Jaslene Massey from Aliso Niguel was awarded California's Gatorade Player of the Year after an historic season in the shot put and discus. Read more HERE
| Year | Name | School | Event |
| 2026 | Jaslene Massey | Aliso Niguel | Throws |
| 2025 | Morgan Herbst | Carlsbad High School | |
| 2024 | Sadie Engelhardt | Ventura | Distance |
| 2023 | Sadie Engelhardt | Ventura | Distance |
| 2022 | Sadie Engelhardt | Ventura | Distance |
| 2021 | Mia Barnett | Crescenta Valley | Distance |
| 2020 | Piage Sommers | Westlake High School | Pole Vault |
| 2019 | Jocelynn Budwig | Fowler High School | Throws |
| 2018 | Tierra Robinson-Jones | Bishop O'Dowd | Sprints |
| 2017 | Shae Anderson | Norco High School | |
| 2016 | Elena Bruckner | Valley Christian | Throws |
| 2015 | Jasmyne Graham | Eleanor Roosevelt | |
| 2014 | Ariana Washington | Long Beach Poly | Sprints |
| 2013 | Sasha Wallace | Castro Valley | Hurdles / Jumps |
| 2012 | Sasha Wallace | Castro Valley | Hurdles / Jumps |
| 2011 | Amy Weissenbach | Harvard Westlake | Mid-Distance |
| 2010 | Ashton Purvis | Saint Elizabeth | Sprints |
| 2009 | Anna Jelmini | Shafter | Throws |
| 2008 | Christine Babcock | Woodbridge | Distance |
| 2007 | Tori Anthony | Castilleja School | Sprints |
| 2006 | Ke'Nyia Richardson | Holy Names High School | Jumps / Sprints |
| 2005 | Brittany Daniels | Merrill West | Jumps / Sprints |
| 2004 | Shalonda Solomon | Long Beach Poly | Sprints |
| 2003 | Allyson Felix | Los Angeles Baptist | Sprints |
| 2002 | Allyson Felix | Los Angeles Baptist | Sprints |
| 2001 | Lashinda Demus | Long Beach Wilson | |
| 2000 | Monique Henderson | Samuel F.B. Morse | Sprints |
| 1999 | Lashinda Demus | Long Beach Wilson | |
| 1998 | Angela Williams | Chino High School | Sprints |
| 1997 | Kinshasa Davis | Long Beach Wilson | Sprints |
| 1996 | Kim Mortenson | Thousand Oaks | Distance |
| 1995 | Jonna Hayes | John W. North | Hurdles |
| 1994 | Suzy Powell | Thomas Downey | Throws |
| 1993 | Marion Jones | Thousand Oaks | Sprints / Jumps |
| 1992 | Marion Jones | Thousand Oaks | Sprints / Jumps |
| 1991 | Marion Jones | Thousand Oaks | Sprints / Jumps |
| 1990 | Melisa Weis | Bakersfield High School | Throws |
| 1989 | Angela Burnham | Rio Mesa | Sprints |
| 1988 | Angela Burnham | Rio Mesa | Sprints |
| 1987 | Janeene Vickers | Pomona High School | |
| 1986 | Janeene Vickers | Pomona High School | |
Stats
Here's a look at the numbers behind four decades of California Gatorade Track & Field Player of the Year history.
Schools With Multiple Winners
| School | Awards |
|---|
| Thousand Oaks | 4 (Marion Jones x3, Kim Mortenson x1) |
| Ventura | 3 (Sadie Engelhardt x3) |
| Long Beach Wilson | 3 (Lashinda Demus x2, Kinshasa Davis x1) |
| Long Beach Poly | 2 (Shalonda Solomon, Ariana Washington) |
| Pomona | 2 (Janeene Vickers x2) |
| Rio Mesa | 2 (Angela Burnham x2) |
| Castro Valley | 2 (Sasha Wallace x2) |
| Los Angeles Baptist | 2 (Allyson Felix x2) |
By Event Specialty
| Event Group | Awards |
|---|
| Sprints (including sprint combinations) | 22 |
| Distance / Mid-Distance | 7 |
| Hurdles (primary or combined) | 8 |
| Throws | 6 |
| Jumps (primary or combined) | 5 |
| Pole Vault | 1 |
CA Gatorade Player of the Year to Olympian
- Marion Jones (2000 & 2004)
- Joanna Hayes (2004)
- Allyson Felix (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
- Lashinda Demus (2004 & 2012)
- Angela Williams (2004 & 2008)
- Suzy Powell (1996, 2000, 2004)
- Janeene Vickers (1992)
- Ariana Washington (2016)
- Shae Anderson (2020)
Jaslene Massey from Aliso Niguel was awarded California's Gatorade Player of the Year after an historic season in the shot put and discus. Read more HERE
| Year | Name | School | Event |
| 2026 | Jaslene Massey | Aliso Niguel | Throws |
| 2025 | Morgan Herbst | Carlsbad High School | |
| 2024 | Sadie Engelhardt | Ventura | Distance |
| 2023 | Sadie Engelhardt | Ventura | Distance |
| 2022 | Sadie Engelhardt | Ventura | Distance |
| 2021 | Mia Barnett | Crescenta Valley | Distance |
| 2020 | Piage Sommers | Westlake High School | Pole Vault |
| 2019 | Jocelynn Budwig | Fowler High School | Throws |
| 2018 | Tierra Robinson-Jones | Bishop O'Dowd | Sprints |
| 2017 | Shae Anderson | Norco High School | |
| 2016 | Elena Bruckner | Valley Christian | Throws |
| 2015 | Jasmyne Graham | Eleanor Roosevelt | |
| 2014 | Ariana Washington | Long Beach Poly | Sprints |
| 2013 | Sasha Wallace | Castro Valley | Hurdles / Jumps |
| 2012 | Sasha Wallace | Castro Valley | Hurdles / Jumps |
| 2011 | Amy Weissenbach | Harvard Westlake | Mid-Distance |
| 2010 | Ashton Purvis | Saint Elizabeth | Sprints |
| 2009 | Anna Jelmini | Shafter | Throws |
| 2008 | Christine Babcock | Woodbridge | Distance |
| 2007 | Tori Anthony | Castilleja School | Sprints |
| 2006 | Ke'Nyia Richardson | Holy Names High School | Jumps / Sprints |
| 2005 | Brittany Daniels | Merrill West | Jumps / Sprints |
| 2004 | Shalonda Solomon | Long Beach Poly | Sprints |
| 2003 | Allyson Felix | Los Angeles Baptist | Sprints |
| 2002 | Allyson Felix | Los Angeles Baptist | Sprints |
| 2001 | Lashinda Demus | Long Beach Wilson | |
| 2000 | Monique Henderson | Samuel F.B. Morse | Sprints |
| 1999 | Lashinda Demus | Long Beach Wilson | |
| 1998 | Angela Williams | Chino High School | Sprints |
| 1997 | Kinshasa Davis | Long Beach Wilson | Sprints |
| 1996 | Kim Mortenson | Thousand Oaks | Distance |
| 1995 | Jonna Hayes | John W. North | Hurdles |
| 1994 | Suzy Powell | Thomas Downey | Throws |
| 1993 | Marion Jones | Thousand Oaks | Sprints / Jumps |
| 1992 | Marion Jones | Thousand Oaks | Sprints / Jumps |
| 1991 | Marion Jones | Thousand Oaks | Sprints / Jumps |
| 1990 | Melisa Weis | Bakersfield High School | Throws |
| 1989 | Angela Burnham | Rio Mesa | Sprints |
| 1988 | Angela Burnham | Rio Mesa | Sprints |
| 1987 | Janeene Vickers | Pomona High School | |
| 1986 | Janeene Vickers | Pomona High School | |
Stats
Here's a look at the numbers behind four decades of California Gatorade Track & Field Player of the Year history.