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Gatorade 2021 - 2022: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Utah

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GIRLS SOCCER

Lily Boyden

Forward
SKYLINE HS
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

34

Goals

12

Assists
“Lily has all the characteristics of an amazing soccer player. She has incredible speed and agility, her technical skill is exceptional and her ability to lead is incredible. We could not stop her.”
Jamie Evans
Head Coach - head coach of Olympus High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6 senior forward led the Eagles to a 20-0 record and the Class 5A state championship this past season. Boyden scored 34 goals and passed for 12 assists, and she netted two goals along with an assist in Skyline’s 3-1 win over Lehi High in the state title game. The 2021 Deseret News Miss Soccer winner, she was also selected to participate in the 2021 High School All-American Game after playing just one year of high school soccer. She is ranked as the nation’s No. 68 recruit in the Class of 2022 by TopDrawerSoccer.com.

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Academic Achievement

Boyden maintained a 3.98 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at Washington State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Boyden’s brother, Thomas, was the 2019-20 Gatorade Utah Boys Track & Field Player of the Year. She has volunteered locally preparing meal kits for the homeless, and she has donated her time as a youth soccer coach.