SportsKid of the Year


"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 15, 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 profiling article and fold-out poster in the issue. The SportsKid is also honored at Sports Illustrated's annual Sportsman of the Year awards 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:
YearWinnerSportAgeRef
2007 Brock HeffronBMX10
2008 Derek AndrewsBaseball, Soccer, Hockey, Basketball, Gymnastics, Swimming8
2009 Austin McCarthyHockey10
2010 Jessica AneyTennis and Hockey12
2011 Noah FlegelWakeboarding14
2012 Conner and Cayden LongTriathlon9, 7
2013 Jack WellmanWrestling14
2014 Mo'ne DavisBaseball13
2015 Reece WhitleySwimming15
2016 Tai, Rainn, and Brooke SheppardTrack11, 10, 9
2017 Maxwell "Bunchie" YoungFootball and Track10
2018 Leah HayesSwimming13
2019 Ally SentnorSoccer15