Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - Pennsylvania

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GIRLS SOCCER

Loren Gehret

Forward
SOUTHERN COLUMBIA HS
CATAWISSA , PENNSYLVANIA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

44

Goals

23

Assists

139

Career Goals

76

Career Assists
“Loren’s shot is the most powerful and accurate that I’ve ever seen. Loren has incredible vision for creating space both on and off the ball. Her spatial awareness and creativity make her a threat from anywhere on the field.”
Derek Stine
Head Coach - head coach of Southern Columbia High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8 senior forward led the Tigers to an 18-6-1 record and the Class 1A state championship this past season. Gehret scored 44 goals and passed for 23 assists, including four goals and an assist in Southern Columbia’s 5-3 win over Freedom Area High in the state final. The Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association’s Player of the Year, she’s a two-time United Soccer Coaches All-American selection and a three-time Daily Item Player of the Year. She concluded her prep soccer career with 139 goals and 76 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Gehret has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at Monmouth University (N.J.) this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the Southern Columbia High student council, Gehret has volunteered locally on behalf of the Salvation Army and as a youth soccer and basketball coach. She’s also donated her time to a fundraising campaign to benefit the Janet Weis Children’s Hospital.