The Gatorade Player of the Year awards are given to both boys and girls at the high school athletic level. They are given for football, baseball, boys & girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, girls volleyball, softball, girls and boys track & field, and boys & girls cross country. The award is given to the best athlete in their respective sport by state, then each state winner is in the running for the national winner. Then, the national winners of each boy's and girl's sports are in the running for the boy and girl's athlete of the year. Past national winners include Peyton Manning and Emmitt Smith for football, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant for basketball, and Kerri Walsh for volleyball. [edit] Boys national winners | Year | Winner | Hometown | College | | 1986 | Jeff George | Indianapolis, IN | 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 | UCF | | 1992 | Chris Walsh | St. Paul, MN | Miami, FL | | 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 | UNC | | 1999 | Chris Lewis | Long Beach, CA | Stanford | | 2000 | Brock Berlin | Shreveport, LA | Miami | | 2001 | Joe Mauer | St. Paul, MN | Entered MLB draft;
signed by Minnesota Twins | | 2002 | Lorenzo Booker | Oxnard, CA | Florida State | | 2003 | Kyle Wright | Danville, CA | Miami | | 2004 | Jeff Byers | Fort Collins, CO | USC | | 2005 | Greg Paulus | Syracuse, NY | Duke (basketball)
Syracuse (football)[1] | | 2006 | Mitch Mustain | Springdale, AR | USC | | 2007 | John Brantley | Ocala, FL | Florida | | 2008 | Matt Barkley | Santa Ana, CA | USC | | 2009 | Garrett Gilbert | Austin, TX | Texas | | 2010 | Malcolm Jones | Westlake Village, CA | UCLA | [edit] Basketball | Year | Winner | Hometown | College | | 1987 | J.R. Reid | Virginia Beach, VA | UNC | | 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 Lopez | New York, NY | St. John's (NY) | | 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
2003 | LeBron James | Akron, OH | Did not attend | | 2004 | Dwight Howard | Atlanta, GA | Did not attend | 2005
2006 | Greg Oden | Indianapolis, IN | Ohio State | | 2007 | Kevin Love | Lake Oswego, OR | UCLA | | 2008 | Jrue Holiday | North Hollywood, CA | UCLA | | 2009 | Dylan Scherff | Mukwonago, WI | USC | [edit] Soccer | Year | Winner | Hometown | College | | 1986 | Kevin Hundelt | Hazelwood, MO | So. Illinois | | 1987 | John Gwin | Boise, ID | Duke | | 1988 | Lyle Yorks | Storrs, CT | Virginia | | 1989 | Chris Henderson | Everett, WA | UCLA | | 1990 | Todd Haskins | Ellicott City, MD | UNC | | 1991 | Claudio Reyna | Newark, NJ | Virginia | | 1992 | Matt McKeon | St. Louis, MO | St. 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 | [edit] 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 | [edit] Track & Field | 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 College | | 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 | [edit] Cross Country [edit] Girls national winners [edit] Basketball | 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 | Tennessee | | 1992 | Katie Smith | Logan, OH | Ohio State | | 1993 | La'Keisha 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 | UNC | | 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
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 | [edit] Volleyball | Year | Winner | Hometown | College | | 1996 | Kerri Walsh | San Jose, CA | Stanford | | 1997 | Denise Boylan | Lisle, IL | Notre Dame | | 1998 | Sara Sandrik | 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 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | | 2003 | Kristin Richards | Orem, UT | Stanford | 2004
2005 | Cynthia Barboza | Long Beach, CA | Stanford | | 2006 | Megan Hodge | Durham, NC | Penn State | | 2007 | Alix Klineman | Manhattan Beach, CA | Stanford | | 2008 | Kelly Murphy | Wilmington, IL | Florida | | 2009 | Gina Mancuso | Papillion, NE | Nebraska | | 2010 | Ashley Wittman | Shakopee, MN | Minnesota | [edit] Soccer | 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 | UNC | | 2002 | Jill Oakes | West Hills, CA | UCLA | | 2003 | Heather O'Reilly | East Brunswick, NJ | UNC | | 2004 | Ashlyn Harris | Satellite Beach, FL | UNC | | 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 | [edit] Softball | 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
2009 | Kenzie Fowler | Oro Valley, AZ | Arizona | [edit] Track & Field | 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 | Melisa Weis | Bakersfield, CA | Cal St.-Bakersfield | 1991
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1993 | Marion Jones | Thousand Oaks, CA | UNC | | 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 | [edit] Cross Country [edit] Athlete of the Year [edit] Female [edit] See also [edit] External links |
