Stutzman has volunteered locally as a tutor for students with special needs and she has donated her time as a youth running coach. 5 national mark in the 3200 (9:56.34) at the Arcadia Invitational. 4 mark in the 2-mile run (9:55.75) this spring at the Brooks PR Invitational and the No. The 2023 Jefferson County District Female Athlete of the Year, she also clocked the nation’s No. 3 nationally among girls prep competitors in 2023. Her winning time of 4:39.94 in the 1600 ranked No. The 5-foot-6 senior broke the tape in the 1600- and 3200-meter runs at the Class 5A state meet this past season, leading the Panthers to an 11th-place finish as a team. Now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Girls Track & Field Player of the Year award to be announced in July, Stutzman joins an elite alumni association of state award-winners in 12 sports, including Jasmine Moore (2018-19, Lake Ridge High School, Texas), Sydney McLaughlin (2016-17, 2015-16 & 2014-15, Union Catholic High School, N.J.), and Lolo Jones (1997-98, Roosevelt High School, Iowa). The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the field, distinguishes Stutzman as Colorado’s best high school girls track & field athlete. Stutzman is the first Gatorade Colorado Girls Track & Field Player of the Year to be chosen from Pomona High School.

CHICAGO - In its 38th year of honoring the nation’s best high school athletes, Gatorade today announced Emma Stutzman of Pomona High School is the 2022-23 Gatorade Colorado Girls Track & Field Player of the Year.

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