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 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:[ note 1]  
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, TX  
Texas 
 
2010 
Brandon Knight  
Basketball 
Fort Lauderdale, FL  
Kentucky 
 
2011 
Dylan Bundy  
Baseball 
Owasso, OK  
None
  
2012 
Johnathan Gray  
Football 
Aledo, TX  
Texas 
 
2013 
Andrew Wiggins  
Basketball 
Thornhill, ON , Canada  
Kansas 
 
2014 
Karl-Anthony Towns  
Basketball 
Metuchen, NJ  
Kentucky 
 
2015 
Kyler Murray  
Football 
Allen, TX  
Texas A&M  / Oklahoma 
 
2016 
Jayson Tatum  
Basketball 
St. Louis, MO  
Duke 
 
2017 
MacKenzie Gore  
Baseball 
Whiteville, NC  
None
  
2018 
J. T. Daniels  
Football 
Santa Ana, CA  
USC  / Georgia  / West Virginia  / Rice 
 
2019 
Bobby Witt Jr. [ 6]  
Baseball 
Colleyville, TX  
None
  
2020 
Arik Gilbert  
Football 
Marietta, GA  
LSU  / Georgia 
 
2022 
Colin Sahlman [ 7]  
Cross country 
Newbury Park, CA  
NAU 
  
2023 
Max Clark [ 8]  
Baseball 
Franklin, IN  
None
  
2024 
Cooper Flagg  
Basketball 
Newport, ME  
Duke 
 
2025 
Cameron Boozer  
Basketball 
Miami, FL  
Duke 
 
 
 
Female Athlete of the Year
 
Year
 
Winner
 
Sport
 
Hometown
 
College
  
2003 
Allyson Felix  
Track & field 
North Hills, CA  
USC 
 
2004 
Candace Parker  
Basketball 
Naperville, IL  
Tennessee 
 
2005 
Cynthia Barboza  
Volleyball 
Long Beach, CA  
Stanford 
 
2006 
Tina Charles  
Basketball 
Middle Village, NY  
UConn 
 
2007 
Maya Moore  
Basketball 
Lawrenceville, GA  
UConn 
 
2008 
Chanelle Price  
Track & field 
Easton, PA  
Tennessee 
 
2009 
Skylar Diggins  
Basketball 
South Bend, IN  
Notre Dame 
 
2010 
Chiney Ogwumike  
Basketball 
Cypress, TX  
Stanford 
 
2011 
Morgan Brian  
Soccer 
St. Simons Island, GA  
Virginia 
 
2012 
Breanna Stewart  
Basketball 
North Syracuse, NY  
UConn 
 
2013 
Morgan Andrews  
Soccer 
Milford, NH  
Notre Dame 
 
2014 
Brianna Turner  
Basketball 
Manvel, TX  
Notre Dame 
 
2015 
Candace Hill  
Track & field 
Conyers, GA  
None
  
2016 
Sydney McLaughlin  
Track & field 
Scotch Plains, NJ  
Kentucky 
 
2017 
Sydney McLaughlin  
Track & field 
Scotch Plains, NJ  
Kentucky 
 
2018 
Katelyn Tuohy  
Cross country,  track & field 
Thiels, NY  
NC State 
 
2019 
Kelley Lynch [ 6]  
Softball 
Sharpsburg, GA  
Washington 
 
2020 
Paige Bueckers  
Basketball 
Minnetonka, MN  
UConn 
 
2022 
Kiki Rice  
Basketball 
San Francisco, CA  
UCLA 
 
2023 
Ava Brown  
Softball 
Montgomery, TX  
Florida
  
2024 
Sadie Engelhardt  
Track & field 
Ventura, CA  
NC State 
 
2025 
Jane Hedengren  
Track & field 
Provo, UT  
BYU 
 
  
National sports winners 
Awards include:[ note 2]  
Baseball 
Gary Sheffield  was the first winner of the award. 
Year
 
Winner
 
Hometown
 
College
  
1986 
Gary Sheffield  
Tampa, FL  
Did not attend
  
1987 
Willie Banks  
Jersey City, NJ 
 
1988 
Mark Lewis  
Hamilton, OH 
 
1989 
Jeff Jackson  
Chicago, IL 
 
1990 
Todd Van Poppel  
Arlington, TX 
 
1991 
Brian Barber  
Orlando, FL 
 
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 
 
1998 
Drew Henson  
Brighton, MI  
Michigan  (football)
 
1999 
B. J. Garbe  
Moses Lake, WA  
Did not attend
  
2000 
Jason Stokes  
Coppell, TX 
 
2001 
Casey Kotchman  
Seminole, FL 
 
2002 
Zack Greinke  
Apopka, FL 
 
2003 
Chris Lubanski  
Collegeville, PA 
 
2004 
Mark Rogers  
Topsham, ME 
 
2005 
Justin Upton  
Chesapeake, VA 
 
2006 
Clayton Kershaw  
Dallas, TX 
 
2007 
Rick Porcello  
West Orange, NJ 
 
2008 
Kyle Skipworth  
Riverside, CA 
 
2009 
Matt Hobgood  
Norco, CA 
 
2010 
Kaleb Cowart  
Adel, GA 
 
2011 
Dylan Bundy  
Owasso, OK 
 
2012 
Lance McCullers Jr.  
Tampa, FL 
 
2013 
Clint Frazier  
Loganville, GA 
 
2014 
Justus Sheffield  
Tullahoma, TN 
 
2015 
Luken Baker  
Conroe, TX  
TCU 
 
2016 
Kyle Muller  
Dallas, TX  
Did not attend
  
2017 
MacKenzie Gore  
Whiteville, NC 
 
2018 
Ryan Weathers  
Loretto, TN 
 
2019 
Bobby Witt Jr.  
Colleyville, TX 
 
2020 
Jared Kelley  
Refugio, TX 
 
2021 
Dylan Lesko  
Buford, GA 
 
2022 
Brock Porter  
Orchard Lake Village, MI 
 
2023 
Max Clark  
Franklin, IN 
 
2024
 
Konnor Griffin 
 
Flowood, MS 
 
Basketball 
Kobe Bryant  was the first winner not to play college basketball . 
Candace Parker  was the first female player to win the award multiple times. 
Male Basketball Player of the Year
 
Year
 
Winner
 
Hometown
 
College
  
1986 
J.R. Reid  
Virginia Beach, VA  
North Carolina 
 
1987 
LaBradford Smith  
Bay City, TX  
Louisville 
 
1988 
Alonzo Mourning  
Chesapeake, VA  
Georgetown 
 
1989 
Kenny Anderson  
Jamaica, NY  
Georgia Tech 
 
1990 
Damon Bailey  
Bedford, IN  
Indiana 
 
1991 
Chris Webber  
Detroit, 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
  
2004 
Dwight Howard  
Atlanta, GA 
 
2005 
Greg Oden  
Indianapolis, IN  
Ohio State 
 
2006
  
2007 
Kevin Love  
Lake Oswego, OR  
UCLA 
 
2008 
Jrue Holiday  
North Hollywood, CA 
 
2009 
Brandon Knight  
Fort Lauderdale, FL  
Kentucky 
 
2010
  
2011 
Bradley Beal  
St. Louis, MO  
Florida 
 
2012 
Jabari Parker  
Chicago, IL  
Duke 
 
2013 
Andrew Wiggins  
Thornhill, ON , Canada  
Kansas 
 
2014 
Karl-Anthony Towns  
Metuchen, NJ  
Kentucky 
 
2015 
Ben Simmons  
Melbourne , Australia  
LSU 
 
2016 
Jayson Tatum  
St. Louis, MO  
Duke 
 
2017 
Michael Porter Jr.  
Columbia, MO  
Missouri 
 
2018 
RJ Barrett  
Mississauga, ON , Canada  
Duke 
 
2019 
James Wiseman  
Nashville, TN  
Memphis 
 
2020 
Emoni Bates  
Ann Arbor, MI  
Memphis  / Eastern Michigan 
 
2021 
Chet Holmgren  
Minneapolis, MN  
Gonzaga 
 
2022 
Gradey Dick  
Wichita, KS  
Kansas 
 
2023 
Cameron Boozer  
Miami, FL  
Duke 
 
2024 
Cooper Flagg  
Newport, ME  
Duke 
 
2025 
Cameron Boozer  
Miami, FL  
Duke 
 
 
 
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 M. 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 
Jaime Walz  
Fort Thomas, KY  
Western Kentucky 
 
1997 
Nikki Teasley  
Frederick, MD  
North Carolina 
 
1998 
Tamika Williams  
Dayton, OH  
UConn 
 
1999 
Nicole Kaczmarski  
Middle Island, NY  
UCLA 
 
2000 
Shereka Wright  
Copperas Cove, TX  
Purdue 
 
2001 
Shyra Ely  
Indianapolis, IN  
Tennessee 
 
2002 
Ann Strother  
Highlands Ranch, CO  
UConn 
 
2003 
Candace Parker  
Naperville, IL  
Tennessee 
 
2004
  
2005 
Abby Waner  
Highlands Ranch, CO  
Duke 
 
2006 
Tina Charles  
Middle Village, NY  
UConn 
 
2007 
Maya Moore  
Lawrenceville, GA 
 
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, CA  
UConn 
 
2012 
Breanna Stewart  
North Syracuse, NY 
 
2013 
Mercedes Russell  
Springfield, OR  
Tennessee 
 
2014 
Brianna Turner  
Manvel, TX  
Notre Dame 
 
2015 
Katie Lou Samuelson  
Huntington Beach, CA  
UConn 
 
2016 
Erin Boley  
Hodgenville, KY  
Notre Dame  / Oregon 
 
2017 
Megan Walker  
Richmond, VA  
UConn 
 
2018 
Christyn Williams  
Little Rock, AR 
 
2019 
Azzi Fudd  
Arlington, VA 
 
2020 
Paige Bueckers [ 9]  
Minnetonka, MN 
 
2021 
Saniya Rivers  
Wilmington, NC  
South Carolina 
 
2022 
Kiki Rice  
Washington, D.C.  
UCLA 
 
2023 
JuJu Watkins  
Los Angeles, CA  
USC 
 
2024 
Joyce Edwards  
Camden, SC  
South Carolina 
 
2025 
Aaliyah Chavez  
Lubbock, TX  
Oklahoma 
 
  
Cross country 
Male Cross Country Athlete of the Year
 
Year
 
Winner
 
Hometown
 
College
  
2008
 
Chris Derrick  
 
Naperville, IL 
 
Stanford 
 
2009
 
Reed Connor  
 
The Woodlands, TX 
 
Wisconsin 
 
2010
 
Lukas Verzbicas  
 
Orland Park, IL 
 
Oregon 
 
2011
 
Lukas Verzbicas  
 
Orland Park, IL 
 
Oregon 
 
2012
 
Futsum Zienasellassie  
 
Indianapolis, IN 
 
Northern Arizona 
 
2013
 
Edward Cheserek  
 
Newark, NJ 
 
Oregon 
 
2014
 
Grant Fisher [ 10]  
 
Grand Blanc, MI 
 
Stanford 
 
2015
 
Grant Fisher  
 
Grand Blanc, MI 
 
Stanford 
 
2016
 
Andrew Hunter  
 
Purcellville, VA 
 
Oregon 
 
2017
 
Casey Clinger  
 
American Fork, UT 
 
BYU 
 
2018
 
Aidan Troutner  
 
Provo, UT 
 
BYU 
 
2019
 
Liam Anderson [ 11]  
 
Larkspur, CA 
 
Stanford 
 
2020
 
Nico Young  
 
Newbury Park, CA 
 
Northern Arizona 
 
2021
 
Parker Wolfe  
 
Greenwood Village, CO 
 
North Carolina 
 
2022
 
Colin Sahlman  
 
Newbury Park, CA 
 
Northern Arizona 
 
2023
 
Daniel Simmons  
 
American Fork, Utah 
 
BYU 
 
2024
  
2025
 
Charlie Vause  
 
Rio Rancho, NM 
 
BYU 
 
 
 
Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year
 
Year
 
Winner
 
Hometown
 
College
  
2008
 
Ashley Brasovan  
 
Wellington, FL 
 
Duke 
 
2009
 
Jordan Hasay  
 
San Luis Obispo, CA 
 
Oregon 
 
2010
 
Megan Goethals  
 
Rochester Hills, MI 
 
Washington 
 
2011
 
Aisling Cuffe  
 
Cornwall, NY 
 
Stanford 
 
2012
 
Molly Seidel  
 
Hartland, WI 
 
Notre Dame 
 
2013
 
Sara Baxter  
 
Simi Valley, CA 
 
Oregon 
 
2014
 
Alexa Efraimson [ 12]  
 
Camas, WA 
 
  
2015
 
Anna Rohrer  
 
Mishawaka, IN 
 
Notre Dame 
 
2016
 
Katie Rainsberger  
 
Colorado Springs, CO 
 
Oregon 
 
2017
 
Brie Oakley  
 
Aurora, CO 
 
California 
 
2018
 
Katelyn Tuohy  
 
Thiells, NY 
 
NC State 
 
2019
 
Katelyn Tuohy [ 13]  
 
Thiells, NY 
 
NC State 
 
2020
 
Katelyn Tuohy  
 
Thiells, NY 
 
NC State 
 
2021
 
Sydney Thorvaldson  
 
Rawlins, WY 
 
Arkansas 
 
2022
 
Natalie Cook
 
Flower Mound, TX 
 
Oklahoma State 
 
2023
 
Irene Riggs  
 
Morgantown, WV 
 
Stanford 
 
2024
 
Addison Ritzenhein
 
Niwot, CO 
 
NAU 
 
2025
 
Jane Hedengren  
 
Provo, UT 
 
BYU 
 
  
Joe Mauer  was the first winner not to play football collegiately or professionally. 
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 
 
Did not attend
  
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 
 
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  / SMU 
 
2010
 
Malcolm Jones  
 
Westlake Village, CA 
 
UCLA 
 
2011
 
Justin Worley  
 
Rock Hill, SC 
 
Tennessee 
 
2012
 
Johnathan Gray  
 
Aledo, TX 
 
Texas 
 
2013
 
Max Browne  
 
Sammamish, WA 
 
USC  / Pittsburgh 
 
2014
 
Andrew Brown  
 
Chesapeake, VA 
 
Virginia 
 
2015
 
Kyler Murray 
 
Allen, TX 
 
Texas A&M  / Oklahoma 
 
2016
 
Jacob Eason  
 
Lake Stevens, WA 
 
Georgia  / Washington 
 
2017
 
Tate Martell  
 
Las Vegas, NV 
 
Ohio State  / Miami (FL)  / UNLV 
 
2018
 
J. T. Daniels  
 
Santa Ana, CA 
 
USC  / Georgia  / West Virginia  / Rice  
 
2019
 
Jake Smith  
 
Scottsdale, AZ 
 
Texas  / USC  / Arizona State 
 
2020
 
Arik Gilbert  
 
Marietta, GA 
 
LSU   / Georgia  / Nebraska 
 
2021
 
Jaxson Dart  
 
Draper, UT 
 
USC  / Ole Miss 
 
2022
 
Nick Singleton  
 
Shillington, PA 
 
Penn State 
 
2023
 
Jackson Arnold  
 
Denton, TX 
 
Oklahoma 
 
2024
 
DJ Lagway 
 
Willis, TX 
 
Florida 
 
2025
 
Keelon Russell 
 
Duncanville, TX 
 
Alabama 
 
Soccer 
Morgan Andrews  was the first player to win the award multiple times. 
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 
 
Saint 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 
 
2011
 
Luis Rendon  
 
Midlothian, VA 
 
Duke 
 
2012
 
Ema Boateng  
 
Accra , Ghana 
 
UC Santa Barbara 
 
2013
 
Cristian Roldan  
 
Pico Rivera, CA 
 
Washington 
 
2014
 
Abu Danladi  
 
Takoradi , Ghana [ 14]  
 
UCLA 
 
2015
 
Jack Harrison  
 
Bolton , England 
 
Wake Forest 
 
2016
 
Lucas Mendes  
 
Arlington, VA 
 
Virginia 
 
2017
 
Umar Farouk Osman  
 
Tamale, Ghana [ 15]  
 
Michigan 
 
2018
 
Ousseni Bouda  
 
Millbrook, NY 
 
Stanford 
 
2019
 
Omar Hernandez  
 
Dalton, GA 
 
Wake Forest 
 
2020
 
Jony Muñoz  
 
Olathe, KS 
 
Liberty  /  UMKC  / MidAmerica Nazarene University 
 
2021
 
Bryce Boneau  
 
Keller, TX 
 
Notre Dame 
 
2022
 
Jacob Murrell  
 
Baltimore, MD 
 
Georgetown 
 
2023
 
Ransford Gyan  
 
Newark, NJ 
 
Clemson 
 
2024
  
 
 
Female Soccer Player of the Year
 
Year
 
Winner
 
Hometown
 
College
  
1998
 
Aly Wagner  
 
San Jose, CA 
 
Santa Clara 
 
1999
 
Christie Welsh  
 
Massapequa, NY 
 
Penn State 
 
2000
 
Aleisha Cramer  
 
Lakewood, CO 
 
BYU 
 
2001
 
Mary McDowell [ 16]  
 
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 
 
2011
 
Morgan Brian  
 
St. Simons Island, GA 
 
Virginia 
 
2012
 
Morgan Andrews  
 
Milford, NH 
 
Notre Dame 
 
2013
 
Morgan Andrews  
 
Milford, NH 
 
Notre Dame 
 
2014
 
Katie Cousins  
 
Forest, VA 
 
Tennessee 
 
2015
 
Mallory Pugh  
 
Highlands Ranch, CO 
 
UCLA 
 
2016
 
Ella Stevens  
 
Loganville, GA 
 
Duke 
 
2017
 
Kennedy Wesley  
 
Cerritos, CA 
 
Stanford 
 
2018
 
Izzy D'Aquila  
 
San Juan Capistrano, CA 
 
Santa Clara 
 
2019
 
Sophia Jones  
 
Atherton, CA 
 
Duke 
 
2020
 
Emily Mason  
 
Flemington, NJ 
 
Rutgers 
 
2021
 
Alyssa Thompson  
 
Studio City, CA 
 
Did not attend
  
2022
 
Riley Jackson  
 
Roswell, GA 
 
Did not attend
  
2023
 
Kennedy Fuller  
 
Southlake, TX 
 
Did not attend
  
2024
 
Maddie DiMaria
 
St. Louis, MO 
 
  
Softball 
Year
 
Winner
 
Hometown
 
College
  
1998
 
Amanda Freed  
 
Cypress, CA 
 
UCLA 
 
1999
 
Maureen LeCocq  
 
West Hills, CA 
 
Stanford 
 
2000
 
Tia Bollinger [ 17]  
 
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 
 
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
  
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
 
Bubba Nickles  
 
Merced, CA 
 
2017
 
Taylor Dockins  
 
Norco, CA 
 
Cal State Fullerton 
 
2018
 
Megan Faraimo  
 
San Diego, CA 
 
UCLA 
 
2019
 
Kelley Lynch [ 6]  
 
Sharpsburg, GA 
 
Washington 
 
2020
 
Jayda Coleman  
 
The Colony, TX 
 
Oklahoma 
 
2021
 
Jordy Bahl  
 
Papillion, NE 
 
2022
 
Keagan Rothrock  
 
Indianapolis, IN 
 
Florida 
 
2023
 
Ava Brown  
 
Montgomery, TX 
 
2024
 
Addisen Fisher
 
Bend, OR 
 
UCLA 
 
Track and field 
Marion Jones  was the first three-time winner of the award in any sport. 
Male Track and Field 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 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
 
Jake 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 [ 18]  
 
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 [ 19]  
 
Cherryville, NC 
 
Florida State 
 
2015
 
Michael Norman  
 
Murrieta, CA 
 
USC 
 
2016
 
Michael Norman  
 
Murrieta, CA 
 
USC 
 
2017
 
Armand Duplantis  
 
Lafayette, LA 
 
LSU [ 20]  
 
2018
 
Anthony Schwartz  
 
Plantation, FL 
 
Auburn 
 
2019
 
Matthew Boling [ 21]  
 
Houston, TX 
 
Georgia 
 
2020
 
Nico Young  
 
Newbury Park, CA 
 
Northern Arizona 
 
2021
 
Hobbs Kessler  
 
Ann Arbor, MI 
 
Northern Arizona 
 
2022
 
Cade Flatt  
 
Benton, KY 
 
Ole Miss 
 
2023
 
Issam Asinga  
 
Montverde, FL 
 
Texas A&M 
 
2024
 
Christian Miller 
 
Saint Johns, FL 
 
Georgia 
 
2025
 
Tate Taylor 
 
San Antonio, TX 
 
  
 
Female Track and Field 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
 
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  
 
Dunellen, NJ 
 
Union Catholic /Kentucky 
 
2017
 
Sydney McLaughlin  
 
Dunellen, NJ 
 
Union Catholic /Kentucky 
 
2018
 
Katelyn Tuohy  
 
Thiells, NY 
 
NC State 
 
2019
 
Jasmine Moore  
 
Mansfield, TX
 
Georgia 
 
2020
 
Taylor Ewert  
 
Beavercreek, OH 
 
Arkansas 
 
2021
 
Sydney Thorvaldson  
 
Rawlins, WY 
 
Arkansas 
 
2022
 
Juliette Whittaker  
 
Catonsville, MD 
 
Stanford 
 
2023
 
Angelina Napoleon  
 
Allegany, NY 
 
NC State 
 
2024
 
Sadie Engelhardt 
 
Ventura, CA 
 
NC State 
 
2025
 
Jane Hedengren 
 
Provo, UT 
 
BYU 
 
  
Volleyball 
Kerri Walsh  was the first winner of the award. 
Year
 
Winner
 
Hometown
 
College
  
1996
 
Kerri Walsh  
 
San Jose, CA 
 
Stanford 
 
1997
 
Denise Boylan [ 22]  
 
Lisle, IL 
 
Notre Dame 
 
1998
 
Sara Sandrik [ 23]  
 
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 [ 24]  
 
Tucson, AZ 
 
Arizona 
 
2003
 
Kristin Richards [ 25]  
 
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 [ 26]  
 
Manhattan Beach, CA 
 
Stanford 
 
2008
 
Kelly Murphy [ 27]  
 
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 
 
2020
 
Jess Mruzik  
 
Livonia, MI 
 
Michigan /Penn State 
 
2021
 
Ally Batenhorst  
 
Katy, TX 
 
Nebraska /USC 
 
2022
 
Averi Carlson  
 
Lucas, TX 
 
Baylor /Texas /SMU 
 
2023
 
Harper Murray  
 
Ann Arbor, MI 
 
Nebraska 
 
2024
 
Ayden Ames  
 
Prosper, TX 
 
Texas 
 
2025
 
Campbell Flynn  
 
Farmington, MI 
 
Nebraska 
 
State winners 
See [ note 3]  
See also 
Notes 
^   For biographical sketches of the current winners, see:[ 5]  
 
^   For the official list of winners (1985–present), see[ 4]  
 
^   For the official list of state winners (including D.C.) from 1985 to the present, see[ 3]  
 
  
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^   ESPN News Services (July 19, 2022). "Kiki Rice (girls basketball), Colin Sahlman (cross country) named national prep athletes of year" . ESPN . Retrieved January 13,  2024 .  
 
^   "Max Clark, Ava Brown named high school players of the year" . ESPN . Associated Press. July 11, 2023. Retrieved January 13,  2024 . 
 
^   "UConn commit Bueckers named Gatorade POY" . ESPN.com . March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 10,  2020 . 
 
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^   "Mondo Duplantis Bio" . LSUsports.net . Archived from the original  on January 1, 2019. Retrieved December 31,  2018 . 
 
^   Coleman, Adam (June 28, 2019). "Strake Jesuit's Matthew Boling wins Gatorade National Boys Track Athlete of the Year" . Houston Chronicle . Retrieved July 6,  2019 .  
 
^   "Denise Boylan Bio :: Notre Dame Women's Volleyball :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of ND Athletics" . cstv.com . Archived from the original  on June 1, 2008. Retrieved October 17,  2008 . 
 
^   "Player Bio: Sara Sandrik :: Women's Volleyball" . Stanford University Official Athletic Site . Archived from the original  on February 4, 2007 – via gostanford.cstv.com. 
 
^   "Player Bio: Bre Ladd" . Archived from the original  on May 29, 2009. Retrieved October 17,  2008 . 
 
^   "Kristin Richards Profile" . Stanford University Official Athletic Site . Archived from the original  on December 24, 2008 – via gostanford.cstv.com. 
 
^   "Alix Klineman Profile" . Stanford University Official Athletic Site . Archived from the original  on December 21, 2008 – via gostanford.cstv.com. 
 
^   "Kelly Murphy" . GatorZone.com . Archived from the original  on February 23, 2014. 
 
  
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