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.^[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, Cooper Flagg and Sadie Engelhardt, 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 which was 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

See also: Sporting News High School Athlete of the Year and Athlete 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

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 None

National Sports Winners

Awards include:^{[note 2]}

Baseball

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

See also: List of U.S. high school basketball national player of the year awards

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 2024 Cooper Flagg Newport, ME 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

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 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

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

Football

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

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 Stanford 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

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

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
2023	Harper Murray	Ann Arbor, MI	Nebraska
2024	Ayden Ames	Prosper, TX	Texas

State winners

See ^{[note 3]}

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
• List of sports awards honoring women

Notes

1. For biographical sketches of the current winners, see:^[5]
2. For the official list of winners (1985–present), see^[4]
3. For the official list of state winners (including D.C.) from 1985 to the present, see^[3]

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External links

• Official website