NOMINATION FORM
2026 MALE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Cast your nomination for the 2026 Male High School Athlete of the Year presented by University Hospitals Drusinsky Sports Medicine Institute
Nominees must have excelled in a High School sport in one of the following 9 counties in 2026:
Ashtabula County
Cuyahoga County
Geauga County
Lake County
Lorain County
Medina County
Portage County
Stark County
Summit County
Submission deadline is Friday, October 23, 2026.
2026 Male High School Athlete of the Year Nomination Form
PAST MALE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR WINNERS
2000
Brandon Childress
- Football
- St. Peter Chanel High School
2001
LeBron James
- Basketball
- St. Vincent St. Mary High School
2002
LeBron James
- Basketball
- St. Vincent St. Mary High School
2003
Ted Ginn, Jr.
- Football
- Glenville High School
2004
Tyrell Sutton
- Football
- Arch-Hoban High School
2005
DeLone Carter
- Football
- Copley High School
2007
Sean Bedevelsky
- Football
- Brunswick High School
2009
Collin Palmer
- Wrestling
- St. Edward High School
2010
Stetson Allie
- Baseball
- St. Edward High School
2011
Mitch Trubisky
- Football
- Mentor High School
2012
Mitch Trubisky
- Football
- Mentor High School
2013
Dante Booker
- Football
- St. Vincent St. Mary
2014
Mitch Guadagni
- Football
- Hudson High School
2016
Jaylen Harris
- Football
- Cleveland Heights High School
2017
Joey Baughman
- Football
- Wadsworth High School
2018
Malvin Gblah
- Soccer
- Lakewood High School
2019
Kyle Cusimano
- Soccer
- Bay Village High School
2020
Tyler Hong
- Swimming
- St. Ignatius High School
2021
Drew Allar
- Football
- Medina High School
2022
Tyler Lencewicz
- Hockey
- Shaker Heights High School
2023
Marquise Davis
- Football
- Cleveland Heights High School
2024
Quinn Woidke
- Basketball
- St. Ignatius High School
2025
Marcus Johnson
- Basketball
- Garfield Heights High School
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