Below are the honorees for the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards show from the state of Arkansas
Offensive Football Player Of The Year - Austin Ledbetter, Bryant High School
Baseball Player Of The Year - Braylon Bishop, Arkansas High School
Girls Cross Country Athlete Of The Year - Carson Wasemiller, Fayetteville High School
Boys Tennis Player Of The Year - Collin Matthews, Rogers High School
Softball Player Of The Year - Emily Perry, Bentonville High School
Girls Track & Field Athlete Of The Year - Emily Robinson, Bentonville High School
Girls Soccer Player Of The Year - Haley Woodward, Fayetteville High School
Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete Of The Year - Jack Henry Forrest, Little Rock Central High School
Boys Cross Country Athlete Of The Year - Jack Williams, Fayetteville High School
Boys Soccer Player Of The Year - Jacob Chalk, Conway High School
Girls Basketball Player Of The Year - Jersey Wolfenbarger, Northside High School
Defensive Football Player Of The Year - Jordan Hanna, Greenwood High School
Girls Tennis Player Of The Year - Kate Files, Northside High School
Girls Swimming & Diving Athlete Of The Year - Lienfang Yu, Bentonville High School
Female Wrestling Athlete Of The Year - Lillian Jones, Van Buren High School
Girls Golf Player Of The Year - Mackenzie Lee, North Little Rock High School
Boys Golf Player Of The Year - Michael Senn, Bentonville High School
Boys Basketball Player Of The Year - Nick Smith, Sylvan Hills High School
Volleyball Player Of The Year - Rosana Hicks, Fayetteville High School
Boys Track & Field Athlete Of The Year - Sam Hurley, Fayetteville High School
Boys Wrestling Athlete Of The Year - Tristan Stafford, Bentonville High School
The inaugural USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, presented by U.S. Polo Assn., will honor the most elite high school athletes, coaches, and teams at the national level on August 5 at 8 pm ET. The show will be free to watch on our website thanks to generous sponsor support.
The show will be hosted by Michael Strahan and Rob Gronkowski and will bring together some of the biggest names in professional sports, including Shaquille O’Neal, Alex Morgan, Aaron Rodgers, Kerri Walsh Jennings, Chipper Jones, Kevin Garnett, and more to help celebrate the incredible accomplishments of high school athletes, coaches and teams across the country. The show will also feature the Kohl's Red Carpet, hosted by DJ Khaled and Charly Arnolt!
Each sport will have one honoree per state, with some sports having less due to COVID-19 interfering with sports schedules. To see a list of the honorees for each sport/award, head to the Honorees section of the website. This is also where you can see which awards will be recognized.
