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. 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.

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 (including sportsmanship, and participation in community and other activities). 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 that includes approximately 400 sports journalists, coaches, and others. The two athletes of the year receive their awards at a special ceremony prior to The ESPY Awards, in Los Angeles, California.

The Gatorade Company established these awards in 1985. The selection process is administered by ESPN RISE, which is ESPN's division for high-school sports.

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

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 2012 Johnathan Gray Football Aledo, Texas Texas 2013 Andrew Wiggins Basketball Thornhill, ON, Canada Kansas

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 Connecticut 2007 Maya Moore Basketball Lawrenceville, GA Connecticut 2008 Chanelle Price Track & Field Easton, PA Tennessee 2009 Skylar Diggins Basketball South Bend, IN Notre Dame 2010 Rebecca Woodberry Basketball Phoenix, AZ Nebraska 2011 Morgan Brian Soccer St. Simons Island, GA Virginia 2012 Breanna Stewart Basketball North Syracuse, NY Connecticut 2013 Morgan Andrews Soccer Milford, NH Notre Dame

National Sports Winners

Baseball (boys only)

See footnote

See also: Baseball awards § U.S. high-school baseball

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
2012	Lance McCullers Jr	Tampa, FL	Did not attend
2013	Clint Frazier	Loganville, GA	Did not attend

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

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 2012 Jabari Parker Chicago, IL Duke 2013 Andrew Wiggins Thornhill, ON, Canada Kansas

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 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, CA Connecticut 2012 Breanna Stewart North Syracuse, NY Connecticut 2013 Mercedes Russell Springfield, OR Tennessee

Cross Country

See also: Foot Locker Cross Country Championships

Male Cross Country Athlete of the Year Year Winner Hometown College 2008 Chris Derrick Naperville, IL Stanford 2009 Reed Connor Miami, FL Florida 2010 Lukas Verzbicas Orland Park, IL Oregon (1 Year) 2011 Lukas Verzbicas Orland Park, IL Oregon (1 Year) 2012 Futsum Zeinasellassie Indianapolis, IN Northern Arizona

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

Football (boys only)

See also: USA Today All-USA high school football team

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	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 / SMU
2010	Malcolm Jones	Westlake Village, CA	UCLA
2011	Justin Worley	Rock Hill, SC	Tennessee
2012	Johnathan Gray	Aledo, TX	Texas

Soccer

See also: US Youth Soccer National Championships

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 Carpinteria, CA UC Santa Barbara

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 2011 Morgan Brian St. Simons Island, GA Virginia 2012 Morgan Andrews Milford, NH Notre Dame 2013 Morgan Andrews Milford, NH Notre Dame

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
2011	Cheyenne Cordes	Fairfield, CA	California
2012	Geri Ann Glasco	Watkinsville, GA	Georgia

Track & Field

See also: Category:High School track and field competitions in the United States

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 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 Albuquerque, NM Duke 2010 Sam Crouser Gresham, OR Oregon 2011 Gunnar Nixon Edmond, OK Arkansas 2012 Abraham Hall Grand Prairie, TX Army

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 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 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) 2011 Amy Weissenbach Studio City, CA Stanford 2012 Shelbi Vaughan Mansfield, TX Texas A&M

Volleyball (girls only)

Year	Winner	Hometown	College
1996	Kerri Walsh	San Jose, CA	Stanford
1997	Denise Boylan (bio here)	Lisle, IL	Notre Dame
1998	Sara Sandrik (bio here)	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 (bio here)	Tucson, AZ	Arizona
2003	Kristin Richards (bio here)	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 (bio here)	Manhattan Beach, CA	Stanford
2008	Kelly Murphy (bio here)	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

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

External links

• Home page. Gatorade Player of the Year official website
• Gatorade Football Players of the Year: Where Are They Now? (February 2010). Lost Lettermen (college sports) website