As an official partner of the Illinois High School Association, Gatorade is in the IHSA and in high school student-athletes competing at IHSA state finals.
Gatorade annually recognize some of the best and brightest in Illinois by naming Gatorade Players of the Year in 12 sports, including Football, Girls Volleyball, Boys & Girls Cross Country, Boys & Girls Basketball, Boys & Girls Soccer, Baseball, Softball and Boys & Girls Track & Field.
The 2016-17 Gatorade Illinois Players of the Year are listed below by sport, while you can
click here for
past winners, as well as more on this year’s honorees from Gatorade:
FOOTBALL
Jake Marwede, Loyola Academy
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Charley Niego, Mother McAuley
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Anna Sophia Keller, St. Anthony
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Dylan Jacobs, Sandburg
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Brea Beal, Rock Island
BOYS BASKETBALL
Mark Smith, Edwardsville
GIRLS SOCCER
Emma Thomson, Maine South
BOYS SOCCER
Chris Sullivan, Naperville North
BASEBALL
Alek Thomas, Mt. Carmel
SOFTBALL
Chardonnay Harris, Oak Park-River Forest
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD
Kathleen Young, Warrensburg-Latham
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
Cameron Ruiz, Lakes