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Gatorade Player of the Year awards

Gatorade Player of the Year awards

Awards given to high school student-athletes in the United States

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(Ethan Range and Micheal Swiney) receive their awards at a special ceremony prior to The ESPY Awards in Los Angeles.[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]

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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.
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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.
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Cross Country

See also: Foot Locker Cross Country Championships
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Football

See also: USA Today All-USA high school football team
Joe Mauer was the first winner not to play football collegiately or professionally.
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Soccer

Morgan Andrews was the first player to win the award multiple times.
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Softball

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Track and Field

Marion Jones was the first three-time winner of the award in any sport.
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Volleyball

Kerri Walsh was the first winner of the award.
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State winners

See [note 3]

See also

Notes

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

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