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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Nebraska

Gatorade Player of the year

Ansley Throener

Forward
LINCOLN SOUTHWEST HS
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

59

Goals

17

Assists
“Ansley’s attacking threat and goal numbers speak for themselves and are the best in Nebraska. Ansley’s speed is unmatched and almost any time she has the ball at her feet, it’s a dangerous situation.”
Emily Mathews
Head Coach - Lincoln East High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 junior forward led the Silver Hawks (17-1) to the Class A state semifinals this past season. Throener set a new single-season state record with 59 goals, breaking the previous mark of 55, and added 17 assists on the year. She was named the Lincoln Journal Star Super State Team Captain as well as the Omaha World Herald All-Nebraska Team Captain.

Academic Achievement

Throener has maintained a 4.44 weighted GPA in the classroom. She has made a verbal commitment to play soccer on scholarship at the University of Nebraska in the fall of 2027. 

Exemplary Character

A member of the Lincoln Southwest chapter of the National Honor Society, Throener has volunteered locally at Food Bank of Lincoln. She has also donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through her church.