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ISSAM ASINGA Named 2022-23 Gatorade National BOYS TRACK AND FIELD Player Of The Year
MONTVERDE, Fla., July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 38th year of honoring the nation's most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Issam Asinga
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[{"type":"text","content":"MONTVERDE, Fla., July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 38th year of honoring the nation's most elite high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Issam Asinga of Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla. is the 2022-23 Gatorade National Boys Track and Field Player of the Year. Asinga won the prestigious award for his accomplishments on and off the field, joining an impressive group of former Gatorade National Boys Track and Field Players of the Year who have combined for more than 19 gold medals and 14 National Championships.\nAsinga was surprised with the trophy by his family, coaches and teammates at school. Check out a video of the announcement here.\nThe 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. Asinga was selected from more than half a million other student-athletes who compete in boys track and field nationwide, topping the list of state winners in track and field who collectively boast an incredible list of accomplishments, including 36 with signed National Letters of Intent to compete in boys track and field at Division I colleges/universities and 19 with a GPA of 4.0 and above. \n\"No prep track athlete across America grabbed more attention this spring than Issam Asinga,\" said Rich Gonzalez, editor of PrepCalTrack.com. \"As if eclipsing the national 200-meter record wasn't enough, he dropped four, sub-10-second performances in the 100, which were wind-aided. Among his season highlights was defeating reigning 200-meter world champion and pro Noah Lyles head-on at 100 meters.\"\nThe 6-foot, 178-pound senior broke one national record and set an all-conditions national record in a second event this past season. Asinga crossed the finish line third in the 200-meter dash at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout with a time of 19.87 seconds to break the national record. He also clocked a 9.83 in the 100 dash in two separate wind-aided races, the fastest prep clockings under all conditions. Asinga also won the national title in the 100 at New Balance Nationals Outdoor, while his top wind-legal 100 time of 10.02 seconds at the Star Athletic Sprint Series ranked No. 3 in U.S. prep history. He also took second in the 200, clocking a 20.25, against a field of pros at the NYC Grand Prix.\nAsinga has volunteered...