The N&O 2015-16 High School Player of the Year awards

Note: N&O Male and Female Athlete of the year winners are here (male) and here (female).

Will Macmillan

Notable: Three-time 1A/2A state meet MVP.

GPA: 4.8

College: Stanford

Favorite course: AP Physics

I was fascinated to learn: How electric motors work and how to make one

I wish I had been there when: The Red Sox came back from a 3-0 deficit against the Yankees in the 2004 ALCS

Last 8 N&O Male Scholar Athlete of the Year winners

Chloe Mikles

Notable: Won four NCISAA swimming titles for the fourth straight year

GPA: 4.4

College: Cornell

Favorite course: Chemistry

Favorite charity: Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue

After college I...: Want to go to the Galápagos Islands

Last 8 N&O Female Scholar Athlete of the Year winners

Dexter Lawrence

Notable: N.C. AP defensive player of the year, national top-5 prospect.

GPA: 3.25

College: Clemson

I wish I had been there when: The New York Giants won the Super Bowl (any recent time they won, the Giants are my favorite team)

Add to Mt. Rushmore: LeBron James

After college: I would would like to play pro football first, then do something in the criminal justice system, specifically something to do with forensics

Last 8 N&O Football Player of the Year winners

Logan Shytle

Notable: Logan Shytle

GPA: 4.7

College: U.S. Air Force Academy

I was fascinated to learn: That sharks can go through more than 30,000 teeth in their lifetime

I wish I was there when: Man landed on the moon

After college I...: Want to become a fighter pilot

Last 8 N&O Boys Soccer Player of the Year winners

Tori Dozier

Notable: Led Crusaders to their first 4A state championship

GPA: 4.9

College: N.C. State

I really should: Clean my room more often. Being so busy, it gets kind of messy

Favorite charity: Helping Hands Mission

After college I...: I want to go to graduate school. Right now I am majoring in engineering, so if that goes well I plan to be an engineer.

Last 8 N&O Volleyball Player of the Year winners

Jeremy Brown

Notable: Back-to-back 4A state champion

GPA: 3.7

College: North Carolina

Add to Mt. Rushmore: Mohammed Ali

I really should: Start drinking caffeine to survive in college

After college I...: Want to use my competitiveness towards the workforce

Last 8 N&O Boys Cross Country Player of the Year winners

Elly Henes

Notable: 4A state runner-up, 2014 state champ.

GPA: 4.3

College: N.C. State

Biggest thrill in sports: Crossing the finish line

I wish I could have been there when: Emma Watson gave her speech to the UN

After college I...: Plan on becoming a sports psychologist

Last 8 N&O Girls Cross Country Player of the Year winners

Sammi Smith

Notable: No. 1 singles for 4A champs, part of four-time 4A doubles champs

GPA: 4.8

College: Penn State

Favorite childhood toy: American Girl Doll

Education’s biggest hurdle: Students learn in many different ways

After college I...: Want to work for the marketing department at Nike

Last 8 N&O Girls Tennis Player of the Year winners

Gina Kim

Notable: 3A state champion

GPA: 4.83

College: Duke

I really should: Trust myself more

Favorite childhood toy: ​​​Stuffed animals

After college I...: Want to become an LPGA pro

Last 8 N&O Girls Golf Player of the Year winners

Cory Gensler

Notable: Led Cary to 4A title game

GPA: 4.3

College: Campbell

Education’s biggest hurdle: Finding ways to treat our teachers better

They say I look like: Gordon Hayward

After college I...: Will be a Campbell University graduate and will have played in the NCAA tournament

Last 8 N&O Boys Basketball Player of the Year winners

Kai Crutchfield

Notable: Hit 4A championship game-winner, was named MVP.

GPA: 4.08

College: N.C. State

They say I look like: My dad

I wish I had been there when: Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his “I Have A Dream” speech

After college I...: would love the opportunity to play basketball professionally and then pursue a career in clinical research

Last 8 N&O Girls Basketball Player of the Year winners

Connor Blandford

Notable: 3A state meet MVP

GPA: 4.8

College: Kentucky

Favorite charity: Race for the Cure (for my grandmother who died of breast cancer)

Add to Mt. Rushmore: Albert Einstein

I wish I had been there when: Declaration of Independance was signed

Last 8 N&O Boys Swimming Player of the Year winners

Julia Poole

Notable: 4A state meet MVP

GPA: 4.5

College: Undecided

They say I look like: My mom

Favorite charity: Make-A-Wish Foundation because it makes me happy to see children do something they’ve always wished about and forget about what’s going on with them

I wish I had been there when: The U.S. first went to the moon! I think it would've been cool to just see if take off and go up

Last 8 N&O Girls Swimming Player of the Year winners

Cam Devers

Notable: Undefeated 4A state champ

GPA: 3.4

College: Concordia (Ore.)

Favorite course: Astronomy

Biggest thrill in sports: Wrestling in the state finals under the bright lights

I really should...: Eat better during the offseason

Last 8 N&O Wrestling Player of the Year winners

Marcus Krah

Notable: MVP of 4A indoor and outdoor meets; national champ in 110 hurdles

GPA: 4.63

College: North Carolina

I was fascinated to learn: That I did not only have the fastest time in the 110 hurdles in the nation, but in the world

Biggest thrill in sports: When the Hillside boys won the 4A outdoor state championship

I really should: Go to a Drake concert soon

Last 8 N&O Boys Indoor Track and Field Player of the Year winners

Breanne Bygrave

Notable: 4A indoor champ in the 55-meter hurdles, second in long jump, fourth in the 300

GPA: 4.62

College: Penn

I wish I had been there when: Michael Jackson moon walked

Add to Mt. Rushmore: Barack Obama

I really should: Go skydiving

Last 8 N&O Girls Indoor Track and Field Player of the Year winners

Terrell Adams

Notable: 4A champ in shot put and discus; set state record in discus

GPA: 3.0

College: Charlotte

Favorite childhood toy: WWE action figures

Add to Mt. Rushmore: Earl Sweatshirt

After college I...: Want to try to be a professional thrower and become a graphic designer

Last 8 N&O Boys Outdoor Track and Field Player of the Year winners

Sydni Fields

Notable: 3A champion in the 100 and 300 hurdles.

GPA: 4.1

College: Appalachian State

They say I look like: Allyson Felix; which is good because hopefully I can have a similar successes

Biggest thrill in sports: The sense of community you get when you’re a part of a team

Favorite charity: Pencils of Promise

Last 8 N&O Girls Outdoor Track and Field Player of the Year winners

Justin Bullock

Notable: Led state in strikeouts, hit 10 homers for 2A runners-up.

GPA: 3.8

College: N.C. State

I really should: Focus on enjoying my senior year of high school

Favorite childhood toy: Playing in the dirt, and ridding dirt bikes

After college I...: Want to get my life together and make money

Last 8 N&O Baseball Player of the Year winners

Mia Davidson

Notable: NC Gatorade Player of the Year; state leader in homers

GPA: 4.5

College: Mississippi State

I was fascinated to learn: How to help injuries and help athletes come back in full recovery

I really should: Thank my parents more often!

Favorite childhood toy: My favorite childhood toy was my Wiffle ball and bat

Last 8 N&O Softball Player of the Year winners

Abby Staker

Notable: School’s all-time leading scorer led team to back-to-back title games

GPA: 4.0

College: North Carolina

I was fascinated to learn: There are more lifeforms on your body than humans in the world

They say I look like: Taylor Schilling – star of Orange is the New Black

Add to Mt. Rushmore: Anson Dorrance

Last 8 N&O Girls Soccer Player of the Year winners

Chris Wozencroft

Notable: Led Crusaders to the 4A title

GPA: 4.04

College: Undecided

Education’s biggest hurdle: Keeping learning fun

Add to Mt. Rushmore: Ulysses S. Grant because he has the same birthday as me and was a great general during the Civil War

Biggest thrill in sports: Winning in overtime of the state championship my freshman year for Cardinal Gibbons

Last 8 N&O Boys Lacrosse Player of the Year winners

Erica Skowron

Notable: Championship game MVP for state champion Crusaders.

GPA: 4.68

College: American University

Biggest thrill in sports: Winning the state championship

Education’s biggest hurdle: Kids distracted by technology

I was fascinated to learn: The way the human body works

Last 8 N&O Girls Lacrosse Player of the Year winners

Nick Stachowiak

Notable: Three-time 4A singles champ

GPA: 4.62

College: Duke

Favorite charity: Toys for Tots

I was fascinated to learn: That the color red makes you hungry

Education’s biggest hurdle: Kids focusing too much on their grades rather than knowledge

Last 8 N&O Boys Tennis Player of the Year winners

Patrick Stephenson

Notable: 3A state champion

GPA: 4.6

College: East Carolina

Favorite Charity: The First Tee

I wish I had been there when: Payne Stewart won the U.S. Open in Pinehurst

Education’s biggest hurdle: Getting people to learn and not memorize

Last 8 N&O Boys golf Player of the Year winners

This story was originally published July 7, 2016 at 2:40 PM with the headline "The N&O 2015-16 High School Player of the Year awards."