Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Boys Track & Field - North Dakota

Gatorade Player of the year

Zayden Horne

Sprints
LEGACY HS
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st

Class 5A State Meet - 100m Dash

1st

Class 5A State Meet - 200m Dash

1st

Class 5A State Meet - 400m Dash

1st, 10.27 seconds

BPS Boys Invitational - 100m Dash
“Zayden is the Gatorade Player of the Year in my opinion. He has two years of unbelievable marks, including the best 100 in state history, the fifth-best 200, a leg on a top-five all-time 4x100 relay team and three individual state titles his senior year.”
Rory Beil
Head Coach - Fargo Davies high

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-2, 165-pound senior sprinter won the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes at the Class A state meet this past season, leading the Sabers to a state title as a team. Horne also ran the second leg on Legacy’s winning 4x100-meter relay quartet. At the BPS boys Invitational, he broke the tape in the 100 with a state-record time of 10.27 seconds. His season-best, wind-legal time of 10.45 seconds ranked No. 73 nationally among prep boys competitors in 2026. 

Academic Achievement

Horne has maintained a 3.71 weighted GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to compete on scholarship at North Dakota State University this fall. 

Exemplary Character

Horne has volunteered locally as part of a community baby drive and has served in the Zion Lutheran Church youth group.