Hamilton Southeastern High School

CHICAGO (June 18, 2026) — In its 41st year celebrating the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Sloane May of Hamilton Southeastern High School is the 2025-26 Gatorade Indiana Girls Soccer Player of the Year. Gatorade Player of the Year is the top honor in high school sports, celebrating the nation’s best high school athletes for their excellence in sport, academics and community. The award recognizes May as Indiana’s best high school girls soccer player, and she joins an elite legacy that spans professional athletes and coaches to CEOs, such as Mallory Swanson (2014-15, Mountain Vista High School, Colorado), Riley Jackson (2021-22, Blessed Trinity Catholic High School, Georgia)and Addison Halpern (2024-25, Rutgers Preparatory School, New Jersey). The 5-foot-8 senior midfielder and forward led the Fishers to a 22-0-1 record and the Class 3A state championship this past season. May scored 15 goals and passed for 17 assists, breaking the school single-season record in the latter category in addition to the record for consecutive games of goal-involvement (19). The Indiana Soccer Coaches Association Player of the Year, she was also named the United Soccer Coaches 2025 National Player of the Year. May has volunteered locally with the U.S. Youth Soccer TOPSoccer program, serving young athletes with physical and intellectual challenges. A member of the National Honor Society, she’s also donated her time in association with her church group. “What impressed me the most about Sloane was how she set her teammates up for success,” said Harold Spooner, head coach of Fishers High School. “She was more than capable of taking over games by scoring herself and she showed that throughout her high school career, but what made her an elite player was how she did all the little things to make her teammates better. The way she could dictate the terms of a game through her distribution and (ball-holding) play set her apart from other high school players who put up impressive goal scoring stats like she did. Her impact was more than just the counting stats, it was the control she took over the game.” May has maintained a 3.45 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play soccer on scholarship at Indiana University this fall. "Sloane is deserving of any and all accolades that she has ever won. She has worked very hard on her craft since a young age and her dedication to Hamilton Southeastern and Indiana high school soccer will be legendary." - HSE Head Coach, Greg Davidson The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one state winner from each of the 50 states and Washington D.C., in 12 different sports: football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, baseball, softball, boys and girls soccer, and boys and girls track & field. In total, 610 high school athletes are honored each year. From the pool of state winners, one national winner is selected in each of the 12 sports. The selection process is administered by the Gatorade Player of the Year Selection Committee, which leverages experts including coaches, scouts, media and others as sources to help evaluate and determine the winners in each sport. As part of Gatorade’s commitment to breaking down barriers in sport, every Player of the Year also receives a grant to donate to a social impact partner. To date, the Gatorade Player of the Year program has provided more than $6.4 million in grants to winners across more than 2,200 organizations. To learn more about the Gatorade Player of the Year program, check out past winners or to nominate student-athletes, visit playeroftheyear.gatorade.com or follow us on social media on Instagram at instagram.com/Gatorade, Facebook at facebook.com/GatoradePOY and X (Twitter) at x.com/Gatorade.