See the past Livingston County Female Athlete of the Year winners

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For the fifth time in the past six years, track and field success helped determine the winner of the Livingston County Female Athlete of the Year award.

Pinckney junior Jaelyn Ray was selected as the 2025-26 winner by the Livingston Daily after a record-breaking school year in cross country and on the track. She is the first cross country runner since Brighton’s Katie Carothers in 2020-21 and only the fourth girl from Pinckney to win the award, which began in 1996-97.

The award has always gone to a multi-sport athlete, with one exception. Brighton volleyball star Celia Cullen won in the COVID-shortened 2019-20 school year when the lack of a spring season limited multi-sport opportunities.

Here are the past winners:

1996-97 — Julie Murray, Howell (basketball, volleyball, softball)

1997-98 — Libby Voshell, Brighton (basketball, volleyball, softball)

1998-99 — Libby Voshell, Brighton (basketball, volleyball, softball)

1999-2000 — Stephanie Benear, Howell (basketball, softball)

2000-01 — Kristen Cullen, Hartland (basketball, softball)

2001-02 — Brittany Fulks, Brighton (basketball, volleyball, softball)

2002-03 — Brittany Fulks, Brighton (basketball, softball)

2003-04 — Katie Gonta, Brighton (basketball, softball)

2004-05 — Adrianne McNally, Pinckney (basketball, volleyball)

2005-06 — Adrianne McNally, Pinckney (basketball, volleyball, track & field)

2006-07 — Anna Patritto, Howell (basketball, volleyball, softball)

2007-08 — Emily Williams, Fowlerville (volleyball, softball)

2008-09 — Lindsay Meyer, Pinckney (volleyball, soccer)

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2009-10 — Avery Evenson, Hartland (cross country, swimming, track & field)

2010-11 — Avery Evenson, Hartland (cross country, swimming, track & field)

2011-12 — Avery Evenson, Hartland (cross country, swimming, track & field)

2012-13 — Lindsey Pajot, Hartland (swimming, basketball, softball)

2013-14 — Jenna Sica, Brighton (cross country, skiing, track & field)

2014-15 — Maddie Pogarch, Hartland (football, basketball, soccer)

2015-16 — Jenna Sica, Brighton (cross country, track & field)

2016-17 — Michelle Moraitis, Hartland (cross country, basketball, track & field)

2017-18 — Jackie Jarvis, Fowlerville (volleyball, basketball, soccer)

2018-19 — Jackie Jarvis, Fowlerville (volleyball, basketball, soccer)

2019-20 — Celia Cullen, Brighton (volleyball)

2020-21 — Katie Carothers, Brighton (cross country, track & field)

2021-22 — Emmy Sargeant, Hartland (basketball, track & field)

2022-23 — Sophie Daugard, Howell (golf, basketball, track & field)

2023-24 — CeCe Thorington, Pinckney (softball, track & field)

2024-25 — Tommi Kleinschmidt, Fowlerville (volleyball, basketball, wrestling, softball)

2025-26 — Jaelyn Ray, Pinckney (cross country, track & field)

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