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{{Short description|Awards given to high school student-athletes in the United States}}
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The '''Gatorade Player of the Year awards''' are given annually to up and coming [[high school]] student-athletes in the United States.<ref name=History>{{cite web | url = http://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/about | title = A History of Honoring the Future | work = Gatorade Player of the Year | publisher = Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. | access-date = July 11, 2019 | archive-date = November 15, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171115000109/http://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/about | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Gatorade Player of the Year Award | publisher = [[ESPN]] | work = ESPN High School SPORTS | url = http://rise.espn.go.com/all-sports/Gatorade/Gatorade-POY-2010-2011.aspx | access-date = October 24, 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111031083943/http://rise.espn.go.com/all-sports/Gatorade/Gatorade-POY-2010-2011.aspx | archive-date = October 31, 2011}}</ref> They are given for boys [[baseball]], boys and girls [[basketball]], boys and girls [[Cross country running|cross country]], boys [[American football|football]], boys and girls [[soccer]], boys and girls [[Track and field|track & field]], girls [[softball]], and girls [[volleyball]].<ref name=History/>

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 [[U.S. state|states]], where each sport is recognized as an interscholastic sport.<ref name=State>{{cite web | title = Gatorade State High School Players of the Year | url = http://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/winner/state | work = Gatorade Player of the Year | publisher = Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. | access-date = July 12, 2019}}</ref> Selection is based on three criteria: athletic achievement, academic excellence, and exemplary character (including [[sportsmanship]], and participation in community and other activities).<ref name=State/> 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.<ref name=nationalwinners>{{cite web | title = Gatorade Player of the Year All-Time National Winners | work = Gatorade Player of the Year | publisher = Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. | url = http://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/winner/national | access-date = July 12, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190331015449/http://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/winner/national | archive-date = March 31, 2019 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

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.<ref name=Athlete/> The two winners are voted on by a national panel with about 400 [[sports journalists]], [[Coach (sports)|coaches]], and others.<ref name=State/> The two athletes of the year, [[Cooper Flagg]] and [[Sadie Engelhardt]], received their awards at a special ceremony prior to The [[ESPY Awards]].<ref name=State/>

The [[Gatorade]] Company established the awards in 1986.<ref name=History/> 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.<ref name=History/>

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 Jennings|Kerri Walsh]] for volleyball.

==Athletes of the Year==
{{See also|Sporting News High School Athlete of the Year|Athlete of the Year}}
Awards include:{{NoteTag|For biographical sketches of the current winners, see:<ref name=Athlete>{{cite web | url = http://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/about#aoy | title = Gatorade Athlete of the Year | work = Gatorade Player of the Year | publisher = Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. | access-date = July 11, 2019 | archive-date = November 15, 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171115000109/http://playeroftheyear.gatorade.com/about#aoy | url-status = dead }}</ref>}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Male Athlete of the Year
! Year
! Winner
! Sport
! Hometown
! College
|-
| 2003 || {{sortname|LeBron|James}} || Basketball || [[Akron, Ohio|Akron, OH]] || None
|-
| 2004 || {{sortname|Dwight|Howard}} || Basketball || [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]] || None
|-
| 2005 || {{sortname|Greg|Paulus}} || Football || [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]] || [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]] (basketball), <br>[[Syracuse Orange football|Syracuse]] (football)
|-
| 2006 || {{sortname|Greg|Oden}} || Basketball || [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] || [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball|Ohio State]]
|-
| 2007 || {{sortname|Kevin|Love}} || Basketball || [[Lake Oswego, Oregon|Lake Oswego, OR]] || [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]]
|-
| 2008 || {{sortname|Matt|Barkley}} || Football || [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana, CA]] || [[USC Trojans football|USC]]
|-
| 2009 || {{sortname|Garrett|Gilbert}} || Football || [[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]] || [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]]
|-
| 2010 || {{sortname|Brandon|Knight|dab=basketball}} || Basketball || [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale, FL]] || [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]
|-
| 2011 || {{sortname|Dylan|Bundy}} || Baseball || [[Owasso, Oklahoma|Owasso, OK]] || None
|-
| 2012 || {{sortname|Johnathan|Gray}} || Football || [[Aledo, Texas|Aledo, TX]] || [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]]
|-
| 2013 || {{sortname|Andrew|Wiggins}} || Basketball || [[Thornhill, Ontario|Thornhill, ON]], [[Canada]] || [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas]]
|-
| 2014 || {{sortname|Karl-Anthony|Towns}} || Basketball || [[Metuchen, New Jersey|Metuchen, NJ]] || [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]
|-
| 2015 || {{sortname|Kyler|Murray}} || Football || [[Allen, Texas|Allen, TX]] || [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]] / [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]]
|-
| 2016 || {{sortname|Jayson|Tatum}} || Basketball || [[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]] || [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]]
|-
| 2017 || {{sortname|MacKenzie|Gore}} || Baseball || [[Whiteville, North Carolina|Whiteville, NC]] || None
|-
| 2018 || {{sortname|J. T.|Daniels}} || Football || [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana, CA]] || [[USC Trojans football|USC]] / [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] / [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]] / [[Rice Owls football|Rice]]
|-
| 2019 || {{sortname|Bobby|Witt Jr.}}<ref name=2019AOY>{{Cite news | url = https://www.si.com/high-school/2019/07/09/kelley-lynch-bobby-witt-jr-named-gatorade-athletes-year | title = Kelley Lynch, Bobby Witt Jr. Named Gatorade Athletes of the Year | date = July 10, 2019 | last = Carroll | first = Charlotte | access-date = July 11, 2019}}</ref> || Baseball || [[Colleyville, Texas|Colleyville, TX]] || None
|- 
| 2020 || {{sortname|Arik|Gilbert}} || Football || [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta, GA]] || [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]] / [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]]
|-
| 2022 || {{sortname|Colin|Sahlman}}<ref>{{cite web |author1=ESPN News Services |title=Kiki Rice (girls basketball), Colin Sahlman (cross country) named national prep athletes of year |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/34270038/kiki-rice-girls-basketball-colin-sahlman-cross-country-named-national-prep-athletes-year |website=ESPN |access-date=January 13, 2024 |date=July 19, 2022}}</ref> || Cross country || [[Newbury Park, California|Newbury Park, CA]] || 
[[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks cross country|NAU]]
|-
| 2023 || {{sortname|Max|Clark|dab=baseball}}<ref>{{cite web |agency=Associated Press |title=Max Clark, Ava Brown named high school players of the year |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/37997239/max-clark-ava-brown-named-high-school-players-year |website=ESPN |access-date=January 13, 2024 |date=July 11, 2023}}</ref> || Baseball || [[Franklin, Indiana|Franklin, IN]] || None
|-
| 2024 || {{sortname|Cooper|Flagg}} || Basketball || [[Newport, Maine|Newport, ME]] || [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]]
|}
|
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Female Athlete of the Year
! Year
! Winner
! Sport
! Hometown
! College
|-
| 2003 || {{sortname|Allyson|Felix}} || Track & Field || [[North Hills, Los Angeles|North Hills, CA]] || [[USC Trojans|USC]]
|-
| 2004 || {{sortname|Candace|Parker}} || Basketball || [[Naperville, Illinois|Naperville, IL]] || [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]
|-
| 2005 || {{sortname|Cynthia|Barboza}} || Volleyball || [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach, CA]] || [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 2006 || {{sortname|Tina|Charles|dab=basketball}} || Basketball || [[Middle Village, New York|Middle Village, NY]] || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]
|-
| 2007 || {{sortname|Maya|Moore}} || Basketball || [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville, GA]] || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]
|-
| 2008 || {{sortname|Chanelle|Price}} || Track & Field || [[Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton, PA]] || [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers|Tennessee]]
|-
| 2009 || {{sortname|Skylar|Diggins|Skylar Diggins-Smith}} || Basketball || [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend, IN]] || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 2010 || {{sortname|Chiney|Ogwumike}} || Basketball || [[Cypress, Texas|Cypress, TX]] || [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]]
|-
| 2011 || {{sortname|Morgan|Brian}} || Soccer || [[St. Simons Island, Georgia|St. Simons Island, GA]] || [[Virginia Cavaliers women's soccer|Virginia]]
|-
| 2012 || {{sortname|Breanna|Stewart}} || Basketball || [[North Syracuse, New York|North Syracuse, NY]] || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]
|-
| 2013 || {{sortname|Morgan|Andrews}} || Soccer || [[Milford, New Hampshire|Milford, NH]] || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 2014 || {{sortname|Brianna|Turner}} || Basketball || [[Manvel, Texas|Manvel, TX]] || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 2015 || {{sortname|Candace|Hill}} || Track & Field || [[Conyers, Georgia|Conyers, GA]] || None
|-
| 2016 || {{sortname|Sydney|McLaughlin}} || Track & Field || [[Scotch Plains, New Jersey|Scotch Plains, NJ]] || [[Kentucky Wildcats|Kentucky]]
|-
| 2017 || {{sortname|Sydney|McLaughlin}} || Track & Field || [[Scotch Plains, New Jersey|Scotch Plains, NJ]] || [[Kentucky Wildcats|Kentucky]]
|-
| 2018 || {{sortname|Katelyn|Tuohy}} || Cross Country,<br> Track & Field || [[North Rockland High School|Thiels, NY]] || [[NC State Wolfpack|NC State]]
|-
| 2019 || {{sortname|Kelley|Lynch}}<ref name=2019AOY/> || Softball || [[Sharpsburg, Georgia|Sharpsburg, GA]] || [[Washington Huskies softball|Washington]] 
|-
| 2019 || {{sortname|Azzi|Fudd}} || Basketball || [[Arlington, Virginia|Arlington, VA]] || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]
|-
| 2020 || {{sortname|Paige|Bueckers}} || Basketball || [[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka, MN]] || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]
|-
| 2022 || {{sortname|Kiki|Rice}} || Basketball || [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco, CA]] || [[UCLA Bruins women's basketball|UCLA]]
|-
| 2023 || {{sortname|Ava|Brown}} || Softball || [[Montgomery, Texas|Montgomery, TX]] || Florida
|-
| 2024 || {{sortname|Sadie|Engelhardt}} || Track & field || [[Ventura, California|Ventura, CA]] || None
|}
|}

==National Sports Winners==
Awards include:{{NoteTag|For the official list of winners (1985–present), see<ref name=nationalwinners />}}

=== Baseball ===
{{see also|Baseball awards #U.S. high-school baseball}}
[[File:Gary Sheffield - El Paso Diablos - 1988.jpg|thumb|right|[[Gary Sheffield]] was the first winner of the award.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Winner
! Hometown
! College
|-
| 1986 || {{sortname|Gary|Sheffield}} || [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]] || rowspan="6" | Did not attend
|-
| 1987 || {{sortname|Willie|Banks|dab=baseball}} || [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City, NJ]] 
|-
| 1988 || {{sortname|Mark|Lewis|dab=baseball}} || [[Hamilton, Ohio|Hamilton, OH]] 
|-
| 1989 || {{sortname|Jeff|Jackson|dab=baseball}} || [[Chicago|Chicago, IL]] 
|-
| 1990 || {{sortname|Todd|Van Poppel}} || [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington, TX]] 
|-
| 1991 || {{sortname|Brian|Barber}} || [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando, FL]] 
|-
| 1992 || {{sortname|A. J.|Hinch}} || [[Midwest City, Oklahoma|Midwest City, OK]] || [[Stanford Cardinal baseball|Stanford]]
|-
| 1993 || {{sortname|Alex|Rodriguez}} || [[Miami|Miami, FL]] || Did not attend
|-
| 1994 || {{sortname|Doug|Million}} || [[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota, FL]] || [[Miami Hurricanes baseball|Miami]]
|-
| 1995 || {{sortname|Chad|Hutchinson}} || [[San Diego|San Diego, CA]] || [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]] (football)
|-
| 1996 || {{sortname|Matt|White|dab=minor league pitcher}} || [[Waynesboro, Pennsylvania|Waynesboro, PA]] || rowspan="2" | Did not attend
|-
| 1997 || {{sortname|Darnell|McDonald}} || [[Englewood, Colorado|Englewood, CO]] 
|-
| 1998 || {{sortname|Drew|Henson}} || [[Brighton, Michigan|Brighton, MI]] || [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]] (football)
|-
| 1999 || {{sortname|B. J.|Garbe}} || [[Moses Lake, Washington|Moses Lake, WA]] || rowspan="16" | Did not attend
|-
| 2000 || {{sortname|Jason|Stokes}} || [[Coppell, Texas|Coppell, TX]] 
|-
| 2001 || {{sortname|Casey|Kotchman}} || [[Seminole, Florida|Seminole, FL]] 
|-
| 2002 || {{sortname|Zack|Greinke}} || [[Apopka, Florida|Apopka, FL]] 
|-
| 2003 || {{sortname|Chris|Lubanski}} || [[Collegeville, Pennsylvania|Collegeville, PA]] 
|-
| 2004 || {{sortname|Mark|Rogers|dab=baseball}} || [[Orrs Island, Maine|Topsham, ME]] 
|-
| 2005 || {{sortname|Justin|Upton}} || [[Chesapeake, Virginia|Chesapeake, VA]] 
|-
| 2006 || {{sortname|Clayton|Kershaw}} || [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] 
|-
| 2007 || {{sortname|Rick|Porcello}} || [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange, NJ]] 
|-
| 2008 || {{sortname|Kyle|Skipworth}} || [[Riverside, California|Riverside, CA]] 
|-
| 2009 || {{sortname|Matt|Hobgood}} || [[Norco, California|Norco, CA]] 
|-
| 2010 || {{sortname|Kaleb|Cowart}} || [[Adel, Georgia|Adel, GA]] 
|-
| 2011 || {{sortname|Dylan|Bundy}} || [[Owasso, Oklahoma|Owasso, OK]] 
|-
| 2012 || {{sortname|Lance|McCullers Jr.}} || [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]] 
|-
| 2013 || {{sortname|Clint|Frazier}} || [[Loganville, Georgia|Loganville, GA]] 
|-
| 2014 || {{sortname|Justus|Sheffield}} || [[Tullahoma, Tennessee|Tullahoma, TN]] 
|-
| 2015 || {{sortname|Luken|Baker}} || [[Conroe, Texas|Conroe, TX]] || [[TCU Horned Frogs baseball|TCU]]
|-
| 2016 || {{sortname|Kyle|Muller}} || [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] || rowspan="9" | Did not attend
|-
| 2017 || {{sortname|MacKenzie|Gore}} || [[Whiteville, North Carolina|Whiteville, NC]] 
|-
| 2018 || {{sortname|Ryan|Weathers}} || [[Loretto, Tennessee|Loretto, TN]] 
|-
| 2019 || {{sortname|Bobby|Witt Jr.}} || [[Colleyville, Texas|Colleyville, TX]] 
|-
| 2020 || {{sortname|Jared|Kelley}} || [[Refugio, Texas|Refugio, TX]] 
|-
| 2021 || {{sortname|Dylan|Lesko}} || [[Buford, Georgia|Buford, GA]] 
|-
| 2022 || {{sortname|Brock|Porter}} || [[Orchard Lake Village, Michigan|Orchard Lake Village, MI]] 
|-
| 2023 || {{sortname|Max|Clark|dab=baseball}} || [[Franklin, Indiana|Franklin, IN]] 
|-
|2024
|[[Konnor Griffin]]
|[[Flowood, Mississippi|Flowood, MS]]
|}

===Basketball===
{{see also|List of U.S. high school basketball national player of the year awards}}
[[File:Kobe B Bryant.jpg|thumb|right|[[Kobe Bryant]] was the first winner not to play [[college basketball]].]]
[[File:Parker5 20171004.jpg|thumb|right|[[Candace Parker]] was the first female player to win the award multiple times.]]
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Male Basketball Player of the Year
! Year
! Winner
! Hometown
! College
|-
| 1986 || {{sortname|J.R.|Reid}} || [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach, VA]] || [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|North Carolina]]
|-
| 1987 || {{sortname|LaBradford|Smith}} || [[Bay City, Texas|Bay City, TX]] || [[Louisville Cardinals men's basketball|Louisville]]
|-
| 1988 || {{sortname|Alonzo|Mourning}} || [[Chesapeake, Virginia|Chesapeake, VA]] || [[Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball|Georgetown]]
|-
| 1989 || {{sortname|Kenny|Anderson|dab=basketball}} || [[Jamaica, Queens|Jamaica, NY]] || [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball|Georgia Tech]]
|-
| 1990 || {{sortname|Damon|Bailey}} || [[Bedford, Indiana|Bedford, IN]] || [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana]]
|-
| 1991 || {{sortname|Chris|Webber}} || [[Detroit|Detroit, MI]] || [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|Michigan]]
|-
| 1992 || {{sortname|Corliss|Williamson}} || [[Russellville, Arkansas|Russellville, AR]] || [[Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball|Arkansas]]
|-
| 1993 || {{sortname|Randy|Livingston}} || [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]] || [[LSU Tigers basketball|LSU]]
|-
| 1994 || {{sortname|Felipe|López|dab=basketball}} || [[Manhattan|New York, NY]]<!--"New York, NY" is the USPS designation for Manhattan.--> || [[St. John's Red Storm men's basketball|St. John's]]
|-
| 1995 || {{sortname|Stephon|Marbury}} || [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, NY]] || [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball|Georgia Tech]]
|-
| 1996 || {{sortname|Kobe|Bryant}} || [[Ardmore, Pennsylvania|Ardmore, PA]] || Did not attend
|-
| 1997 || {{sortname|Baron|Davis}} || [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica, CA]] || [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]]
|-
| 1998 || {{sortname|Al|Harrington}} || [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth, NJ]] || Did not attend
|-
| 1999 || {{sortname|LaVell|Blanchard}} || [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor, MI]] || [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|Michigan]]
|-
| 2000 || {{sortname|Jared|Jeffries}} || [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington, IN]] || [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana]]
|-
| 2001 || {{sortname|Kelvin|Torbert}} || [[Flint, Michigan|Flint, MI]] || [[Michigan State Spartans men's basketball|Michigan State]]
|-
| 2002 || rowspan="2" | {{sortname|LeBron|James}} || rowspan="2" | [[Akron, Ohio|Akron, OH]] || rowspan="3" | Did not attend
|-
| 2003 
|-
| 2004 || {{sortname|Dwight|Howard}} || [[Atlanta|Atlanta, GA]] 
|-
| 2005 || rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Greg|Oden}} || rowspan="2" | [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] || rowspan="2" | [[Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball|Ohio State]]
|-
| 2006 
|-
| 2007 || {{sortname|Kevin|Love}} || [[Lake Oswego, Oregon|Lake Oswego, OR]] || rowspan="2" | [[UCLA Bruins men's basketball|UCLA]]
|-
| 2008 || {{sortname|Jrue|Holiday}} || [[North Hollywood, Los Angeles|North Hollywood, CA]] 
|-
| 2009 || rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Brandon|Knight|dab=basketball}} || rowspan="2" | [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale, FL]] || rowspan="2" | [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]
|-
| 2010 
|-
| 2011 || {{sortname|Bradley|Beal}} || [[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]] || [[Florida Gators men's basketball|Florida]]
|-
| 2012 || {{sortname|Jabari|Parker}} || [[Chicago|Chicago, IL]] || [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]]
|-
| 2013 || {{sortname|Andrew|Wiggins}} || [[Thornhill, Ontario|Thornhill, ON]], [[Canada]] || [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas]]
|-
| 2014 || {{sortname|Karl-Anthony|Towns}} || [[Metuchen, New Jersey|Metuchen, NJ]] || [[Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Kentucky]]
|-
| 2015 || {{sortname|Ben|Simmons}} || [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] || [[LSU Tigers basketball|LSU]]
|-
| 2016 || {{sortname|Jayson|Tatum}} || [[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]] || [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]]
|-
| 2017 || {{sortname|Michael|Porter Jr.}} || [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia, MO]]<!--He spent his senior year of high school in Seattle after his father took a coaching position at Washington, but before that had spent his entire life in Columbia.--> || [[Missouri Tigers men's basketball|Missouri]]
|-
| 2018 || {{sortname|RJ|Barrett}} || [[Mississauga|Mississauga, ON]], [[Canada]] || [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]]
|-
| 2019 || {{sortname|James|Wiseman}} || [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville, TN]]<!--Following his sophomore year, Wiseman transferred from The Ensworth School in Nashville, Tennessee to Memphis East High School due to his relationship with Penny Hardaway, who was the head coach of Team Penny, Wiseman's AAU team, as well as an assistant coach (promoted to head coach soon after) at Memphis East.--> || [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis]]
|-
| 2020 || {{sortname|Emoni|Bates}} || [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor, MI]] || [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis]] / [[Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball|Eastern Michigan]]
|-
| 2021 || {{sortname|Chet|Holmgren}} || [[Minneapolis|Minneapolis, MN]] || [[Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball|Gonzaga]]
|-
| 2022 || {{sortname|Gradey|Dick}} || [[Wichita, KS]] || [[Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball|Kansas]]
|-
| 2023 || {{sortname|Cameron|Boozer}} || [[Miami|Miami, FL]] || [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]]
|-
| 2024 || {{sortname|Cooper|Flagg}} || [[Newport, Maine|Newport, ME]] || [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]]
|-
| 2025 || {{sortname|Cameron|Boozer}} || [[Miami|Miami, FL]] || [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]]
|}
|
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Female Basketball Player of the Year
! Year
! Winner
! Hometown
! College
|-
| 1986 || {{sortname|Susan|Anderson|dab=basketball}} || [[Deming, Washington|Deming, WA]] || [[Texas Longhorns women's basketball|Texas]]
|-
| 1987 || {{sortname|Kris|Durham|dab=basketball}} || [[Scotch Plains, New Jersey|Scotch Plains, NJ]] || [[Seton Hall Pirates|Seton Hall]]
|-
| 1988 || {{sortname|Vicki|Hall}} || [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] || [[Texas Longhorns women's basketball|Texas]]
|-
| 1989 || {{sortname|Lisa|Harrison}} || [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville, KY]] || [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]
|-
| 1990 || {{sortname|Lisa|Leslie}} || [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood, CA]] || [[USC Trojans|USC]]
|-
| 1991 || {{sortname|Michelle M.|Marciniak}} || [[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown, PA]] || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball|Notre Dame]] / [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]<!--Marciniak was the first transfer Pat Summitt ever accepted at Tennessee.-->
|-
| 1992 || {{sortname|Katie|Smith}} || [[Logan, Ohio|Logan, OH]] || [[Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball|Ohio State]]
|-
| 1993 || {{sortname|La'Keshia|Frett}} || [[Hampton, Virginia|Hampton, VA]] || [[Georgia Lady Bulldogs basketball|Georgia]]
|-
| 1994 || {{sortname|Monick|Foote}} || [[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington, DE]] || [[Virginia Cavaliers|Virginia]]
|-
| 1995 || {{sortname|Stephanie|White}} || [[West Lebanon, Indiana|West Lebanon, IN]] || [[Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball|Purdue]]
|-
| 1996 || {{sortname|Jaime|Walz|Jaime Walz Richey}} || [[Fort Thomas, Kentucky|Fort Thomas, KY]] || [[Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball|Western Kentucky]]
|-
| 1997 || {{sortname|Nikki|Teasley}} || [[Frederick, Maryland|Frederick, MD]] || [[North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball|North Carolina]]
|-
| 1998 || {{sortname|Tamika|Williams}} || [[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton, OH]] || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]
|-
| 1999 || {{sortname|Nicole|Kaczmarski}} || [[Middle Island, New York|Middle Island, NY]] || [[UCLA Bruins women's basketball|UCLA]]
|-
| 2000 || {{sortname|Shereka|Wright}} || [[Copperas Cove, Texas|Copperas Cove, TX]] || [[Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball|Purdue]]
|-
| 2001 || {{sortname|Shyra|Ely}} || [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]] || [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]
|-
| 2002 || {{sortname|Ann|Strother}} || [[Highlands Ranch, Colorado|Highlands Ranch, CO]] || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]
|-
| 2003 || rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Candace|Parker}} || rowspan="2" | [[Naperville, Illinois|Naperville, IL]] || rowspan="2" | [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]
|-
| 2004 
|-
| 2005 || {{sortname|Abby|Waner}} || [[Highlands Ranch, Colorado|Highlands Ranch, CO]] || [[Duke Blue Devils women's basketball|Duke]]
|-
| 2006 || {{sortname|Tina|Charles|dab=basketball}} || [[Middle Village, New York|Middle Village, NY]] || rowspan="2" | [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]
|-
| 2007 || {{sortname|Maya|Moore}} || [[Lawrenceville, Georgia|Lawrenceville, GA]] 
|-
| 2008 || {{sortname|Nneka|Ogwumike}} || [[Cypress, Texas|Cypress, TX]] || [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]]
|-
| 2009 || {{sortname|Skylar|Diggins|Skylar Diggins-Smith}} || [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend, IN]] || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 2010 || {{sortname|Chiney|Ogwumike}} || [[Cypress, Texas|Cypress, TX]] || [[Stanford Cardinal women's basketball|Stanford]]
|-
| 2011 || {{sortname|Kaleena|Mosqueda-Lewis}} || [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana, CA]] || rowspan="2" | [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]
|-
| 2012 || {{sortname|Breanna|Stewart}} || [[North Syracuse, New York|North Syracuse, NY]] 
|-
| 2013 || {{sortname|Mercedes|Russell}} || [[Springfield, Oregon|Springfield, OR]] || [[Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball|Tennessee]]
|-
| 2014 || {{sortname|Brianna|Turner}} || [[Manvel, Texas|Manvel, TX]] || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 2015 || {{sortname|Katie Lou|Samuelson}} || [[Huntington Beach, California|Huntington Beach, CA]] || [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]
|-
| 2016 || {{sortname|Erin|Boley}} || [[Hodgenville, Kentucky|Hodgenville, KY]]<!--Hometown is Hodgenville, but she attended high school one county over in Elizabethtown.--> || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball|Notre Dame]] / [[Oregon Ducks women's basketball|Oregon]]<!--Transferred to Oregon after freshman season.-->
|-
| 2017 || {{sortname|Megan|Walker}} || [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond, VA]] || rowspan="4" | [[UConn Huskies women's basketball|UConn]]
|-
| 2018 || {{sortname|Christyn|Williams}} || [[Little Rock, Arkansas|Little Rock, AR]] 
|-
| 2019 || {{sortname|Azzi|Fudd}} || [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington, VA]]<!--Fudd's HS in in the District, but UConn lists her hometown as Arlington.--> 
|-
| 2020 || {{sortname|Paige|Bueckers}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/28871873/uconn-commit-paige-bueckers-wins-gatorade-player-year-award|title=UConn commit Bueckers named Gatorade POY|date=2020-03-09|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-10}}</ref> || [[Minnetonka, Minnesota|Minnetonka, MN]] 
|-
| 2021 || {{sortname|Saniya|Rivers}} || [[Wilmington, North Carolina|Wilmington, NC]] || [[South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball|South Carolina]]
|-
| 2022 || {{sortname|Kiki|Rice}} || [[Washington, D.C.]] || [[UCLA Bruins women's basketball|UCLA]]
|-
| 2023 || {{sortname|JuJu|Watkins}} || [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]] || [[USC Trojans women's basketball|USC]]
|-
| 2024 || {{sortname|Joyce|Edwards}} || [[Camden, South Carolina|Camden, SC]] || [[South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball|South Carolina]]
|-
| 2025 || {{sortname|Aaliyah|Chavez}} || [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock, TX]] || [[Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball|Oklahoma]]
|}
|}

===Cross Country===
{{see also|Foot Locker Cross Country Championships}}
{|
|- valign="top"
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Male Cross Country Athlete of the Year
! Year
! Winner
! Hometown
! College
|-
| 2008
| {{sortname|Chris|Derrick}}
| [[Naperville, Illinois|Naperville, IL]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 2009
| {{sortname|Reed|Connor}}
| [[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands, TX]]
| [[Wisconsin Badgers men's cross country|Wisconsin]]
|-
| 2010
| {{sortname|Lukas|Verzbicas}}
| [[Orland Park, Illinois|Orland Park, IL]]
| [[Oregon Ducks men's cross country|Oregon]]
|-
| 2011
| {{sortname|Lukas|Verzbicas}}
| [[Orland Park, Illinois|Orland Park, IL]]
| [[Oregon Ducks men's cross country|Oregon]]
|-
| 2012
| {{sortname|Futsum|Zienasellassie}}
| [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]]
| [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's cross country|Northern Arizona]]
|-
| 2013
| {{sortname|Edward|Cheserek}}
| [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark, NJ]]
| [[Oregon Ducks men's cross country|Oregon]]
|-
| 2014
| {{sortname|Grant|Fisher}}<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.usatodayhss.com/article/grant-fisher-gatorade-national-boys-cross-country-runner-of-the-year | title = Grant Fisher named Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year | date = January 30, 2014 | newspaper = [[USA Today]] | publisher = [[Gannett|Gannett Co., Inc.]] | via = usatodayhss.com | access-date = July 12, 2019}}</ref>
| [[Grand Blanc, Michigan|Grand Blanc, MI]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 2015
| {{sortname|Grant|Fisher}}
| [[Grand Blanc, Michigan|Grand Blanc, MI]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 2016
| {{sortname|Andrew|Hunter|dab=athlete}}
| [[Purcellville, Virginia|Purcellville, VA]]
| [[University of Oregon|Oregon]]
|-
| 2017
| {{sortname|Casey|Clinger}}
| [[American Fork, Utah|American Fork, UT]]
| [[BYU Cougars|BYU]]
|-
| 2018
| {{sortname|Aidan|Troutner}}
| [[Provo, Utah|Provo, UT]]
| [[BYU Cougars|BYU]]
|-
| 2019
| {{sortname|Liam|Anderson|dab=athlete}}<ref>{{cite magazine | last = Jung | first = Tristan | title = Liam Anderson Named 2018-19 Gatorade National Boys Cross-Country Athlete of the Year | url = https://www.si.com/more-sports/2019/02/27/liam-anderson-gatorade-national-athlete-year-boys-cross-country | magazine = [[Sports Illustrated]] | date = February 27, 2019 | access-date = July 6, 2019}}</ref>
| [[Larkspur, California|Larkspur, CA]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 2020
| {{sortname|Nico|Young}}
| [[Newbury Park, California|Newbury Park, CA]]
| [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks|Northern Arizona]]
|-
| 2021
| {{sortname|Parker|Wolfe}}
| [[Greenwood Village, Colorado|Greenwood Village, CO]]
| [[North Carolina Tarheels|North Carolina]]
|-
| 2022
| {{sortname|Colin|Sahlman}}
| [[Newbury Park, California|Newbury Park, CA]]
| [[Northern Arizona Lumberjacks|Northern Arizona]]
|-
| 2023
| rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Daniel|Simmons|dab=runner}}
| rowspan="2" |[[American Fork, Utah]]
| rowspan="2" |[[BYU Cougars|BYU]]
|-
|2024
|-
| 2025
| {{sortname|Charlie|Vause}}
| [[Rio Rancho, New Mexico|Rio Rancho, NM]]
| [[BYU Cougars|BYU]]
|}
|
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Female Cross Country Athlete of the Year
! Year
! Winner
! Hometown
! College
|-
| 2008
| {{sortname|Ashley|Brasovan}}
| [[Wellington, Florida|Wellington, FL]]
| [[Duke Blue Devils|Duke]]
|-
| 2009
| {{sortname|Jordan|Hasay}}
| [[San Luis Obispo, California|San Luis Obispo, CA]]
| [[Oregon Ducks track and field|Oregon]]
|-
| 2010
| {{sortname|Megan|Goethals}}
| [[Rochester Hills, Michigan|Rochester Hills, MI]]
| [[Washington Huskies|Washington]]
|-
| 2011
| {{sortname|Aisling|Cuffe}}
| [[Cornwall, New York|Cornwall, NY]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 2012
| {{sortname|Molly|Seidel}}
| [[Hartland, Wisconsin|Hartland, WI]]
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 2013
| {{sortname|Sara|Baxter}}
| [[Simi Valley, California|Simi Valley, CA]]
| [[Oregon Ducks track and field|Oregon]]
|-
| 2014
| {{sortname|Alexa|Efraimson}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.usatodayhss.com/article/alexa-efraimson-named-gatorade-national-girls-xc-runner-of-the-year-2013-14 | title = Alexa Efraimson named Gatorade National Girls XC Runner of the Year | date = February 27, 2014 | newspaper = [[USA Today]] | publisher = [[Gannett|Gannett Co., Inc.]] | via = usatodayhss.com | access-date = July 12, 2019}}</ref>
| [[Camas, Washington|Camas, WA]]
|
|-
| 2015
| {{sortname|Anna|Rohrer}}
| [[Mishawaka, Indiana|Mishawaka, IN]]
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 2016
| {{sortname|Katie|Rainsberger}}
| [[Colorado Springs, CO]]
| [[Oregon Ducks track and field|Oregon]]
|-
| 2017
| {{sortname|Brie|Oakley}}
| [[Aurora, Colorado|Aurora, CO]]
| [[California Golden Bears|California]]
|-
| 2018
| {{sortname|Katelyn|Tuohy}}
| [[Thiells, New York|Thiells, NY]]
|[[NC State Wolfpack|NC State]]
|-
| 2019
| {{sortname|Katelyn|Tuohy}}<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Chavez|first=Chris|title=Katelyn Tuohy Wins Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year Award|url=https://www.si.com/edge/2019/02/07/katelyn-tuohy-high-school-cross-country-runner-year-millrose-games-mary-cain-records|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=February 7, 2019|access-date=July 6, 2019}}</ref>
| [[Thiells, New York|Thiells, NY]]
|[[NC State Wolfpack|NC State]]
|-
| 2020
| {{sortname|Katelyn|Tuohy}}
| [[Thiells, New York|Thiells, NY]]
| [[NC State Wolfpack|NC State]]
|-
| 2021
| {{sortname|Sydney|Thorvaldson}}
| [[Rawlins, Wyoming|Rawlins, WY]]
| [[Arkansas Razorbacks|Arkansas]]
|-
| 2022
| |Natalie Cook
| [[Flower Mound, Texas|Flower Mound, TX]]
| [[Oklahoma State Cowboys|Oklahoma State]]
|-
| 2023
| {{sortname|Irene|Riggs}}
|[[Morgantown, West Virginia|Morgantown, WV]]
|[[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
|2024
|[[Addison Ritzenhein]]
|[[Niwot, Colorado|Niwot, CO]]
|[[Northern Arizona University|NAU]]
|-
| 2025
| {{sortname|Jane|Hedengren}}
|[[Provo, Utah|Provo, UT]]
|[[Brigham Young University|BYU]]
|}
|}

=== Football ===
{{see also|USA Today All-USA high school football team}}
[[File:Joe Mauer (2677886206) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Joe Mauer]] was the first winner not to play football collegiately or professionally.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Winner
! Hometown
! College
|-
| 1986
| {{sortname|Jeff|George}}
| [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]]
| [[Purdue Boilermakers football|Purdue]] / [[Illinois Fighting Illini football|Illinois]]
|-
| 1987
| {{sortname|Emmitt|Smith}}
| [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola, FL]]
| [[Florida Gators football|Florida]]
|-
| 1988
| {{sortname|Curtis|Bray}}
| [[Monroeville, Pennsylvania|Monroeville, PA]]
| [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]]
|-
| 1989
| {{sortname|Terry|Kirby}}
| [[Tabb, Virginia|Tabb, VA]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]]
|-
| 1990
| {{sortname|Robert|Smith|dab=running back}}
| [[Euclid, Ohio|Euclid, OH]]
| [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]
|-
| 1991
| {{sortname|Marquette|Smith}}
| [[Winter Park, Florida|Winter Park, FL]]
| [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] / [[UCF Knights football|Central Florida]]
|-
| 1992
| {{sortname|Chris|Walsh|dab=quarterback}}
| [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul, MN]]
| [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]] / [[Minnesota Golden Gophers football|Minnesota]]
|-
| 1993
| {{sortname|Ron|Powlus}}
| [[Berwick, Pennsylvania|Berwick, PA]]
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 1994
| {{sortname|Peyton|Manning}}
| [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
| [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]]
|-
| 1995
| {{sortname|Brock|Huard}}
| [[Puyallup, Washington|Puyallup, WA]]
| [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]]
|-
| 1996
| {{sortname|Tim|Couch}}
| [[Hyden, Kentucky|Hyden, KY]]
| [[Kentucky Wildcats football|Kentucky]]
|-
| 1997
| {{sortname|Travis|Minor}}
| [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge, LA]]
| [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]]
|-
| 1998
| {{sortname|Ronald|Curry}}
| [[Hampton, Virginia|Hampton, VA]]
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels football|North Carolina]] (football and [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball|basketball]])
|-
| 1999
| {{sortname|Chris|Lewis|dab=American football}}
| [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach, CA]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal football|Stanford]]
|-
| 2000
| {{sortname|Brock|Berlin}}
| [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport, LA]]
| [[Florida Gators football|Florida]] / [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]]
|-
| 2001
| {{sortname|Joe|Mauer}}
| [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul, MN]]
| Did not attend
|-
| 2002
| {{sortname|Lorenzo|Booker}}
| [[Oxnard, California|Oxnard, CA]]
| [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]]
|-
| 2003
| {{sortname|Kyle|Wright|dab=American football}}
| [[Danville, California|Danville, CA]]
| [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]]
|-
| 2004
| {{sortname|Jeff|Byers}}
| [[Fort Collins, Colorado|Fort Collins, CO]]
| [[USC Trojans football|USC]]
|-
| 2005
| {{sortname|Greg|Paulus}}
| [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse, NY]]
| [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]] (basketball) / [[Syracuse Orange Football|Syracuse]]
|-
| 2006
| {{sortname|Mitch|Mustain}}
| [[Springdale, Arkansas|Springdale, AR]]
| [[Arkansas Razorbacks football|Arkansas]] / [[USC Trojans football|USC]]
|-
| 2007
| {{sortname|John|Brantley}}
| [[Ocala, Florida|Ocala, FL]]
| [[Florida Gators football|Florida]]
|-
| 2008
| {{sortname|Matt|Barkley}}
| [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana, CA]]
| [[USC Trojans football|USC]]
|-
| 2009
| {{sortname|Garrett|Gilbert}}
| [[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]]
| [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]] / [[SMU Mustangs football|SMU]]
|-
| 2010
| {{sortname|Malcolm|Jones|dab=American football}}
| [[Westlake Village, California|Westlake Village, CA]]
| [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]]
|-
| 2011
| {{sortname|Justin|Worley}}
| [[Rock Hill, South Carolina|Rock Hill, SC]]
| [[Tennessee Volunteers football|Tennessee]]
|-
| 2012
| {{sortname|Johnathan|Gray}}
| [[Aledo, Texas|Aledo, TX]]
| [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]]
|- 
| 2013
| {{sortname|Max|Browne}}
| [[Sammamish, Washington|Sammamish, WA]]
| [[USC Trojans football|USC]] / [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|Pittsburgh]]
|-
| 2014
| {{sortname|Andrew|Brown|dab=American football}}
| [[Chesapeake, Virginia|Chesapeake, VA]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers football|Virginia]]
|-
| 2015
| [[Kyler Murray]]
| [[Allen, Texas|Allen, TX]]
| [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]] / [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]]
|-
| 2016
| {{sortname|Jacob|Eason}}
| [[Lake Stevens, Washington|Lake Stevens, WA]]
| [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] / [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]]
|-
| 2017
| {{sortname|Tate|Martell}}
| [[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, NV]]
| [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] / [[Miami Hurricanes football|Miami (FL)]] / [[UNLV Rebels football|UNLV]]
|-
| 2018
| {{sortname|J. T.|Daniels}}
| [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana, CA]]
| [[USC Trojans football|USC]] / [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] / [[West Virginia Mountaineers football|West Virginia]] / [[Rice Owls football|Rice ]]
|-
| 2019
| {{sortname|Jake|Smith|dab=American football}}
| [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale, AZ]]
| [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]] / [[USC Trojans football|USC]] / [[Arizona State Sun Devils football|Arizona State]]
|-
| 2020
| {{sortname|Arik|Gilbert}}
| [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta, GA]]
| [[LSU Tigers football|LSU]]  / [[Georgia Bulldogs football|Georgia]] / [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska]]
|-
| 2021
| {{sortname|Jaxson|Dart}}
| [[Draper, Utah|Draper, UT]]
| [[USC Trojans football|USC]] / [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]]
|-
| 2022
| {{sortname|Nick|Singleton}}
| [[Shillington, Pennsylvania|Shillington, PA]]
| [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]
|-
| 2023
| {{sortname|Jackson|Arnold|dab=American football}}
| [[Denton, Texas|Denton, TX]]
| [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]]
|-
|2024
|[[DJ Lagway]]
|[[Willis, Texas|Willis, TX]]
|[[Florida Gators football|Florida]]
|-
|2025
|[[Keelon Russell]]
|[[Duncanville, Texas|Duncanville, TX]]
|[[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]]
|}

===Soccer===
[[File:Morgan Andrews 071517 02 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Morgan Andrews]] was the first player to win the award multiple times.]]
{|
|- valign="top"
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Male Soccer Player of the Year
! Year
! Winner
! Hometown
! College
|-
| 1986
| {{sortname|Kevin|Hundelt}}
| [[Hazelwood, Missouri|Hazelwood, MO]]
| [[SIU Edwardsville Cougars men's soccer|SIU Edwardsville]]
|-
| 1987
| {{sortname|John|Gwin}}
| [[Boise, Idaho|Boise, ID]]
| [[Duke Blue Devils men's soccer|Duke]]
|-
| 1988
| {{sortname|Lyle|Yorks}}
| [[Storrs, Connecticut|Storrs, CT]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer|Virginia]]
|-
| 1989
| {{sortname|Chris|Henderson}}
| [[Everett, Washington|Everett, WA]]
| [[UCLA Bruins men's soccer|UCLA]]
|-
| 1990
| {{sortname|Todd|Haskins}}
| [[Ellicott City, Maryland|Ellicott City, MD]]
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer|North Carolina]]
|-
| 1991
| {{sortname|Claudio|Reyna}}
| [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark, NJ]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer|Virginia]]
|-
| 1992
| {{sortname|Matt|McKeon}}
| [[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]]
| [[Saint Louis Billikens men's soccer|Saint Louis]]
|-
| 1993
| {{sortname|Mike|Fisher|dab=soccer}}
| [[Batavia, Illinois|Batavia, IL]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer|Virginia]]
|-
| 1994
| {{sortname|Andriy|Shapowal}}
| [[Chagrin Falls, Ohio|Chagrin Falls, OH]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer|Virginia]]
|-
| 1995
| {{sortname|Pierre|Venditti}}
| [[Milford, Connecticut|Milford, CT]]
| [[Maryland Terrapins men's soccer|Maryland]]
|-
| 1996
| {{sortname|Andy|Kirk|dab=soccer}}
| [[Milwaukee|Milwaukee, WI]]
| [[Maryland Terrapins men's soccer|Maryland]]
|-
| 1997
| {{sortname|Nick|Garcia}}
| [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]]
| [[Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer|Indiana]]
|-
| 1998
| {{sortname|Nick|Downing}}
| [[Redmond, Washington|Redmond, WA]]
| [[Maryland Terrapins men's soccer|Maryland]]
|-
| 1999
| {{sortname|Kyle|Martino}}
| [[Westport, Connecticut|Westport, CT]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer|Virginia]]
|-
| 2000
| {{sortname|Alecko|Eskandarian}}
| [[Oradell, New Jersey|Oradell, NJ]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer|Virginia]]
|-
| 2001
| {{sortname|Ned|Grabavoy}}
| [[New Lenox, Illinois|New Lenox, IL]]
| [[Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer|Indiana]]
|-
| 2002
| {{sortname|Jordan|Harvey}}
| [[Mission Viejo, California|Mission Viejo, CA]]
| [[UCLA Bruins men's soccer|UCLA]]
|-
| 2003
| {{sortname|Greg|Dalby}}
| [[Poway, California|Poway, CA]]
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 2004
| {{sortname|Patrick|Phelan|Pat Phelan (soccer)}}
| [[Wilbraham, Massachusetts|Wilbraham, MA]]
| [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer|Wake Forest]]
|-
| 2005
| {{sortname|Lee|Nguyen}}
| [[Plano, Texas|Plano, TX]]
| [[Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer|Indiana]]
|-
| 2006
| {{sortname|Eric|Alexander|dab=soccer}}
| [[Portage, Michigan|Portage, MI]]
| [[Indiana Hoosiers men's soccer|Indiana]]
|-
| 2007
| {{sortname|Brayan|Martinez|dab=soccer}}
| [[West Orange, New Jersey|West Orange, NJ]]
| [[Seton Hall Pirates|Seton Hall]]
|-
| 2008
| {{sortname|Chris|Agorsor}}
| [[Severn, Maryland|Severn, MD]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer|Virginia]]
|-
| 2009
| {{sortname|Dillon|Powers}}
| [[Plano, Texas|Plano, TX]]
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 2010
| {{sortname|Soony|Saad}}
| [[Dearborn, Michigan|Dearborn, MI]]
| [[Michigan Wolverines men's soccer|Michigan]]
|-
| 2011
| {{sortname|Luis|Rendon}}
| [[Midlothian, Virginia|Midlothian, VA]]
| [[Duke Blue Devils men's soccer|Duke]]
|-
| 2012
| {{sortname|Ema|Boateng|Emmanuel Boateng (footballer, born 1994)}}
| [[Accra]], [[Ghana]]
| [[UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer|UC Santa Barbara]]
|-
| 2013
| {{sortname|Cristian|Roldan}}
| [[Pico Rivera, California|Pico Rivera, CA]]
| [[Washington Huskies men's soccer|Washington]]
|-
| 2014
| {{sortname|Abu|Danladi}}
| [[Takoradi]], [[Ghana]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uclabruins.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209538490|title=UCLABruins.com - UCLA Athletics|website=www.uclabruins.com}}</ref>
| [[UCLA Bruins men's soccer|UCLA]]
|-
| 2015
| {{sortname|Jack|Harrison|dab=footballer, born 1996}}
| [[Bolton]], [[England]]
| [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer|Wake Forest]]
|-
| 2016
| {{sortname|Lucas|Mendes|dab=soccer}}
| [[Arlington, Virginia|Arlington, VA]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer|Virginia]]
|-
| 2017
| {{sortname|Umar Farouk|Osman}}
| [[Tamale, Ghana]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ghanaian-teen-farouk-osman-voted-gatorade-national-boys-soccer-player-of-the-year-for-third-time|title=Ghanaian teen Farouk Osman voted Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year for third time|website=social_image}}</ref>
| [[Michigan Wolverines men's soccer|Michigan]]
|-
| 2018
| {{sortname|Ousseni|Bouda}}
| [[Millbrook, New York|Millbrook, NY]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 2019
| {{sortname|Omar|Hernandez|dab=soccer}}
| [[Dalton, Georgia|Dalton, GA]]
| [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer|Wake Forest]]
|-
| 2020
| {{sortname|Jony|Muñoz}}
| [[Olathe, Kansas|Olathe, KS]]
| [[Liberty Flames soccer|Liberty]] / [[University of Missouri–Kansas City| UMKC]] / [[MidAmerica Nazarene University]]
|-
| 2021
| {{sortname|Bryce|Boneau}}
| [[Keller, Texas|Keller, TX]]
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 2022
| {{sortname|Jacob|Murrell}}
| [[Baltimore|Baltimore, MD]]
| [[Georgetown Hoyas men's soccer|Georgetown]]
|-
| 2023
| rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Ransford|Gyan}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark, NJ]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Clemson Tigers men's soccer|Clemson]]
|-
|2024
|}
|
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Female Soccer Player of the Year
! Year
! Winner
! Hometown
! College
|-
| 1998
| {{sortname|Aly|Wagner}}
| [[San Jose, California|San Jose, CA]]
| [[Santa Clara Broncos women's soccer|Santa Clara]]
|-
| 1999
| {{sortname|Christie|Welsh}}
| [[Massapequa, New York|Massapequa, NY]]
| [[Penn State Nittany Lions|Penn State]]
|-
| 2000
| {{sortname|Aleisha|Cramer}}
| [[Lakewood, Colorado|Lakewood, CO]]
| [[BYU Cougars|BYU]]
|-
| 2001
| {{sortname|Mary|McDowell|dab=soccer}}<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/mcdowell_mary00.html | title = Mary McDowell Profile | website = North Carolina Official Athletic Site - Women's Soccer | via = tarheelblue.cstv.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090604104830/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/mcdowell_mary00.html | archive-date = June 4, 2009 | url-status = dead}}</ref>
| [[Lakewood, Colorado|Lakewood, CO]]
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer|North Carolina]]
|-
| 2002
| {{sortname|Jill|Oakes}}
| [[West Hills, Los Angeles|West Hills, CA]]
| [[UCLA Bruins women's soccer|UCLA]]
|-
| 2003
| {{sortname|Heather|O'Reilly||Oreilly}}
| [[East Brunswick, New Jersey|East Brunswick, NJ]]
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer|North Carolina]]
|-
| 2004
| {{sortname|Ashlyn|Harris}}
| [[Satellite Beach, Florida|Satellite Beach, FL]]
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels women's soccer|North Carolina]]
|-
| 2005
| {{sortname|Amy|Rodriguez}}
| [[Rancho Santa Margarita, California|Rancho Santa Margarita, CA]]
| [[USC Trojans|USC]]
|-
| 2006
| {{sortname|Lauren|Cheney|Lauren Holiday}}
| [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]]
| [[UCLA Bruins women's soccer|UCLA]]
|-
| 2007
| {{sortname|Melissa|Henderson}}
| [[Garland, Texas|Garland, TX]]
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 2008
| {{sortname|Teresa|Noyola}}
| [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto, CA]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 2009
| {{sortname|Rachel|Quon}}
| [[Lake Forest, Illinois|Lake Forest, IL]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 2010
| {{sortname|Mollie|Pathman}}
| [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham, NC]]
| [[Duke Blue Devils|Duke]]
|-
| 2011
| {{sortname|Morgan|Brian}}
| [[St. Simons Island, Georgia|St. Simons Island, GA]]
| [[Virginia Cavaliers|Virginia]]
|-
| 2012
| {{sortname|Morgan|Andrews}}
| [[Milford, New Hampshire|Milford, NH]]
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 2013
| {{sortname|Morgan|Andrews}}
| [[Milford, New Hampshire|Milford, NH]]
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's soccer|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 2014
| {{sortname|Katie|Cousins}}
| [[Forest, Virginia|Forest, VA]]
| [[Tennessee Volunteers women's soccer|Tennessee]]
|-
| 2015
| {{sortname|Mallory|Pugh}}
| [[Highlands Ranch, Colorado|Highlands Ranch, CO]]
| [[UCLA Bruins women's soccer|UCLA]]
|-
| 2016
| {{sortname|Ella|Stevens}}
| [[Loganville, Georgia|Loganville, GA]]
| [[Duke Blue Devils|Duke]]
|-
| 2017
| {{sortname|Kennedy|Wesley}}
| [[Cerritos, California|Cerritos, CA]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 2018
| {{sortname|Izzy|D'Aquila}}
| [[San Juan Capistrano, California|San Juan Capistrano, CA]]
| [[Santa Clara Broncos women's soccer|Santa Clara]]
|-
| 2019
| {{sortname|Sophia|Jones|dab=American soccer}}
| [[Atherton, California|Atherton, CA]]
| [[Duke Blue Devils women's soccer|Duke]]
|-
| 2020
| {{sortname|Emily|Mason|dab=soccer}}
| [[Flemington, New Jersey|Flemington, NJ]]
| [[Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's soccer|Rutgers]]
|-
| 2021
| {{sortname|Alyssa|Thompson}}
| [[Studio City, California|Studio City, CA]]
| Did not attend
|-
| 2022 
| {{sortname|Riley|Jackson}}
| [[Roswell, Georgia|Roswell, GA]]
| Did not attend
|-
| 2023
| {{sortname|Kennedy|Fuller}}
| [[Southlake, Texas|Southlake, TX]]
| Did not attend
|-
|2024
|[[Maddie DiMaria]]
|[[St. Louis|St. Louis, MO]]
|}
|}

=== Softball ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Winner
! Hometown
! College
|-
| 1998
| {{sortname|Amanda|Freed}}
| [[Cypress, California|Cypress, CA]]
| [[UCLA Bruins softball|UCLA]]
|-
| 1999
| {{sortname|Maureen|LeCocq}}
| [[West Hills, Los Angeles|West Hills, CA]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 2000
| {{sortname|Tia|Bollinger}}<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://gohuskies.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/bollinger_tia00.html | title = Player Bio: Tia Bollinger :: Softball | website = Official Athletic Website of the University of Washington | via = gohuskies.cstv.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080504163707/http://gohuskies.cstv.com/sports/w-softbl/mtt/bollinger_tia00.html | archive-date = May 4, 2008 | url-status = dead}}</ref>
| [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana, CA]]
| [[Washington Huskies softball|Washington]]
|-
| 2001
| {{sortname|Cat|Osterman}}
| [[Cypress, Texas|Cypress, TX]]
| [[Texas Longhorns softball|Texas]]
|-
| 2002
| {{sortname|Alicia|Hollowell}}
| [[Fairfield, California|Fairfield, CA]]
| [[Arizona Wildcats softball|Arizona]]
|-
| 2003
| {{sortname|Lisa|Dodd}}
| [[San Diego|San Diego, CA]]
| rowspan="2" | [[UCLA Bruins softball|UCLA]]
|-
| 2004
| {{sortname|Anjelica|Selden}}
| [[Fairfield, California|Fairfield, CA]]
|-
| 2005
| {{sortname|Dani|Hofer}}
| [[Palm Harbor, Florida|Palm Harbor, FL]]
| [[LSU Lady Tigers softball|LSU]]
|-
| 2006
| {{sortname|Kirsten|Shortridge}}
| [[Keller, Texas|Keller, TX]]
| [[Baylor Bears|Baylor]]
|-
| 2007
| {{sortname|Ashley|Brignac}}
| [[River Ridge, Louisiana|River Ridge, LA]]
| [[Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball|Louisiana-Lafayette]]
|-
| 2008
| rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Kenzie|Fowler}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Oro Valley, Arizona|Oro Valley, AZ]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Arizona Wildcats softball|Arizona]]
|-
| 2009
|-
| 2010
| {{sortname|Kasey|Fagan}}
| [[Dunnellon, Florida|Dunnellon, FL]]
| [[Florida Gators softball|Florida]]/[[Arkansas Razorbacks softball|Arkansas]]
|-
| 2011
| {{sortname|Paige|McDuffee}}
| [[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands, TX]]
| [[UCLA Bruins softball|UCLA]]
|-
| 2012
| {{sortname|Geri Ann|Glasco}}
| [[Watkinsville, Georgia|Watkinsville, GA]]
| [[Georgia Bulldogs softball|Georgia]]/[[Oregon Ducks softball|Oregon]]
|-
| 2013
| {{sortname|Carley|Hoover}}
| [[Central, South Carolina|Central, SC]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]/[[LSU Lady Tigers softball|LSU]]
|-
| 2014
| {{sortname|Taylor|McQuillin}}
| [[Mission Viejo, California|Mission Viejo, CA]]
| [[Arizona Wildcats softball|Arizona]]
|-
| 2015
| {{sortname|Rachel|Garcia}}
| [[Palmdale, California|Palmdale, CA]]
| rowspan="2" | [[UCLA Bruins softball|UCLA]]
|-
| 2016
| {{sortname|Bubba|Nickles}}
| [[Merced, California|Merced, CA]]
|-
| 2017
| {{sortname|Taylor|Dockins}}
| [[Norco, California|Norco, CA]]
| [[Cal State Fullerton Titans softball|Cal State Fullerton]]
|-
| 2018
| {{sortname|Megan|Faraimo}}
| [[San Diego, California|San Diego, CA]]
| [[UCLA Bruins softball|UCLA]]
|-
| 2019
| {{sortname|Kelley|Lynch}}<ref name=2019AOY/>
| [[Sharpsburg, Georgia|Sharpsburg, GA]]
| [[Washington Huskies softball|Washington]]
|-
| 2020
| {{sortname|Jayda|Coleman}}
| [[The Colony, Texas|The Colony, TX]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Oklahoma Sooners softball|Oklahoma]]
|-
| 2021
| {{sortname|Jordy|Bahl}}
| [[Papillion, Nebraska|Papillion, NE]]
|-
| 2022
| {{sortname|Keagan|Rothrock}}
| [[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, IN]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Florida Gators softball|Florida]]
|-
| 2023
| {{sortname|Ava|Brown}}
| [[Montgomery, Texas|Montgomery, TX]]
|-
|2024
|[[Addisen Fisher]]
|[[Bend, Oregon|Bend, OR]]
|[[UCLA Bruins softball|UCLA]]
|}

===Track and Field===
[[File:Marion Jones 12 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|[[Marion Jones]] was the first three-time winner of the award in any sport.]]
{|
|- valign="top"
|
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Male Track and Field Athlete of the Year
! Year
! Winner
! Hometown
! College
|-
| 1986
| {{sortname|Eric|Mastalir}}
| [[Carmichael, California|Carmichael, CA]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 1987
| {{sortname|Kamy|Keshmiri}}
| [[Reno, Nevada|Reno, NV]]
| [[Nevada Wolf Pack|Nevada]]
|-
| 1988
| {{sortname|Art|Skipper}}
| [[Sandy, Oregon|Sandy, OR]]
| [[Oregon Ducks track and field|Oregon]]
|-
| 1989
| {{sortname|Dion|Bentley}}
| [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, PA]]
| [[Florida Gators track and field|Florida]]
|-
| 1990
| {{sortname|Brent|Noon}}
| [[Fallbrook, California|Fallbrook, CA]]
| [[Georgia Bulldogs|Georgia]]
|-
| 1991
| {{sortname|Bryan|Bronson}}
| [[Jasper, Texas|Jasper, TX]]
| [[Rice Owls|Rice]]
|-
| 1992
| {{sortname|Sheddric|Fields}}
| [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]]
| [[Houston Cougars|Houston]]
|-
| 1993
| {{sortname|Charles|Mitchell|dab=athlete}}
| [[Waco, Texas|Waco, TX]]
| [[Mississippi State Bulldogs|Mississippi State]]<!--"Mississippi" usually refers to the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss Rebels)-->
|-
| 1994
| {{sortname|Andre|Scott}}
| [[Sanford, Florida|Sanford, FL]]
| [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]]
|-
| 1995
| {{sortname|Michael|Stember}}
| [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 1996
| {{sortname|Michael|Granville}}
| [[Bell Gardens, California|Bell Gardens, CA]]
| [[UCLA Bruins|UCLA]]
|-
| 1997
| {{sortname|Sharif|Karie}}
| [[Springfield, Virginia|Springfield, VA]]
| [[Arkansas Razorbacks|Arkansas]]
|-
| 1998
| {{sortname|Jon|Stevens|dab=athlete}}
| [[Fremont, California|Fremont, CA]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 1999
| {{sortname|Jake|Freeman}}
| [[Warwick, Rhode Island|Warwick, RI]]
| [[Manhattan Jaspers and Lady Jaspers|Manhattan]]
|-
| 2000
| {{sortname|Donald|Sage}}
| [[Elmhurst, Illinois|Elmhurst, IL]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 2001
| {{sortname|Alan|Webb|dab=runner}}
| [[Reston, Virginia|Reston, VA]]
| [[Michigan Wolverines men's track and field|Michigan]]
|-
| 2002
| {{sortname|Brendan|Christian}}
| [[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]]
| [[Houston Cougars|Houston]]
|-
| 2003
| {{sortname|Kerron|Clement}}
| [[LaPorte, Texas|LaPorte, TX]]
| [[Florida Gators track and field|Florida]]
|-
| 2004
| {{sortname|Jason|Richardson|dab=athlete}}
| [[Cedar Hill, Texas|Cedar Hill, TX]]
| [[South Carolina Gamecocks men's track and field|South Carolina]]
|-
| 2005
| {{sortname|Ryan|Whiting}}
| [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg, PA]]
| [[Arizona State Sun Devils|Arizona State]]
|-
| 2006
| {{sortname|David|Klech}}
| [[San Ramon, California|San Ramon, CA]]
| [[Oregon Ducks track and field|Oregon]]
|-
| 2007
| {{sortname|Bryshon|Nellum}}
| [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]]
| [[USC Trojans|USC]]
|-
| 2008
| {{sortname|German|Fernandez}}
| [[Riverbank, California|Riverbank, CA]]
| [[Oklahoma State Cowboys and Cowgirls|Oklahoma State]]
|-
| 2009
| {{sortname|Curtis|Beach}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Curtis Beach NM Wins National Gatorade Track and Field Boys Athlete of the Year Award |date=June–July 2009 |publisher=DyeStat (ESPN RISE) |url=http://archive.dyestat.com/?pg=us2009-Outdoor-Gatorade-Athletes-of-the-Year-National-Boys |access-date=2010-08-31}}</ref>
| [[Albuquerque, New Mexico|Albuquerque, NM]]
| [[Duke Blue Devils|Duke]]
|-
| 2010
| {{sortname|Sam|Crouser}}
| [[Gresham, Oregon|Gresham, OR]]
| [[Oregon Ducks track and field|Oregon]]
|-
| 2011
| {{sortname|Gunnar|Nixon}}
| [[Edmond, Oklahoma|Edmond, OK]]
| [[Arkansas Razorbacks|Arkansas]]
|-
| 2012
| {{sortname|Abraham|Hall|dab=athlete}}
| [[Grand Prairie, Texas|Grand Prairie, TX]]
| [[Army Black Knights|Army]]
|- 
| 2013
| {{sortname|Trayvon|Bromell}}
| [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg, FL]]
| [[Baylor Bears and Lady Bears|Baylor]]
|-
| 2014
| {{sortname|Trentavis|Friday}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.usatodayhss.com/article/trentavis-friday-named-gatorade-athlete-of-the-year | title = Trentavis Friday named Gatorade Athlete of the Year | date = June 30, 2014 | newspaper = [[USA Today]] | publisher = [[Gannett|Gannett Co., Inc.]] | via = usatodayhss.com | access-date = July 12, 2019 | archive-date = July 11, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140711164116/http://www.usatodayhss.com/article/trentavis-friday-named-gatorade-athlete-of-the-year | url-status = dead }}</ref>
| [[Cherryville, North Carolina|Cherryville, NC]]
| [[Florida State Seminoles|Florida State]]
|-
| 2015
| {{sortname|Michael|Norman|dab=athlete}}
| [[Murrieta, California|Murrieta, CA]]
| [[USC Trojans|USC]]
|-
| 2016
| {{sortname|Michael|Norman|dab=athlete}}
| [[Murrieta, California|Murrieta, CA]]
| [[USC Trojans|USC]]
|-
| 2017
| {{sortname|Armand|Duplantis}}
| [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette, LA]]
| [[LSU Tigers track and field|LSU]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=211685600&DB_OEM_ID=5200|title=Mondo Duplantis Bio|website=LSUsports.net|language=en|access-date=2018-12-31|archive-date=January 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190101051514/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=211685600&DB_OEM_ID=5200|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| 2018
| {{sortname|Anthony|Schwartz}}
| [[Plantation, Florida|Plantation, FL]]
| [[Auburn Tigers track and field|Auburn]]
|-
| 2019
| {{sortname|Matthew|Boling}}<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.chron.com/sports/highschool/article/Strake-Jesuit-s-Matthew-Boling-wins-Gatorade-14054113.php | title = Strake Jesuit's Matthew Boling wins Gatorade National Boys Track Athlete of the Year | newspaper = [[Houston Chronicle]] | date = June 28, 2019 | last = Coleman | first = Adam | access-date = July 6, 2019}}</ref>
| [[Houston|Houston, TX]]
| [[Georgia Bulldogs track and field|Georgia]]
|-
| 2020
| {{sortname|Nico|Young}}
| [[Newbury Park, CA]]
| [[Northern Arizona University|Northern Arizona]]
|-
| 2021
| {{sortname|Hobbs|Kessler}}
| [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor, MI]]
| [[Northern Arizona University|Northern Arizona]]
|-
| 2022
| {{sortname|Cade|Flatt}}
| [[Marshall County High School (Kentucky)|Benton, KY]]
| [[University of Mississippi Rebels|Ole Miss]]
|-
| 2023
| {{sortname|Issam|Asinga}}
| [[Montverde Academy|Montverde, FL]]
| [[Texas A&M Aggies|Texas A&M]]
|-
|2024
|[[Christian Miller (sprinter)|Christian Miller]]
|[[St. Johns, Florida|Saint Johns, FL]]
|[[Georgia Bulldogs|Georgia]]
|}
||
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year
! Year
! Winner
! Hometown
! College
|-
| 1986
| {{sortname|Yolanda|Johnson}}
| [[Denver|Denver, CO]]
| [[Colorado Buffaloes|Colorado]]
|-
| 1987
| {{sortname|Janeene|Vickers}}
| [[Pomona, California|Pomona, CA]]
| [[UCLA Bruins|UCLA]]
|-
| 1988
| {{sortname|Chryste|Gaines}}
| [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 1989
| {{sortname|Angela|Burnham}}
| [[Oxnard, California|Oxnard, CA]]
| [[UCLA Bruins|UCLA]]
|-
| 1990
| {{sortname|Melissa|Weis}}
| [[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield, CA]]
| [[Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners|Cal St.-Bakersfield]]
|-
| 1991
| {{sortname|Marion|Jones}}
| [[Oxnard, California|Oxnard, CA]]
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels|North Carolina]] (track and [[North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball|basketball]])
|-
| 1992
| {{sortname|Marion|Jones}}
| [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks, CA]]
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels|North Carolina]] (track and [[North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball|basketball]])
|-
| 1993
| {{sortname|Marion|Jones}}
| [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks, CA]]
| [[North Carolina Tar Heels|North Carolina]] (track and [[North Carolina Tar Heels women's basketball|basketball]])
|-
| 1994
| {{sortname|Suzy|Powell}}
| [[Modesto, California|Modesto, CA]]
| [[UCLA Bruins|UCLA]]
|-
| 1995
| {{sortname|Joanna|Hayes}}
| [[Riverside, California|Riverside, CA]]
| [[UCLA Bruins|UCLA]]
|-
| 1996
| {{sortname|Kim|Mortensen}}
| [[Thousand Oaks, California|Thousand Oaks, CA]]
| [[UCLA Bruins|UCLA]]
|-
| 1997
| {{sortname|Kinshasa|Davis}}
| [[Carson, California|Carson, CA]]
| [[USC Trojans|USC]]
|-
| 1998
| {{sortname|Angela|Williams|dab=sprinter born 1980}}
| [[Chino, California|Chino, CA]]
| [[USC Trojans|USC]]
|-
| 1999
| {{sortname|Stacy|Martin}}
| [[Ellettsville, Indiana|Ellettsville, IN]]
| [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]]
|-
| 2000
| {{sortname|Monique|Henderson}}
| [[San Diego|San Diego, CA]]
| [[UCLA Bruins|UCLA]]
|-
| 2001
| {{sortname|Ychlindria|Spears}}
| [[Luling, Texas|Luling, TX]]
| [[Texas Longhorns|Texas]]
|-
| 2002
| {{sortname|Sanya|Richards|Sanya Richards-Ross}}
| [[Fort Lauderdale, Florida|Fort Lauderdale, FL]]
| [[Texas Longhorns|Texas]]
|-
| 2003
| {{sortname|Allyson|Felix}}
| [[North Hills, Los Angeles|North Hills, CA]]
| [[USC Trojans|USC]]
|-
| 2004
| {{sortname|Shalonda|Solomon}}
| [[Inglewood, California|Inglewood, CA]]
| [[South Carolina Gamecocks women's track and field|South Carolina]]
|-
| 2005
| {{sortname|Brittany|Daniels}}
| [[Tracy, California|Tracy, CA]]
| [[Tennessee Volunteers|Tennessee]]
|-
| 2006
| {{sortname|Bianca|Knight}}
| [[Ridgeland, Mississippi|Ridgeland, MS]]
| [[Texas Longhorns|Texas]]
|-
| 2007
| {{sortname|Emily|Pendleton}}
| [[Lindsey, Ohio|Lindsey, OH]]
| [[Michigan Wolverines|Michigan]]
|-
| 2008
| {{sortname|Chanelle|Price}}
| [[Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton, PA]]
| [[Tennessee Volunteers|Tennessee]]
|-
| 2009
| {{sortname|Anna|Jelmini}}
| [[Shafter, California|Shafter, CA]]
| [[Arizona State Sun Devils|Arizona State]]
|-
| 2010
| {{sortname|Ashton|Purvis}}
| [[Oakland, California|Oakland, CA]]
| [[Miami Hurricanes|Miami (FL)]]
|-
| 2011
| {{sortname|Amy|Weissenbach}}
| [[Studio City, California|Studio City, CA]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 2012
| {{sortname|Shelbi|Vaughan}}
| [[Mansfield, Texas|Mansfield, TX]]
| [[Texas A&M Aggies track and field|Texas A&M]]
|-
| 2013
| {{sortname|Kendell|Williams}}
| [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta, GA]]
| [[Georgia Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs|Georgia]]
|-
| 2014
| {{sortname|Raven|Saunders}}
| [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston, SC]]
| [[Southern Illinois Salukis|Southern Illinois]]
|-
| 2015
| {{sortname|Candace|Hill}}
| [[Conyers, Georgia|Conyers, GA]]
| Did not attend
|-
| 2016
| {{sortname|Sydney|McLaughlin}}
| [[Dunellen, New Jersey|Dunellen, NJ]]
| [[Union Catholic High School|Union Catholic]]/[[Kentucky Wildcats|Kentucky]]
|-
| 2017
| {{sortname|Sydney|McLaughlin}}
| [[Dunellen, New Jersey|Dunellen, NJ]]
| [[Union Catholic High School|Union Catholic]]/[[Kentucky Wildcats|Kentucky]]
|-
| 2018
| {{sortname|Katelyn|Tuohy}}
| [[North Rockland High School|Thiells, NY]]
| [[NC State Wolfpack track and field|NC State]]
|-
| 2019
| {{sortname|Jasmine|Moore}}
| [[Lane Ridge High School|Mansfield, TX]]
| [[Georgia Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs|Georgia]]
|-
| 2020
| {{sortname|Taylor|Ewert}}
| [[Beavercreek High School|Beavercreek, OH]]
| [[University of Arkansas Razorbacks|Arkansas]]
|-
| 2021
| {{sortname|Sydney|Thorvaldson}}
| [[Rawlins High School|Rawlins, WY]]
| [[University of Arkansas Razorbacks|Arkansas]]
|-
| 2022
| {{sortname|Juliette|Whittaker}}
| [[Mount de Sales Academy (Catonsville, Maryland)|Catonsville, MD]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal|Stanford]]
|-
| 2023
| {{sortname|Angelina|Napoleon}}
| [[Allegany, New York|Allegany, NY]]
| [[NC State Wolfpack|NC State]]
|-
|2024
|[[Sadie Engelhardt]]
|[[Ventura, California|Ventura, CA]]
|[[NC State Wolfpack|NC State]]
|}
|}

=== Volleyball ===
[[File:Kerri Walsh at 24 Hour Fitness 9-10-08 1.JPG|thumb|right|[[Kerri Walsh Jennings|Kerri Walsh]] was the first winner of the award.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Winner
! Hometown
! College
|-
| 1996
| {{sortname|Kerri|Walsh|Kerri Walsh Jennings}}
| [[San Jose, California|San Jose, CA]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball|Stanford]]
|-
| 1997
| {{sortname|Denise|Boylan}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://und.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/boylan_denise00.html|title=Denise Boylan Bio :: Notre Dame Women's Volleyball :: UND.COM :: The Official Site of ND Athletics|website=cstv.com|access-date=October 17, 2008|archive-date=June 1, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601194155/http://und.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/boylan_denise00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[Lisle, Illinois|Lisle, IL]]
| [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish|Notre Dame]]
|-
| 1998
| {{sortname|Sara|Sandrik}}<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/sandrik_sara00.html | title = Player Bio: Sara Sandrik :: Women's Volleyball | website = Stanford University Official Athletic Site | via = gostanford.cstv.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070204021615/http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/sandrik_sara00.html | archive-date = February 4, 2007 | url-status = dead}}</ref>
| [[Pelham, Alabama|Pelham, AL]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball|Stanford]]
|-
| 1999
| {{sortname|Logan|Tom}}
| [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, UT]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball|Stanford]]
|-
| 2000
| {{sortname|April|Ross}}
| [[Newport Beach, California|Newport Beach, CA]]
| [[USC Trojans women's volleyball|USC]]
|-
| 2001
| {{sortname|Ogonna|Nnamani}}
| [[Bloomington, Illinois|Bloomington, IL]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball|Stanford]]
|-
| 2002
| {{sortname|Bre|Ladd}}<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.arizonaathletics.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/ladd_bre00.html | title = Player Bio: Bre Ladd | access-date = 2008-10-17 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090529151620/http://www.arizonaathletics.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/ladd_bre00.html | archive-date = 2009-05-29 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
| [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson, AZ]]
| [[Arizona Wildcats|Arizona]]
|-
| 2003
| [[Kristin Hildebrand|Kristin Richards]]<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/richards_kristin00.html | title = Kristin Richards Profile | website = Stanford University Official Athletic Site | via = gostanford.cstv.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081224074230/http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/richards_kristin00.html | archive-date = December 24, 2008 | url-status = dead}}</ref>
| [[Orem, Utah|Orem, UT]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball|Stanford]]
|-
| 2004
| {{sortname|Cynthia|Barboza}}
| [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach, CA]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball|Stanford]]
|-
| 2005
| {{sortname|Cynthia|Barboza}}
| [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach, CA]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball|Stanford]]
|-
| 2006
| {{sortname|Megan|Hodge}}
| [[Durham, North Carolina|Durham, NC]]
| [[Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball|Penn State]]
|-
| 2007
| {{sortname|Alix|Klineman|nolink=}}<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/klineman_alix00.html | title = Alix Klineman Profile | website = Stanford University Official Athletic Site | via = gostanford.cstv.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081221062522/http://gostanford.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/klineman_alix00.html | archive-date = December 21, 2008 | url-status = dead}}</ref>
| [[Manhattan Beach, California|Manhattan Beach, CA]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball|Stanford]]
|-
| 2008
| {{sortname|Kelly|Murphy|dab=volleyball}}<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://gatorzone.com/volleyball/bios.php?year=2008&player_id=21 | title = Kelly Murphy | website = GatorZone.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140223195620/http://gatorzone.com/volleyball/bios.php?year=2008&player_id=21 | archive-date = February 23, 2014 | url-status = dead}}</ref>
| [[Wilmington, Will County, Illinois|Wilmington, IL]]
| [[Florida Gators women's volleyball|Florida]]
|-
| 2009
| {{sortname|Gina|Mancuso}}
| [[Papillion, Nebraska|Papillion, NE]]
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball|Nebraska]]
|-
| 2010
| {{sortname|Ashley|Wittman}}
| [[Shakopee, Minnesota|Shakopee, MN]]
| [[Minnesota Golden Gophers women's volleyball|Minnesota]]
|-
| 2011
| {{sortname|Krista|Vansant}}
| [[Redlands, California|Redlands, CA]]
| [[Washington Huskies women's volleyball|Washington]]
|-
| 2012
| {{sortname|Jordan|Burgess}}
| [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa, FL]]
| [[Stanford Cardinal women's volleyball|Stanford]]
|-
| 2013
| {{sortname|Lauren|Carlini}}
| [[Aurora, Illinois|Aurora, IL]]
| [[Wisconsin Badgers women's volleyball|Wisconsin]]
|-
| 2014
| {{sortname|Alexa|Filley}}
| [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville, KY]]
| [[Auburn Tigers|Auburn]]
|-
| 2015
| {{sortname|Mikaela|Foecke}}
| [[West Point, Iowa|West Point, IA]]
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball|Nebraska]]
|-
| 2016
| {{sortname|Khalia|Lanier|}}
| [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix, AZ]]
| [[USC Trojans women's volleyball|USC]]
|-
| 2017
| {{sortname|Lexi|Sun}}
| [[Solana Beach, California|Solana Beach, CA]]
| [[Texas Longhorns women's volleyball|Texas/Nebraska]]
|-
| 2018
| {{sortname|Thayer|Hall|dab=volleyball}}
| [[Roebuck, South Carolina|Roebuck, SC]]
| [[Florida Gators women's volleyball|Florida]]
|-
| 2019
| {{sortname|Ellie|Holzman}}
| [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
| [[Illinois Fighting Illini women's volleyball|Illinois]]
|-
| 2020
| {{sortname|Jess|Mruzik}}
| [[Livonia, Michigan|Livonia, MI]]
| [[Michigan Wolverines women's volleyball|Michigan]]/[[Penn State Nittany Lions women's volleyball|Penn State]]
|-
| 2021
| {{sortname|Ally|Batenhorst}}
| [[Katy, Texas|Katy, TX]]
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball|Nebraska]]/[[USC Trojans women's volleyball|USC]]
|-
| 2022
| {{sortname|Averi|Carlson}}
| [[Lucas, Texas|Lucas, TX]]
| [[Baylor Bears women's volleyball|Baylor]]/[[Texas Longhorns women's volleyball|Texas]]/<br>[[Southern Methodist University|SMU]]
|-
| 2023
| {{sortname|Harper|Murray}}
| [[Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor, MI]]
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball|Nebraska]]
|-
| 2024
| {{sortname|Ayden|Ames}}
| [[Prosper, Texas|Prosper, TX]]
| [[Texas Longhorns women's volleyball|Texas]]
|-
| 2025
| {{sortname|Campbell|Flynn}}
| [[Farmington, Michigan|Farmington, MI]]
| [[Nebraska Cornhuskers women's volleyball|Nebraska]]
|}

==State winners==
See {{NoteTag|For the official list of state winners (including D.C.) from 1985 to the present, see<ref name=State/>}}

==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==
{{NoteFoot}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}

{{Gatorade National Athlete of the Year}}
{{Gatorade Football Player of the Year}}
{{Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year}}
{{Gatorade Softball Player of the Year}}
{{Gatorade National Basketball Player of the Year}}
{{Gatorade National Track and Field Athlete of the Year}}
{{Gatorade National Cross Country Athletes of the Year}}
{{Gatorade National Soccer Player of the Year}}
{{High School Basketball Awards}}
{{Student athlete}}
{{Athletics awards}}

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