Sports Illustrated USA – August 12, 2019

AWARDS CO-HOST SAGE STEELE CONDUCTS A LIGHTHEARTED Q&A

WITH THE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES

GATORADE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR WINNERS WITH 1993–94 NATIONAL

FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR PEYTON MANNING AND 1997–98

NEW YORK GIRLS SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR ABBY WAMBACH

GATORADE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES AND PRO

ATHLETE ATTENDEES AT THE 2019 GATORADE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

AWARDS DINNER

GIRLS & BOYS NATIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

AZZI FUDD AND JAMES WISEMAN WITH 2014 GATORADE MALE

ATHLETE OF THE YEAR KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS (MIDDLE)

BOYS & GIRLS NATIONAL TRACK & FIELD ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

MATTHEW BOLING AND JASMINE MOORE WITH TODD GURLEY (FAR

LEFT) AND SONY MICHEL (FAR RIGHT)

GATORADE COACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNERS

TOMMY GILLERAN AND SUE PHILLIPS

BOYS & GIRLS NATIONAL SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE YEAR OMAR

HERNANDEZ AND SOPHIE JONES WITH ABBY WAMBACH (MIDDLE)

GATORADE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR WINNERS BOBBY WITT JR. AND

KELLEY LYNCH POSE WITH THE COVER OF SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

ON TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2019, AT THE

17 th annual Gatorade High School Athlete of the
Year awards in Los Angeles, softball standout
Kelley Lynch was named the 2019 Gatorade Female
High School Athlete of the Year and baseball star
Bobby Witt Jr. was named the 2019 Gatorade Male
High School Athlete of the Year. Lynch and Witt were
honored at the awards dinner alongside the 10 other
Gatorade National Player of the Year recipients. The
Gatorade Player of the Year program recognizes the nation's
most elite high school athletes for their accomplishments
on and off the field. Lynch and Witt were featured on
the cover of the July 15th Issue of SportS IlluStr ated.

PHOTOS COURTESY OF GATORADE