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 2018-19 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
Jirehl Brock, Quincy
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Taylor Landfair, Plainfield Central
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
Katelynne Hart, Glenbard West
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
Josh Methner, Hersey
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Brea Beal, Rock Island
BOYS BASKETBALL
Adam Miller, Morgan Park
GIRLS SOCCER
Emma Weaver, New Trier
BOYS SOCCER
Colin Iverson, Naperville North
BASEBALL
Quinn Priester, Cary-Grove
SOFTBALL
Baily Dowling, St. Joseph-Ogden
GIRLS TRACK & FIELD
Katelynn Hart, Glenbard West
BOYS TRACK & FIELD
Marcellus Moore, Plainfield North