Meredith Tippner of Noblesville named Girls Gatorade Player of the year

The REPORTER

Noblesville’s Meredith Tippner was announced as the 2023-24 Gatorade Indiana Girls Soccer Player of the Year on Thursday. Tippner is the third Gatorade Indiana Girls Soccer Player of the Year to be chosen from Noblesville High School.

The 5-foot-10 junior forward led the Millers to a 17-1-3 record and a second straight Class 3A state championship this past season. Tippner scored 23 goals and passed for seven assists, netting a goal and recording two assists in Noblesville’s 3-1 win over Bloomington South High in the state final. A United Soccer Coaches High School All- American selection, she was an Indiana Soccer Coaches Association First Team All-State honoree.

Tippner has volunteered locally with the Humane Society for Hamilton County and she has donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through her school’s Key Club as well as the National Honor Society. “Meredith is the reason they won the state title again,” said Harold Spooner, head coach of Fishers High School. “She took her game to a different level that opposing teams were unable to match. Throughout the tournament, she proved again and again that she was the best player in the state.”

Tippner has maintained a weighted 4.27 grade-point average in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.

Tippner joins recent Gatorade Indiana Girls Soccer Players of the Year Ava Bramblett (2022-23, Noblesville High School), Amelia White (2021-22, Homestead High School), Quincy McMahon (2020-21, Guerin Catholic High School) and Addie Chester (2019-20, Delta High School), among the state’s list of former award winners.

As part of Gatorade’s commitment to breaking down barriers in sport, every Player of the Year also receives a grant to donate to a social impact partner. To date, the Gatorade Player of the Year program has provided more than $4.9 million in grants to winners across more than 1,900 organizations.