But I really feel that good things happen to people who do good things and I wanted them to know that. вЂњAs a team captain, the boys were so focused on our accomplishments and winning a state title. вЂњThose were very rewarding experiences,вЂќ Munoz said. Last fall, he spearheaded a food drive with his soccer teammates that collected more than 1,000 canned goods for the needy in Olathe. He participated in a service-mission trip to Mexico last summer, helping underprivileged youth in Monterrey. He carried a 3.97 weighted GPA in school and was active in his church and community. Soccer U-16 MenвЂ™s National Team, Munoz played only two years of high school soccer, but scored 53 goals and had 28 assists in those two seasons.Д«ut as he indicated, there was far more to Munoz than just soccer. This one is at the top right now because of how they looked at me as a soccer player, a student and a person in my community, and that means a ton to me because I wouldnвЂ™t be who I am without all that.вЂќДЄ former member of the U.S. They looked at me not just as a soccer player, but as a person and who I truly am on and off the field. вЂњNot only because it represents soccer, but it represents me as a person. вЂњIвЂ™m very honored for this, especially seeing all the names on that trophy,вЂќ Munoz said. In accomplishing that feat, he becomes the first Kansas athlete in any sport to earn the national Gatorade honor.

On Wednesday, Munoz learned heвЂ™d been named the Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year. National team and has a college scholarship to Liberty.ДЄnd Thursday night, he was named the Best of Kansas Preps boysвЂ™ soccer player of the year.Д«ut an honor that came earlier in the week may just have topped them all. HeвЂ™s a multi-time first-team All-State selection. HeвЂ™s a state champion, leading the Owls to the Class 6A state title last fall. Twelve previous Gatorade National Players of the Year have gone on to become MLS first round draft picks.Having just graduated from Olathe West this spring, Jony Munoz already has a resume that opens eyes. We will be watching Jony as he moves onto the next phase of his career. JonyВ is now a finalist for the most prestigious award in high school sports, the Gatorade Male High School Athlete of the Year award, which will be announced in July. One male soccer athlete is chosen from the entire country. There are 5.7 million high school student athletes across all sportsВ in the United States. вЂњThere is immense competition for this award with nearly half a milliion student-athletes playing boys soccer, and JonyВ MunozВ stood above them all.вЂќ вЂњWith so many seasons cut short or canceled in response to the coronavirus pandemic, we are committed to recognizing and celebrating the most elite student-athletes in the country,вЂќ said Gatorade Senior Vice President and General Manager Brett OвЂ™Brien. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Liberty University in Virginia. Munoz has maintained a weighted 3.97 GPA in the classroom.

Also a member of his schoolвЂ™s OWLS student-leadership organization, he won the Olathe Noon Optimist ClubвЂ™s community leader award.

A guitar player in his churchвЂ™s worship band, he spearheaded a food drive that collected over 1,000 canned goods for the needy. Munoz participated in a service-mission trip to Mexico last summer to assist underprivileged youth. 135 recruit in the Class of 2020 by, he concluded his two-year prep soccer career with 53 goals and 28 assists. Named the Most Valuable Player of the High School All-American Game in December, Munoz is a former member of the U.S. Munoz tallied 36 goals and 19 assists, including a goal and assist in the teamвЂ™s 2-1 win over Blue Valley West High in the state final. The 5-foot-7, 133-pound senior forward led Olathe West High School to a 20-1 record and the Class 6A state championship this past season. Munoz is the first Gatorade National Player of the Year from the State of Kansas in any sport in the award's 35-year history. Current Toca FC player, Jony Munoz, was named the 2019-20 Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year today.

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