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Dawsons Wagner named states Gatorade POY
Dawson senior fourth in state in goals scored
 Alexander Dawson senior
Olivia Wagner was named the Gatorade Colorado girls soccer player of the
year on Tuesday.
The 5-foot-10 midfielder has helped guide the Mustangs (16-1) to their
winningest season in school history and into the Class 3A state
quarterfinals. Dawson hosts Denver Christian at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
Wagner scored 29 goals this season, fourth best in the state, and 73 in her
prep career. She also serves as a captain for the U.S. Youth Soccer Region
IV Olympic Development Team.
"Olivia Wagner's a dynamic playmaker," said Nate Shotts, Colorado Youth
Soccer's ODP technical director. "She can be a game-breaker if she wants to
be. She has the ability to score goals, but mostly she's an assist-type
player. She organizes other players well."
The all-state player as a junior has already signed a letter of intent to
play for Maryland next year.
But her selection was also based on academic achievement and community
service.
Wagner has maintained a 3.31 grade point average. She volunteers in the
Boulder Humane Society's foster care program, spent a week her sophomore
year at the Project Cure in Alamosa to sort medical supplies for Third World
countries and has donated her time to the Children's Hospital and Community
Food Share.
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