Valley's Williams Gatorade Player of the Year
Loudoun Valley's Caroline Williams hit 10 home runs in 2009 and led the Vikings to a state runner up finish. She was honored on Monday with the state's biggest award for a softball player.
Photo By: Dave Bernhardt / Gameday Magazine
After leading the Loudoun Valley Vikings to the state championship game this month, Caroline Williams was named the Gatorade Player of the Year in Virginia on Monday.
Photo By: Dave Bernhardt / Gameday Magazine
HARRISONBURG, Va., June 15, 2009 -- James Madison softball recruit Caroline Williams (Purcellville, Va./Loudoun Valley) was named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Virginia on Monday.
Gatorade State Players of the Year are selected on the basis of outstanding athletic excellence accompanied by high standards of academic achievement and exemplary personal character demonstrated on and off the field. The selection process is administered by ESPN RISE Magazine which features an editorial staff of prep sports writers from across the country. All state winners are also eligible for the Gatorade National Player of the Year award in their prospective sports. That announcement is expected to be made later this week.
Williams is the first JMU softball recruit to win the Gatorade honors. She is a three-time all-district selection out of Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville, Va. Williams led the Vikings to a national district championship in 2007 and an AAA State quarterfinal in 2008.
Williams is one of eight incoming freshman for the Dukes, who look to defend their first-ever Colonial Athletic Association championships in 2010.
Courtesy of JMU Athletics
