The 2002 Gatorade National High School Girls Soccer Player of the Year selection was made by the Gatorade National Advisory Board, comprised of 10 sportswriters and sport-specific experts, who collected nominations from all over the country. Heather was selected from more than 297,000 female high school soccer players nationwide. HEATHER O'REILLY Heather joins an outstanding list of past Gatorade National High School Girls Soccer Players of the Year: Year: Name: High School/Hometown: Status: 2002 Heather O'Reilly East Brunswick, High School Senior East Brunswick, NJ 2001 Jill Oakes Harvard Westlake, UCLA North Hollywood, CA 2000 Mary McDowell Wheat Ridge, University of North Wheat Ridge, CO Carolina 1999 Aleisha Cramer Green Mountain, Brigham Young Lakewood, CO University 1998 Christie Welsh Massapequa, New York Power, WUSA Massapequa, NY 1997 Aly Wagner Presentation, San Diego Spirit, WUSA San Jose, CA