Incoming Volleyball Freshman Brooke Baldwin Named State Gatorade Player of the Year

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Incoming Volleyball Freshman Brooke Baldwin Named State Gatorade Player of the Year

Jan 10 | Women's Volleyball

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Incoming Rutgers volleyball freshman Brooke Baldwin was named the Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year.

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The 6-0 setter, who was an American Volleyball Coaches Association Second Team All-American and a unanimous Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association First Team All-State selection, led Hamilton High School to a 39-8 record and the Division 1 state championship.

The Sussex, Wisconsin native amassed 953 assists and 307 digs, including 30 assists in Hamilton's 3-0 win over Divine Savior Holy Angels High in the state final, and also recorded 162 kills, 67 aces and 63 blocks.

Baldwin is the second member of her family to earn Gatorade State Player of the Year honors. Her brother, Patrick, a 2022 NBA first-round draft pick by the Golden State Warriors, was the 2019-20 Wisconsin Boys Basketball Gatorade Player of the Year.

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