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7 Days Until the State Girls Track & Field Announcement
Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Missouri

Gatorade Player of the year

Maddie DiMaria

Forward
COR JESU ACADEMY
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

67

Goals

25

Assists
“Maddie is one of the fiercest competitors I’ve ever witnessed. She is a beast on the field with excellent field vision and the ability to score in so many ways. You can tell she makes each of the players around her better. Beyond all that, she’s humble, kind and just loves the game. She respects each of her opponents and is grateful for every moment she has on the field. I have loved the chance to watch her play and play against her.”
LeAnne Sanders
Head Coach - Fort Zumwalt South

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-7 junior forward led the Chargers to a 25-0 record and the Class 4 state championship this past season. DiMaria scored 67 goals and passed for 25 assists, netting a hat trick as Cor Jesu beat St. Teresa’s Academy, 5-0, in the state championship game. She has represented Team USA at the U-14, 15, 16 and 17 levels, including winning a Gold medal with the U-15 age group at the 2025 CONCACAF Championships. The 2023-24 Gatorade National Soccer Player of the Year, three-time Gatorade Missouri Player of the Year and two-time United Soccer Coaches All-American selection, she’s ranked as the nation’s the No. 1 recruit in her class by PrepSoccer and TopDrawerSoccer. 

Academic Achievement

DiMaria has maintained a 4.24 weighted GPA in the classroom. She will graduate early and has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play soccer on scholarship at the University of North Carolina this fall. 

Exemplary Character

A member of the Cor Jesu choir, she has volunteered on behalf of Christian Action Reaching everyone, the Special Needs Soccer Association, the STL Foodbank and the Arnold Food Pantry. Also a member of her school’s Green Team Club dedicated to raising environmental awareness, she has served as a Cor Jesu Shadow Guide for prospective students in addition to donating her time to CJA youth basketball and soccer camps.