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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Alabama

Gatorade Player of the year

Kati Anne Shepherd

Midfielder
OAK MOUNTAIN HS
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

37

Goals

28

Assists

10

Multi-Goal Games

82

Career Goals
“Shep is just so dominant. At any point of a game, she can take over. She has great separation speed, which helps her face up opponents and take them on 1v1.”
Dan DeMasters
Head Coach - Thompson High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 senior midfielder scored 37 goals and passed for 28 assists this past season, leading the Eagles (24-2-1) to the Class 7A state championship game. Shepherd compiled 10 multi-goal games, including two five-goal games and one six-goal game. She is a two-time First Team All-State selection and concluded her prep career with 82 goals and 60 assists.

Academic Achievement

Shepherd, who graduated high school in three years, has maintained a weighted 4.07 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play soccer on scholarship at Mississippi State University this fall.

Exemplary Character

Shepherd has volunteered locally as a sports photographer at Oak Mountain High athletic contests. She has also donated her time assisting the Oak Mountain Middle School bookkeeper and registrar and as youth ministry mentor.