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 2023-24 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
Dierre Hill, Althoff Catholic

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Ellie White, Mother McAuley

GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Isabella Keller, St. Anthony

BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Aden Bandukwala, Hinsdale Central

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kloe Froebe, Lincoln

BOYS BASKETBALL
Morez Johnson, Thornton

GIRLS SOCCER


BOYS SOCCER
Easton Bogard, Oak Park-River Forest

BASEBALL
Ryan Sloan, York

SOFTBALL
Bella Dimitrijevic, Lincoln-Way Central

GIRLS TRACK & FIELD


BOYS TRACK & FIELD