Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - Wisconsin

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BOYS SOCCER

Connor Gage

Forwrd
VERONA AREA HS
VERONA, WISCONSIN
JUNIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-0
Press Release

Peak Performance

33

Goals

25

Assists
“Connor has been the most dominant player on the most dominant team. Connor also combines a key tactical aspect—his vision and off-ball movement are tremendous—with his physical and technical gifts.”
Mike McIntosh
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot, 175-pound junior forward and midfielder led the Wildcats to a 21-3 record and the Division 1 state championship this past season. Gage scored 33 goals, including the game-winner in the state title game, and added 25 assists. He was also the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association State Player of the Year.

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Academic Achievement

Gage has maintained an A average in the classroom. He has made a verbal commitment to play soccer on scholarship at the University of Wisconsin beginning in the fall of 2024.

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Exemplary Character

Gage has volunteered locally by working with special needs students after school and accompanying them on organized trips. He also has donated his time coordinating and running youth basketball and soccer camps.