NCHSAA 4A Cross Country State Champions Carmen Alder (Pinecrest) and Anton Idhammar (Cary) have added their names to historic company as Gatorade Cross Country Players of the Year.
North Carolina Gatorade Track and Cross Country Players of the Year
Gatorade began recognizing athletes as State and National Players of the year in the 1985-1986 season. They don't have records for cross country prior to 2008 so it seems like it was added to the sports they recognized during the 2007-2008 season. Below are the athletes who won the honors.
Boys Cross Country
2008 - Ryan Hill, Hickory
2009 - Taylor Gilland, Chapel Hill
2010 - Jake Hurysz, Eastern Alamance
2011 - Blake Williams, Northern Durham
2012 - Thomas Graham, Cary Academy
2013 - Bakri Abushouk, Cary
2014 - Ben Huffman, Providence Day
2015 - Jeremy Brown, Broughton
2016 - Jeremy Brown, Broughton
2017 - Connor Lane, Cardinal Gibbons
2018 - John Tatter, R.J. Reynolds
2019 - Anton Idhammar, Cary
Girls Cross Country
2008 - Adrianne Soo, Durham Academy
2009 - Adrianne Soo, Durham Academy
2010- Wesley Frazier, Ravenscroft
2011 - Darby Middlebrook, Watauga
2012 - Sammy George, Millbrook
2013 - Megan Sullivan, Broughton
2014 - Kayla Montgomery, Mt. Tabor
2015 - Elly Henes, Green Hope
2016 - Nevada Mareno, Leesville Road
2017 - Nevada Mareno, Leesville Road
2018 - Mariah Howlett, Lake Norman Charter
2019 - Carmen Alder, Pinecrest
