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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Louisiana

Gatorade Player of the year

Isabella Baltov

Midfielder
CADDO PARISH MAGNET HS
SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

54

Goals

17

Assists

174

Career Goals

74

Career Assists
“Isabella Baltov is a nightmare for opposing teams to deal with. She has the ability to chop up defenders, unbalance teams and unleash rockets from 30 yards with either foot. But what sets her apart is her ability to scan the field while under pressure and find the player who should receive the ball, which leaves opponents unable to over-play her. Her calm demeanor on the field under pressure allows her to ‘conduct the orchestra’ when her team is in possession.”
Erik Lane
Head Coach - Captain Shreve High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6 senior midfielder led the Mustangs to a 13-5 record and the Division II quarterfinals this past season. Baltov scored 54 goals and passed for 17 assists, netting her team's lone goal in Caddo Magnet’s 3-1 loss to St. Thomas More High in the LHSAA Division II tournament quarterfinals. Baltov was crucial to her team's success with direct involvement in more than 82 percent of the Mustangs’ goals. She concluded her prep career with the school record for career assists (74) and goals (174). A four-time All-Metro and All-State First Team selection and two-time All-Metro MVP, he was named the All-State MVP as a senior. 

Academic Achievement

Baltov has maintained a 4.19 weighted GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play soccer on scholarship at McNeese State University this fall.

Exemplary Character

Baltov co-founded the Red Cross Club of Shreveport, which has helped raise funds for vaccination and post-natural disaster needs. She has volunteered locally by helping to install smoke detectors in impoverished neighborhoods.