Reed Wins Another Award

was named Gatorade's Volleyball Player of the Year for Connecticut on Dec. 14.

Gatorade Company, who gives the award in collaboration with ESPNHS, awards the honor to student athletes who show "outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the court," according to the release. This is the 27th year that Gatorade has honored the nation's best high school athletes.

"The Gatorade Player of the Year Award has become the most prestigious award in high school sports," said volleyball coach George McKinnon.

The program annually recognizes one winner in every state in each of the following high school sports:

• Football
• Girls Volleyball
• Boys and Girls Cross Country
• Boys and Girls Basketball
• Boys and Girls Soccer
• Baseball
• Softball
• Boys and Girls Track and Field

Reed is the first volleyball student athlete from ever honored with the award. Reed recorded 578 kills, 460 digs, 133 service aces and 31 blocks while posting a hitting percentage of .598 this season, according to the release. In her career, Reed had 1,517 kills, 1,097 digs and 362 service aces, the release said.

She maintained a 3.37 GPA in the classroom and helped with fundraising efforts for breast cancer research, the release stated. Reed has signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Rice University next fall on a full scholarship.

The girls' volleyball team earlier this year, which was the first in the school's history.

A trophy and banner will be sent to and the items will be formally presented to Reed in the coming weeks. The banner will be hung in the gym.