CHICAGO, Ill. – Incoming Regis Rangers Women's Soccer freshman Addysen Gasser has been honored with one of the nation's top awards, being named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Alaska.
The award recognizes Gasser as Alaska's best high school girls soccer player, as she led the South Anchorage High School Wolverines to a 20-0 record and a second straight Division I state championship this past season. Gasser scored eight goals and passed for 10 assists while anchoring a defense that allowed just three goals and posted 17 shutouts, including in all three state tournament matches. A two-time First Team All-State selection, she is a four-time member of the U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program Region IV team.
A member of the South Anchorage High School student government, Gasser has volunteered locally with the SAHS Kids' Camp, and maintained a weighted 3.96 GPA in the classroom.
The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one state winner from each of the 50 states and Washington D.C., in 12 different sports: football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, baseball, softball, boys and girls soccer, and boys and girls track & field. In total, 610 high school athletes are honored each year. From the pool of state winners, one national winner is selected in each of the 12 sports. The selection process is administered by the Gatorade Player of the Year Selection Committee, which leverages experts including coaches, scouts, media and others as sources to help evaluate and determine the winners in each sport.
As part of Gatorade's commitment to breaking down barriers in sport, every Player of the Year also receives a grant to donate to a social impact partner. To date, the Gatorade Player of the Year program has provided more than $6.4 million in grants to winners across more than 2,200 organizations.
To learn more about the Gatorade Player of the Year program, check out past winners or to nominate student-athletes, visit playeroftheyear.gatorade.com or follow us on social media on Instagram at instagram.com/Gatorade, Facebook at facebook.com/GatoradePOY and X (Twitter) at x.com/Gatorade.
