebKaleb Cowart | Adel, GA | Did not attend |
| 2011 | Bundy, DylanDylan Bundy | Owasso, OK | Did not attend |
| 2012 | McCullers, Jr., LanceLance McCullers, Jr. | Tampa, FL | Did not attend |
| 2013 | Frazier, ClintClint Frazier | Loganville, GA | Did not attend |
| 2014 | Sheffield, JustusJustus Sheffield | Tullahoma, TN | Did not attend |
| 2015 | Baker, LukenLuken Baker | Conroe, TX | TCU |
Basketball
See also: Category:Gatorade National Basketball Player of the Year and List of U.S. high school basketball national player of the year awards
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Cross Country
See also: Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
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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 |
| 2013 | Andrew Brown | Chesapeake, VA | Virginia |
| 2014 | Kyler Murray | Allen, TX | Texas A&M |
| 2015 | Jacob Eason | Lake Stevens, WA | Committed to the University of Georgia |
Soccer
See also: US Youth Soccer National Championships
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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 | Santa Ana, CA | Washington |
| 2001 | Osterman, CatCat 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 |
| 2011 | Cheyenne Cordes | Fairfield, CA | California |
| 2012 | Geri Ann Glasco | Watkinsville, GA | Georgia |
Track & Field
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Volleyball (girls only)
| Year | Winner | Hometown | College |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Walsh, KerriKerri Walsh | San Jose, CA | Stanford |
| 1997 | Boylan, DeniseDenise Boylan [10] | Lisle, IL | Notre Dame |
| 1998 | Sandrik, SaraSara Sandrik [11] | Pelham, AL | Stanford |
| 1999 | Tom, LoganLogan Tom | Salt Lake City, UT | Stanford |
| 2000 | Ross, AprilApril Ross | Newport Beach, CA | USC |
| 2001 | Nnamani, OgonnaOgonna Nnamani | Bloomington, IL | Stanford |
| 2002 | Ladd, BreBre Ladd [12] | Tucson, AZ | Arizona |
| 2003 | Richards, KristinKristin Richards [13] | Orem, UT | Stanford |
| 2004 | Barboza, CynthiaCynthia Barboza | Long Beach, CA | Stanford |
| 2005 | Barboza, CynthiaCynthia Barboza | Long Beach, CA | Stanford |
| 2006 | Hodge, MeganMegan Hodge | Durham, NC | Penn State |
| 2007 | Klineman, AlixAlix Klineman [14] | Manhattan Beach, CA | Stanford |
| 2008 | Murphy, KellyKelly Murphy [15] | Wilmington, IL | Florida |
| 2009 | Mancuso, GinaGina Mancuso | Papillion, NE | Nebraska |
| 2010 | Wittman, AshleyAshley Wittman | Shakopee, MN | Minnesota |
| 2011 | Vansant, KristaKrista Vansant | Redlands, CA | Washington |
| 2012 | Burgess, JordanJordan Burgess | Tampa, FL | Stanford |
| 2013 | Carlini, LaurenLauren Carlini | Aurora, IL | Wisconsin |
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
Footnotes
- 1 2 3 4 History of Honoring the Future. Gatorade. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ↑ "Gatorade Player of the Year Award". ESPN High School SPORTS. ESPN. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 State Player of the Year, National Player of the Year, Athlete of the Year. Gatorade. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ↑ Athlete of the Year. Gatorade Player of the Year official website. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ↑ "State of Maine Gatorade Player of the Year (1986–present)". Maine Baseball Coaches Association. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ↑ http://www.usatodayhss.com/article/grant-fisher-gatorade-national-boys-cross-country-runner-of-the-year
- ↑ http://www.usatodayhss.com/article/alexa-efraimson-named-gatorade-national-girls-xc-runner-of-the-year-2013-14
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ http://www.usatodayhss.com/article/trentavis-friday-named-gatorade-athlete-of-the-year
- ↑ http://und.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/boylan_denise00.html
- ↑ http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/sandrik_sara00.html
- ↑ http://www.arizonaathletics.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/ladd_bre00.html
- ↑ http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/richards_kristin00.html
- ↑ http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/klineman_alix00.html
- ↑ http://gatorzone.com/volleyball/bios.php?year=2008&player_id=21
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