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

Boys Soccer - Iowa

Gatorade Player of the year

Tate Duax

Forward
ANKENY CENTENNIAL HS
ANKENY, IOWA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
Press Release

Peak Performance

28

Goals

21

Assists
“Tate impacts the game in so many ways. He consistently puts himself in dangerous positions, creates opportunities and is a complete finisher. If we’re being microscopic, Tate is simply the state’s most well-rounded player; better movement, better involvement, better finishing profile.”
Joe Sithonnorath
Head Coach - Lincoln High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11, 165-pound senior  forward led the Jaguars to a 17-1-2 record and the Class 4A state title game this past season. Duax scored 28 goals, passed for 21 assists and will graduate as a two-time First Team All-State honoree. Ranked as the Heartland Region’s No. 26 recruit by TopDrawer Soccer, he was a 2025 ECNL Heartland Conference U17 First Team selection during club play. He is also a finalist for Sports Illustrated’s Iowa Class 4A Player of the Year.

Academic Achievement

Duax has maintained a 3.47 weighted GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play soccer on scholarship at Northeastern University this fall.

Exemplary Character

Duax has volunteered locally as a mentor for special needs children and on behalf of the Special Olympics. He’s also become a passionate advocate for the foster child community following his family’s hosting of a foster child for the past year.