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6 Days Until the State Girls Soccer Announcement
Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - Vermont

Gatorade Player of the year

Bodie Smith

Midfielder/Forward
BURR & BURTON ACADEMY
MANCHESTER, VERMONT
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

23

Goals

20

Assists

2.5

Average Points Per Game
“Bodie Smith was the most impressive player I saw this year. He spent the past two seasons running the midfield (for his team) and was outstanding in that role. This year, he switched to the striker role and retained an impressive impact on building possession, but was also a prolific scorer. He was dynamic on the turn, dangerous with both feet and lethal on set pieces. His work rate as a striker is also something you rarely see in that position.”
Dustin Hess
Head Coach - Mount Mansfield High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10, 155-pound senior midfielder and forward led the Bulldogs to a 16-0-1 record and the first Division 1 state championship in program history this past season. Smith scored 23 goals and passed for 20 assists, contributing over 2.5 points per game. The state tournament Offensive MVP and Burlington Free Press Player of the Year, he was a 2025-26 United Soccer Coaches All-American as well.

Academic Achievement

Smith has maintained a 3.76 weighted GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play soccer on scholarship at Clarkston University this fall.

Exemplary Character

Smith has volunteered locally with his school’s Pink the Rink fundraiser, through which he and his ice hockey team raise money to support breast cancer survivors. He has also donated his time as a youth soccer coach.