Dan Klink '25 Named Gatorade Maryland Boys Soccer Player of the Year
Congratulations to Dan Klink '25 for being named the Gatorade Maryland Boys Soccer Player of the Year!
The award, presented to the nation’s top high school athletes for excellence on the field, in the classroom, and in the community, distinguishes Klink as Maryland's best high school boys soccer player.
Klink, an integral member of the Soccer Dons as junior midfielder and forward, led his team to a 14-0-4 record and the MIAA 'A' Conference championship this past season. Off the field, Dan serves as president of the Sports Analytics Club; participated in the Arrupe Leaders Summit, which promotes social justice; and volunteered with multiple community service initiatives such as Beans and Bread, Francis X. Gallagher Services, and his church youth group.
Klink has made a verbal commitment to play soccer at University of North Carolina come Fall 2025.
Read more via the Player of the Year press release here.
About Gatorade Player of the Year: The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field, and awards one National Player of the Year in each sport. The selection process is administered by the Gatorade Player of the Year Selection Committee, which leverages experts including coaches, scouts, media and others as sources to help evaluate and determine the state winners in each sport.
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The award, presented to the nation’s top high school athletes for excellence on the field, in the classroom, and in the community, distinguishes Klink as Maryland's best high school boys soccer player.
Klink, an integral member of the Soccer Dons as junior midfielder and forward, led his team to a 14-0-4 record and the MIAA 'A' Conference championship this past season. Off the field, Dan serves as president of the Sports Analytics Club; participated in the Arrupe Leaders Summit, which promotes social justice; and volunteered with multiple community service initiatives such as Beans and Bread, Francis X. Gallagher Services, and his church youth group.
Klink has made a verbal commitment to play soccer at University of North Carolina come Fall 2025.
Read more via the Player of the Year press release here.
About Gatorade Player of the Year: The Gatorade Player of the Year program annually recognizes one winner in the District of Columbia and each of the 50 states that sanction high school football, girls volleyball, boys and girls cross country, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls soccer, baseball, softball, and boys and girls track & field, and awards one National Player of the Year in each sport. The selection process is administered by the Gatorade Player of the Year Selection Committee, which leverages experts including coaches, scouts, media and others as sources to help evaluate and determine the state winners in each sport.
