Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - Nebraska

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BOYS SOCCER

Michael Stukenholtz

Forward
GRETNA HS
GRETNA, NEBRASKA
JUNIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

18

Goals

14

Assists
“He was just undefendable this season for most of the year. His pace, technical ability and (knack for) always popping up when his team needed him stood out to me.”
Derek Scheich
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6, 135-pound junior forward led the Dragons to a 15-4 record and a berth in the Class A state championship game this past season. Stukenholtz finished with 18 goals and 14 assists on his way to being named First-Team All-State by the Omaha World Herald. He was also selected as Team Captain for the Lincoln Journal-Star Super-State Team. 

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Academic Achievement

Stukenholtz has maintained a B average in the classroom. He has made a verbal commitment to play soccer on scholarship at the University of Nebraska-Omaha beginning in the fall of 2024.

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Exemplary Character

Stukenholtz has volunteered locally as a coach and instructor on behalf of multiple youth sports programs. He has also donated his time to multiple community service initiatives through his church youth group.