SportsKid of the Year

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"SportsKid of the Year" was introduced by Sports Illustrated magazine after the highly successful Sportsman of the Year award was introduced in 1954. The "SportsKid of the Year" award honors a young athlete, ages seven to fifteen, for superior performance on the field, in the classroom and service in the community.

In addition to being featured exclusively on the December Sports Illustrated Kids cover, the "SportsKid of the Year" receives a profile article and fold-out poster in the issue. The SportsKid is also honored at Sports Illustrated's annual Sportsman of the Year celebration in New York City and in 2011 was featured on Cartoon Network's "Hall of Game" in Los Angeles.

The award has been given to the following recipients:

YearWinner(s)Sport(s)Age(s)Ref
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Brock HeffronBMX10 [1]
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Derek AndrewsBaseball, soccer, hockey, basketball, gymnastics, and swimming8 [2]
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Austin McCarthyHockey10 [3]
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Jessica Aney Tennis and hockey12 [4]
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Noah FlegelWakeboarding14 [5]
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Conner and Cayden LongTriathlon9, 7 [6]
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Jack WellmanWrestling14 [7]
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Mo'ne Davis Baseball13 [8]
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Reece Whitley Swimming15 [9]
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Tai, Rainn, and Brooke SheppardTrack11, 10, 9 [10]
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Maxwell "Bunchie" YoungFootball and track10 [11]
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Leah Hayes Swimming13 [12]
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Ally Sentnor Soccer15 [13]
2020 Flag of the United States.svg JuJu Watkins Basketball15 [14]
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Zaila Avant-garde Basketball, spelling 14 [15]
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Carter BonasGolf11 [16]
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Fifi GarciaSoccer, softball, track, volleyball, and basketball11 [17]
2024 Flag of the United States.svg Arden PalaBasketball15 [18]
2025 Flag of the United States.svg Chyna Taylor Ice hockey16 [19]

References

  1. ↑ "ABA's Factory Redman rider Brock Heffron voted SI Kids "Youth Athlete of the Year"". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Sports Kid of the Year". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  3. ↑ "2009 Sports Kid of the Year" . Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ "2010 SportsKid of the Year: Jessica Aney" . Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Noah Flegel Named SI Kids' SportsKid Of The Year". Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  6. ↑ "2012 SI Kids SportsKids of the Year: The Long Brothers" . Retrieved June 30, 2011.
  7. ↑ Gramling, Gary (December 5, 2013). "Sportskid of the Year 2013 — Jack Wellman". Sports Illustrated Kids. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  8. ↑ Tapper, Christina M. (December 1, 2014). "SportsKid of the Year 2014: Mo'ne Davis". Sports Illustrated Kids. Archived from the original on June 5, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ Feeney, Nolan (November 30, 2015). "Swimmer Reece Whitley Is Sports Illustrated Kids' 'SportsKid of the Year'". TIME. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ McCue, Elizabeth McGarr. "SportsKids of the Year 2016: The Sheppard Sisters". SI Kids: Sports News for Kids, Kids Games and More. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  11. ↑ Fuchs, Jeremy. "Bunchie Young is Our 2017 SportsKid of the Year". SI Kids: Sports News for Kids, Kids Games and More. Archived from the original on September 24, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  12. ↑ Fuchs, Jeremy (November 21, 2018). "Leah Hayes is Our 2018 SportsKid of the Year". SI Kids. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  13. ↑ "15-Year-Old Hanson Soccer Star Ally Sentnor Named Sports Illustrated's SportsKid Of The Year". CBS Boston. November 22, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
  14. ↑ "JuJu Watkins of Windward gets her first magazine cover as SportsKid of the year". Los Angeles Times. November 20, 2020. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Zaila Avant-garde Named SportsKid of the Year for 2021". Archived from the original on June 8, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  16. ↑ Bechtel, Mark (November 18, 2022). "Carter Bonas Is the 2022 SportsKid of the Year". Sports Illustrated Kids. Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  17. ↑ Page, Sam (November 20, 2023). "Fifi Garcia Is the 2023 SportsKid of the Year". Sports Illustrated Kids. Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Meet the 2024 SportsKid of the Year: Arden Pala". Sports Illustrated. September 7, 2025. Archived from the original on July 16, 2025. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  19. ↑ Curzi, Kim (December 31, 2025). "Chyna Taylor Is the 2025 SportsKid of the Year". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 7, 2026. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
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