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AAU Volleyball Athlete named 2022-23 Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year

Harper Murray won the AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships 17 Open title with her team in 2022

Jan 17, 2023

AAU Volleyball Athlete named 2022-23 Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year

By Kelsey Burr

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Jan. 17, 2023) -- An AAU volleyball star has been named the 2022-23 Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year.

Harper Murray, a 6-foot-2 senior outside hitter of Ann Arbor, Michigan, won the prestigious award for her accomplishments on and off the court.

In June 2022, Murray and her Legacy 17-1 Adidas team won the 17 Open division of the 49th AAU Junior National Volleyball Championships with a match record of 11-1.
 


Murray concluded her prep volleyball career with 2,488 kills and 1.460 digs, was named a First Team All-American by both MaxPreps and the American Volleyball Coaches Association, and was her state’s Miss Volleyball winner.

While dominating on the court, Murray also maintained a 3.62 GPA. She has decided to continue both her academic and athletic career by playing volleyball at the University of Nebraska.

The Gatorade Player of the Year award recognizes athletes not just for their excellence on the playing surface, but for their commitment in the classroom and impact in their community. Murray beat out nearly half a million other student-athletes who play high school volleyball nationwide.

Each year, a selection committee evaluates the nation's top talent to choose one state winner from each of the 50 states as well as Washington D.C., in 12 different sports: football, girls’ volleyball, boys and girls’ cross country, boys and girls’ basketball, baseball, softball, boys and girls’ soccer, and boys and girls track & field. In all, 608 athletes are honored each year. From the pool of state winners, one national winner is selected in each of the 12 sports.

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