Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Iowa

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GIRLS SOCCER

Abigail Santana

Midfielder/forward
LINN-MAR HS
MARION , IOWA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-2
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Peak Performance

27

Career assists

29

Career goals

16

Game-winners

14

2019 goals
“Abigail Santana is a phenomenal player. She’s super-technical and super-athletic, and she creates a lot of chances for herself and for her teammates. She’s a game-changer.”
Robert Lynch
Head Coach Head coach at Dubuque Senior High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-2 senior midfielder and forward concluded her prep career with 27 assists and 29 goals, 16 of them game-winners. The state’s returning Gatorade Girls Soccer Player of the Year, Santana scored 14 goals and passed for 12 assists as a junior. A member of the Des Moines Register’s Elite All-State team, she was also a United Soccer Coaches All-American and an Allstate All-America selection.

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Academic Achievement

Santana has maintained a 3.99 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Creighton University.

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Exemplary Character

A peer mentor and a math tutor in her school, Santana has volunteered locally on behalf of a senior living facility and youth soccer programs.