2025-26 Detroit High School Sports Awards: See all fall nominees

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The 2025-26 Detroit High School Sports Awards, Presented by Gift of Life Michigan, is proud to announce player of the year nominees for the fall sports season.

The player of the year winners for each sport will be announced during the live show on June 24 at Motorcity Casino Hotel. The show is presented with the support of Michigan Orthopaedic Surgeons and Consumers Energy.

During the live show, these nominees will be honored, along with player of the year nominees and winners from the winter and spring sports seasons.

The show also will announce the winners of our premier awards, which include boys athlete of the year, girls athlete of the year, boys team of the year, girls team of the year, coach of the year and our Courage Award recipient.

Nominated athletes who register for the event here will receive a free ticket thanks to our sponsors.

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Additional tickets to the event can be purchased on the show’s website here.

The Milwaukee High School Sports Awards, Presented by Gift of Life Michigan, is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards program.

Here are the fall nominees:

Boys Cross Country​

• Ryan Barnes, Clarkston High School, SR
• Abenezer Cerone, Royal Oak High School, SR
• Brandon Cloud, Northville High School, JR
• Christian Craanen, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central High School, SO
• Beckett Crooks, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, SR
• David Dubeck, Clarkston High School, SR
• Benjamin Hartigan, Northville High School, SR
• Max Houvener, Lake Orion High School, SR
• Gavin Katic, Fenton High School, SO
• Nole Lorenzen, Rochester Hills Lutheran Northwest High School, SO
• Jack MacGregor, Howell High School, JR
• Kyle O'Rourke, Milford High School, SR
• Aiden Pengelly, Canton High School, SR
• Kamari Ronfeldt, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, JR
• Xavier Solgot, Macomb L'Anse Creuse High School North, SO
• Ryan Stojov, Northville High School, SR
• Jacob Szalay, Saline High School, SO
• Zach Wyderko, Brighton High School, JR

Girls cross country​

• Hana Boggess, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, SR
• Leah Corby, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek High School, SR
• Natasza Dudek, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, SO
• Ella Goodsell, Romeo High School, SR
• Natalia Guaresimo, Romeo High School, SR
• Annie Hrabovsky, Romeo High School, JR
• Sienna Klemmer, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, SO
• Lydia LaMarra, Brighton High School, SR
• Maddie Lindley, Holly High School, JR
• Kaylie Livingston, Whitmore Lake High School, JR
• Charley McKay, Brownstown Woodhaven High School, SO
• El McMahan, Rochester Adams High School, JR
• Giada Mills, Birmingham Groves High School, FR
• Elliana Neuer, Hartland High School, SR
• Jaelyn Ray, Pinckney Community High School, JR
• Alexandra Scappaticci, Northville High School, FR
• Savannah Staton, Saline High School, SO
• Keira Von Blon, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, FR

Football defense, Presented by the Detroit Lions​

• Bryce Barbarino, Saline High School, JR
• Dominic Becari, Rochester Adams High School, SR
• Jeremiah Benson, West Bloomfield High School, SR
• Anthony Bitonti, Warren De La Salle Collegiate High School, SR
• Lukas Boman, Clarkston High School, SR
• Moustafa Elzhenni, Sterling Heights Stevenson High School, SR
• Will Espy, West Bloomfield High School, SR
• Gideon Gash, Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School, JR
• Nathan Gersh, Dexter High School, SR
• Ryan Harrington, Orchard Lake St. Mary's Preparatory School, SR
• Kameran Hayward, Warren Cousino High School, SR
• Ronnie Hill, Sterling Heights Stevenson High School, SR
• Lucas Hoffmeyer, Walled Lake Western High School, SR
• Terrance James, North Farmington High School, SR
• Jack Janda, Novi Detroit Catholic Central High School, SR
• Maximus Jansenvanvuren, Waterford Mott High School, SR
• Marcus Jennings, Detroit Cass Technical High School, SR
• Mateo Kipke, Dexter High School, SR
• Kenneth McClinton, Detroit Denby High School, SR
• Johnny Michaels, South Lyon High School, SR
• Camari Patterson, Orchard Lake St. Mary's Preparatory School, SR
• Miles Sharp, Roseville High School, SR
• Darrius Summers III, Detroit Cass Technical High School, SR
• Jaidon Windom, Detroit King High School, SR

Football offense, Presented by the Detroit Lions​

• Cooper Arnedt, Dexter High School, SR
• Lorenzo Barber, Orchard Lake St. Mary's Preparatory School, JR
• Ernesto Botello, Muskegon, SR
• Charles Britton III, Belleville High School, JR
• Khalief Canty Jr., Detroit Cass Technical High School, SR
• Tommy Carr, Saline High School, SR
• Brayden Clark, Sterling Heights Stevenson High School, SR
• Louis Esposito, Saline High School, JR
• Benjamin Eziuka, Detroit Catholic Central High School, SR
• Hayden Flavin, Clarkston High School, SR
• Samson Gash, Detroit Catholic Central High School, SR
• Dakota Guerrant, Harper Woods High School, JR
• Mahti Gwilly, Utica High School, SR
• Brady Hansen, Hudsonville High School, SR
• Lincoln Keyes, Saline High School, SR
• Damion King IV, Warren De La Salle Collegiate High School, SR
• Sam McGrat, Roseville High School, JR
• Ben Nichols, Davison High School, SR
• Cole Novara, Dexter High School, SR
• CJ Sadler, Detroit Cass Technical High School, SR
• Donovan Triplett, Walled Lake Western High School, SR
• Marcello Vitti, Dearborn Divine Child High School, SR
• Owen Winder, Dexter High School, SR
• Izaiah Wright, Gibraltar Carlson High School, SR

Girls golf​

• Cam Baker, Northville High School, SO
• Sixtime Charnelet, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, SO
• Annie Flavin, Plymouth High School, SR
• Naaz Gill, Northville High School, JR
• Megan Guerrera, Farmington Hills Mercy High School, JR
• Halle Heineman, Detroit Country Day, JR
• Avery Manning, Dexter High School, SR
• Mady Manning, Dexter High School, SO
• Emanuella Micakovic, Utica Eisenhower High School, SO
• Marissa Monteith, Macomb Dakota High School, JR
• Abigail Ngo, White Lake Lakeland High School, FR
• Katie Pill, Oxford High School, SR
• McKenzie Stevens, Northville High School, SO
• Mille Truesdell, Dexter High School, SR
• Calyssa Post, Dearborn High School, JR
• Ananya Kumar, Rochester High School, SR
• Lily Haviland, Clarkston High School, SR
• Tula Puzzuoli, Romeo High School, SO

Boys soccer​

• Micah Amega, Clarkston High School, SR
• Dominic Baldarotta, Warren De La Salle Collegiate High School, JR
• Philip Leucht, Huron High School, SR
• Grant Mooradian, Detroit Catholic Central High School, SR
• Owen Perry, Romeo High School, SR
• Owen Perry, Romeo High School, SR
• Ian Petrick, New Boston Huron High School, SR
• Cole Cooper, Clarkston High School, SR
• Andrew Corder, Warren De La Salle Collegiate High School, JR
• Alec Frantz, Bloomfield Hills High School, SR
• Charlie Gold, Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood, JR
• Nick Kamugunga, Troy High School, SR
• Hans Lechner, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, SR
• Tino Haratsaris, Detroit Country Day, SR
• Zach Heisler, Saline High School, SR
• Daniel Kadiu, Troy Athens High School, SR
• Matthew Pletcher, Huron High School, SR
• Evan Stark, Detroit Country Day, SR
• Will Brukoff, Livonia Stevenson High School, SR
• Ryan Clark, Oxford High School, SR
• Austin Su, Troy High School, SR
• Max Wyszczelski, Warren De La Salle Collegiate High School, SR
• Nikolai Zacharko, Warren De La Salle Collegiate High School, SR
• Micah Zacks, Detroit Country Day, SR

Girls swimming & diving​

• Kia Alert, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, FR
• Tallulah Beg, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, SO
• Caroline Bryan, Grosse Pointe South High School, SO
• Lyla Collins, Farmington Hills Mercy High School, FR
• Cecilia Cook, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, JR
• Ella Dziobak, Dearborn Divine Child High School, SR
• Elizabeth Eichbrecht, West Bloomfield High School, SR
• Misha Eng, Grosse Pointe South High School, SR
• Payton Garn, Birmingham Seaholm, FR
• Ella Hafner, Farmington Hills Mercy High School, SO
• Whitney Handwork, Grosse Pointe South High School, SR
• Emma Klotz, South Lyon High School, SR
• Suryn Lee, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, JR
• Nicole McEnroe, Grosse Pointe South High School, SO
• Miranda Phelps, Belleville High School, FR
• Morgan Rea, Rochester Adams High School, JR
• Olivia Roda, Lake Orion High School, JR
• Quinn Ryan, Grosse Pointe South High School, SO
• Adrienne Schadler, Ann Arbor Skyline High School, JR
• Yahanna Silva Castro, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, SO
• Corinne Stencel, Grosse Pointe South High School, FR
• Avery Tack, Farmington Hills Mercy High School, JR
• Katelyn Van Ryn, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, SR
• Cecilia Walusek, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, JR

Boys tennis​

• Chad Anderson, Rochester High School, SR
• Preston Blum, Detroit Country Day, JR
• Daniel Buzdugan, Sterling Heights Stevenson High School, SR
• Jonah Chernett, Bloomfield Hills High School, JR
• Niko Cooksey, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett School, SR
• Mason Crosby, South Lyon East High School, JR
• Ricky Jeong, Detroit Country Day, SO
• Charlie Khaghany, Detroit Country Day, SR
• Britton Leo, Birmingham Seaholm, SR
• Griffin Marchal, Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett School, SR
• Grant Miller, Ann Arbor Pioneer High School, FR
• Neel Nagappala, Troy High School, SR
• Rohan Nagaram, Troy Athens High School, JR
• Quentin Rangi, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek High School, SR
• Krish Reddy, Bloomfield Hills High School, SR
• Kris Thomas, Novi High School, FR
• Alex Ting, Birmingham Seaholm, SR
• Connor Wilcox, Ann Arbor Skyline High School, SR

Volleyball​

• Olivia Beaudrie, Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central High School, SR
• Madisyn Bowman, Plymouth Christian Academy, JR
• Lexi Coleman, South Lyon East High School, FR
• Gabby DiVita, Grosse Pointe South High School, SR
• Sarah Giroux, Flat Rock Community High School, JR
• Leah Green, Detroit Country Day, JR
• Elise Hiemstra, Detroit Country Day, SR
• Eva Long, Fenton High School, SR
• Nicole McDowell, Pontiac Notre Dame Preparatory School and Marist Academy, JR
• Kayla Nwabueze, Bloomfield Hills High School, SR
• Cynthia Ockerman, Brighton High School, JR
• Riley Pilat, Plymouth Christian Academy, SR
• Aliyah Potapenko, Detroit Country Day, JR
• Marlie Smith, Clarkston High School, JR
• Addison Stepp, South Lyon East High School, JR
• Brynn Wilcox, Bloomfield Hills High School, JR
• Sofie Williams, Auburn Hills Oakland Christian School, JR
• Payton Woodruff, Detroit Country Day, SO

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: 2025-26 Detroit High School Sports Awards: See all fall nominees

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