Now, we are turning our attention to the state level, selecting the top female athlete in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The athletes recognized were selected either for exceptional all-around success across multiple sports or achieving elite, national-level distinction in a single sport.
Alabama
Volleyball, basketball
Earned Class 7A Player of the Year honors in basketball after finishing her career with 3,022 points. Also contributed to Albertville’s volleyball team.
Alaska
Keelie Kronberger, Mountain City Christian Academy (Anchorage)
Basketball
Earned MaxPreps Alaska Player of the Year honors after averaging 28.9 points per game while leading the Lions to a 28-3 record and Class 4A state championship.
Arizona
Alexis Lamadrid, Xavier College Prep (Phoenix)
Golf
Led Xavier College Prep to its 40th state championship, capturing her second consecutive individual title by finishing 9-under par. The junior also qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship last year, placing 16th.
Arkansas
Easton McCollough, Farmington
Basketball
Sophomore earned MaxPreps Arkansas Player of the Year honors after leading the Cardinals to a Class 4A state championship while averaging 31.5 points per game.
California
Cydnee Bryant, Centennial (Corona)
Volleyball, basketball
Headed to Kansas to play both sports, Bryant earned all-area honors in volleyball and all-state recognition in basketball after averaging 15.9 points and 12.1 rebounds per game.
Colorado
Brihanna Crittendon, Riverdale Ridge (Thornton)
Basketball
The Texas signee became the first girls basketball player in Colorado history to surpass 3,000 career points, finishing with 3,073. She averaged 28.5 points per game in 2025-26 and earned MaxPreps Colorado Player of the Year honors.
Connecticut
Adriana Gromelski, Darien
Field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse
Led the Blue Wave to a 22-0 record and a state championship in lacrosse. She also scored the game-winning goal in Darien’s state ice hockey championship victory over New Canaan and earned all-conference honors in field hockey.
Delaware
Amalia Fruchtman, Cape Henlopen (Lewes)
Volleyball, basketball
Earned MaxPreps Delaware Player of the Year honors in basketball after averaging 21.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. She was also a key contributor in volleyball, recording 106 kills.
District of Columbia
Anna Arnold, St. John’s
Field hockey
Arnold, who will continue her career at Northwestern, earned selection to the Longstreth All-American Field Hockey Game. She was also named Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Player of the Year after totaling 20 goals and 13 assists.
Florida
Missy Odom, Montverde Academy (Montverde)
Basketball, softball
Will play both basketball and softball at Florida State after excelling in both sports for the Eagles. She averaged 21 points per game in basketball and batted .484 with five home runs in softball.
Georgia
Bristol Kersh, Cherokee Bluff (Flowery Branch)
Soccer, basketball
Ranked among the top 30 soccer players in the Class of 2027, Kersh is committed to Notre Dame. She also earned all-region honors in basketball and has scored more than 1,000 points.
Hawaii
Destiny Look, Mid-Pacific Institute (Honolulu)
Volleyball, soccer, track and field
Look owns the state’s top marks in the 100 hurdles (14.06 seconds), 300 hurdles (43.01), long jump (20-1.75), triple jump (41-05) and high jump (5-5). She also earned honorable mention all-state honors in both volleyball and soccer.
Idaho
Campbell Wilson, Rocky Mountain (Meridian)
Soccer, basketball
Named the Idaho Press Player of the Year in soccer after scoring 37 goals. She also competed for the basketball team.
Illinois
Lynney Tarnow, Benet Academy (Lisle)
Volleyball
An All-American and MaxPreps Illinois Player of the Year in volleyball, Tarnow recorded 227 kills for the Redwings (39-3). She will continue her volleyball career at Wisconsin.
Indiana
Sloane May, Hamilton Southeastern (Fishers)
Soccer
The United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Year, May led the Royals to a 22-0-1 record and a state championship. Headed to Indiana in the fall.
Iowa
Rowan Jacobi, Springville
Volleyball, basketball
An all-state performer in both volleyball and basketball, Jacobi finished third in Iowa with 536 kills and ranked third in scoring with 676 points while placing second in rebounds with 343.
Kansas
Alayna Vaeth, Saint Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park)
Volleyball, softball
An all-state volleyball player who accumulated 2,401 career assists and helped Aquinas win three state championships. She also excelled in softball, earning all-state honors from the coaches association.
Kentucky
Charlotte Crush, Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.)
Swimming
The No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2026, the Tennessee signee at one point held the nation’s fastest times in the 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 100 breaststroke and 100 butterfly.
Louisiana
Kynzee Anderson, Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport)
Softball
A two-time MaxPreps Louisiana Player of the Year, Anderson led the Cavaliers to multiple state championships and concluded her career with 129 pitching victories and 1,398 strikeouts.
Maine
Noelle Mallory, Cape Elizabeth
Soccer
A three-time Western Maine Conference Player of the Year, Mallory guided the Capers to an 18-0 record and a Class B state championship. She scored 30 goals, added 25 assists and earned United Soccer Coaches All-American honors.
Maryland
Taina Fernandez, Archbishop Spalding (Severn)
Wrestling
Made history as the first female wrestler to win a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association boys championship, earning a berth in the National Prep Championships. A two-time world champion in freestyle wrestling, she also became the first four-time female Super 32 champion.
Massachusetts
Addy Harrington, Duxbury
Ice hockey
The Boston Globe All-Scholastics Player of the Year totaled 22 goals and 27 assists for 49 points. She finished her career with 129 points.
Michigan
Natasza Dudek, Pioneer (Ann Arbor)
Cross country
As a sophomore, she became the first high school girl to win both Nike Cross Nationals and the Brooks Cross Country Championships. Dudek is ranked as the nation’s top cross-country runner.
Minnesota
Maddyn Greenway, Providence Academy (Plymouth)
Soccer, basketball, track and field
The MaxPreps National Female Athlete of the Year concluded her career with a state-record 5,621 points in basketball. She also broke state soccer records with 218 career goals and 62 in a single season while establishing a state meet record of 41.88 in the 300 hurdles. Won 13 state championships across three sports.
Mississippi
Bella Phifer, Ingomar (New Albany)
Volleyball, basketball
Earned Class 1A Player of the Year honors in volleyball after recording 513 kills. Also helped the Falcons capture a basketball state championship while averaging 12 points per game.
Missouri
Maddie DiMaria, Cor Jesu Academy (St. Louis)
Soccer
Ranked as the nation’s No. 1 soccer recruit by PrepSoccer.com, DiMaria has earned state POY honors in each of the past two seasons. She led the Chargers to a 26-0 record and a Class 4 state title this spring.
Montana
Kennedy Varda, Gallatin (Bozeman)
Volleyball, wrestling
A rare volleyball-wrestling standout, she earned MaxPreps Montana Player of the Year honors as a middle blocker while helping Gallatin win back-to-back volleyball state championships. Competed in wrestling at 145 and 155 pounds.
Nebraska
Shayla Rautenberg, Milford
Volleyball, basketball, track and field
The MaxPreps Nebraska Player of the Year in basketball, Rautenberg also earned all-state honors in volleyball after helping the Eagles finish 33-1 and win the Class C1 state title. She recorded 534 kills, averaged 18.2 points in basketball and cleared 4-11 in the high jump.
Nevada
Jaylani Palmer, Shadow Ridge (Las Vegas)
Flag football
Earned MaxPreps Nevada Player of the Year honors after totaling 1,886 receiving yards and 35 touchdowns while leading Shadow Ridge to a third consecutive state championship. She finished her career with 7,712 receiving yards, 445 receptions and 130 touchdowns.
New Hampshire
Riley Campo, Londonderry
Volleyball, softball
A state player of the year in volleyball, Campo recorded 251 kills and 59 aces. She also excelled in softball, batting .431 with two home runs and 18 RBI.
New Jersey
Ella Poalillo, High Point (Sussex)
Wrestling
Undefeated over the past three seasons after going 71-0 during her sophomore and junior years. The 152-pound wrestler has won three straight state championships, earned NJ.com Wrestler of the Year honors and was ranked No. 1 nationally by FloWrestling.
New Mexico
Anna Hastings, Albuquerque Academy
Cross country, track and field
Won Class 4A state titles in the 800, 1600 and 3200 meters. She also competed at the New Balance Nationals Indoor Championships, posting a personal-best 10:32.57 in the two-mile race and finished third in the state in cross country.
New York
Olivia Vukosa, Christ the King (Middle Village)
Basketball
One of the nation’s top senior prospects, Vukosa led the Royals to the CHSAA AA championship game while averaging 17.8 points, 18.1 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.
North Carolina
Oshauna Holland, Stuart W. Cramer (Belmont)
Basketball
Finished as the state’s career scoring leader with 3,252 points. The MaxPreps North Carolina Player of the Year averaged 33.5 points and 8.4 rebounds per game as a senior.
North Dakota
Leelee Bell, Minot
Basketball
Ranks second on North Dakota’s career scoring list with 3,159 career points. She led the Magicians to back-to-back state championships and earned state POY honors.
Ohio
Sophia Szolosi, Athens (The Plains)
Cross country, track and field
A state and regional cross country champion, Szolosi also placed fourth at the Brooks Cross Country Championships in San Diego. On the track, she won the state title in the 800 with a state-best time of 2:08.82 and posted the state’s fastest time in the 3,200 at 10:10.35.
Oklahoma
Kelby Beller, Washington
Football, softball, basketball, track and field
Helped the Warriors capture state championships in fast-pitch softball, slow-pitch softball, basketball and track. She earned all-state honors in basketball, won a gold medal in the 4×400 relay and also contributed as a kicker for the football team, converting five extra points while playing for her father and head coach Brad Beller.
Oregon
Ellery Lincoln, Lincoln (Portland)
Cross country, track and field
Owns the nation’s top times in the 1,500 (4:09.13), 1,600 (4:25.90) and mile (4:27.65). She also established herself as Oregon’s top cross-country runner with a seventh-place finish at the Nike Cross Nationals Northwest Regional.
Pennsylvania
Rebecca Block, Episcopal Academy (Newtown Square)
Field hockey
Named National Player of the Year by Max Field Hockey, Block recorded 32 goals, 13 assists and five defensive saves. She also earned All-American honors from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.
Rhode Island
Lauren Bousquet, Moses Brown (Providence)
Basketball
One of the few players in Rhode Island history to surpass 2,000 career points, Bousquet averaged 27.5 points per game as a senior en route to MaxPreps Rhode Island POY honors.
South Carolina
Reese Shugart, Dorman (Roebuck)
Volleyball
The MaxPreps South Carolina Player of the Year in volleyball, Shugart led the Cavaliers to a third consecutive state championship and concluded her career with 1,059 kills.
South Dakota
Ashlyn Koupal, Wagner
Volleyball, basketball, track and field
A McDonald’s All-American in basketball, Koupal finished her career with more than 2,500 points and 1,100 rebounds. She also earned all-state honors in volleyball and captured her sixth state championship in track with a winning high jump of 5-6.
Tennessee
Chyna Harris-Rucker, Pearl-Cohn (Nashville)
Indoor track, track and field
Broke state meet records in the 100 (11.45), 200 (23.53) and 400 meters (53.06) while leading the Firebirds to the Class A state championship. She also won the 400 and the 60-meter dash at the indoor state championships.
Texas
E.K. Smith, Katy
Softball
The MaxPreps Texas Player of the Year in softball, Smith was a dominant two-way performer. She batted .632 with 21 home runs and posted a 0.58 ERA in the circle while leading the Tigers to a state championship.
Utah
Rylee Little, Kanab
Volleyball, basketball
An all-state standout in both volleyball and basketball, Little earned MaxPreps Utah Player of the Year honors in basketball after averaging 21.1 points and 13.3 rebounds per game while leading the Cowboys to the Class 2A state title.
Vermont
Brinlee Gilfillan, Colchester
Soccer, track and field
Gilfillan won all 25 races she entered this spring, including the 100, 200 and 4×100 relay. She also earned all-state honors in soccer, totaling 17 goals and 12 assists.
Virginia
Annsley Trivette, Abingdon
Volleyball, basketball, soccer, track and field
One of the nation’s top forwards, Tivette averaged 23.8 points and 9.9 rebounds per game to earn Class 3A Player of the Year honors. She also competed in soccer, helped the Falcons win a volleyball state championship and ranked among Virginia’s top discus throwers with a mark of 131-9.
Washington
Cheyenne Hull, Davis (Yakima)
Basketball
The MaxPreps Washington Player of the Year, Hull led the Pirates to a second consecutive Class 4A state championship while averaging 22.1 points and 12.0 rebounds per game. She also earned all-league honors in volleyball.
West Virginia
Izzy Knotts, Philip Barbour (Philippi)
Volleyball, basketball
An all-state volleyball selection, Knotts recorded 644 kills, 492 digs and 163 blocks. She also averaged 15 points per game in basketball and surpassed the 1,000-point milestone for her career.
Wisconsin
Adaline Sheplee, Rice Lake
Basketball, track and field
The state’s top-ranked basketball player in the Class of 2026, Sheplee averaged 24.8 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. She also won a state championship in the high jump and helped the Warriors capture the team title in track and field.
Wyoming
Grace Hays, Cody
Volleyball, basketball
An all-state volleyball player, Hays also earned MaxPreps Wyoming Player of the Year honors in basketball after averaging 26 points per game. She led the Broncs to a 27-0 record and the Class 3A state championship.
