Athlete of the year

The five Female finalists for Gazette Athlete of the Year 2023: Cassidy Hartman of Iowa City Liberty, Nia Howard of Springville, Peyton Robinson of Lisbon, Alivia Schulte of West Delaware and Devin Simon of Cascade.

The five Male finalists for Gazette Athlete of the Year 2023: Ben Kueter of Iowa City High, Aidan McDermott of Cedar Rapids Xavier, Alex Mota of Marion, Tate Petersen of Monticello and Miles Thompson of Cedar Rapids Washington.

Ogden column: From father to son, Father’s Day reflections about the man who inspired The Gazette’s Athlete of the Year awards.

Marengo native Matt Zuber’s track and field feats were the foundation for a life of bigger things.

Macy Daufeldt of West Liberty is the 2022 Gazette Female Athlete of the Year.

Austin Hilmer of North Linn is the 2022 Gazette Male Athlete of the Year.

Gazette Athletes of the Year Ryan Driscoll (1992) and Monica Huelman Zaruba (1996) passed away about a year apart. They left tons of great memories for fans.

North Linn’s Nicole Miller (2015) and Ryan Miller (2018) were the area’s first sister-brother duo to earn Gazette Athlete of the Year honors.

Matt Morrison, James Morris and Derrick Loveless were key components of a successful Solon stretch, amassing eight state team championships with three more runner-up finishes in five sports from 2006 through 2011. They were named Gazette Athletes of the Year in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively.

Kara and Kate Galer are the only set of twins to earn Gazette Athlete of the Year honors, and are the first two of 10 winners from Iowa City West.

Few fathers and sons can match the athletic success of Marv and Drew Cook. The Cooks are still the only father-son combo to be named The Gazette’s Athlete of the Year.

Ogden column: Today’s crop of talented high school seniors look a lot like The Gazette’s first Athlete of the Year winners — Todd Twachtmann and Lisa Becker.

Today, The Gazette reveals its 2022 finalists for Athlete of the Year.

Today, The Gazette reveals its 2022 finalists for Athlete of the Year.

Ogden column: Remembering Jack Ogden, the man who inspired our annual Athlete of the Year honor and made high school sports a priority at The Gazette.