Kristen Grubka Named 2009 Florida Dairy Farmers Girls’ Soccer Player-of-the-Year



GAINESVILLE (May 4) --- Melbourne High School’s Kristin Grubka has been named the 2009 Florida Dairy Farmers Girls’ Soccer Player-of-the-Year.

Grubka, a sophomore forward/goalkeeper, finished the season with 32 goals, 15 assists and a 0.36 GAA leading her team to a 23-0-1 record and the Class 6A state title.

The winner of the 17th annual Girls’ Soccer Player-of-the-Year Award, sponsored by Florida Dairy Farmers, Inc. and the Florida Athletic Coaches Association, was determined in voting by a statewide panel of high school soccer coaches and prep media representatives.

“Florida’s dairy farmers congratulate Kristen for a job well done and we salute her with a milk toast,” said Matt Lussier, a Gainesville area dairy farmer. “We take a lot of pride in watching a winner such as Kristen represent our industry and this award in such a positive manner and we wish her continued success.”

Grubka, who was earlier chosen as the Class 6A Player-of the-Year, finished ahead of Class 4A Player-of-the-Year Chrissy Gratz of Ft. Lauderdale Archbishop McCarthy, as well as winners in the three other state classifications. Grubka received six first-place votes and totaled 96 points with Gratz finishing with three first-place votes and 77 points.

Brooke Thigpen of Jacksonville Bolles, the Class 3A Player-of-the-Year, finished third with 66 points, Sam Scalf of Jacksonville Bartram Trail (Class 5A) finished fourth with 61 points followed by Ceci Colon of Miami Westminster Christian (Class 2A) with 36 points.

The Florida Dairy Farmers Sports Awards program exemplifies Dairy Farmers Inc.'s commitment to the state's youth. While honoring the state's top athletes and coaches in all 25 FHSAA-sanctioned sports, the program also emphasizes to young people the importance of keeping dairy products a primary part of their diet in their overall nutrition plan.















Dairy Farmers Girls’ Soccer Player-of-the-Year Winners



1993 – Stacia Masters, Tampa Leto

1994 – Robin Cofer, Clearwater Central Catholic

1995 – Jill Ford, Orange Park

1996 – Gina Foster, St. Thomas Aquinas

1997 – Andrea Sellers, Satellite Beach

1998 – Alexis Mackenzie, St. Thomas Aquinas

1999 – Aly Benitez, Lake Brantley

2000 – Nandi Pryce, Lake Howell

2001 – Annie Adams, Gulf Breeze

2002 – Holly Ryder, Plantation American Heritage

2003 – Alison Tradd, Lake Mary

2004 – Ashlyn Harris, Satellite

2005 – Brianna Schooley, Parkland Douglas

2006 – Brianna Schooley, Parkland Douglas

2007 – Ella Stephan, Satellite

2008 – Kayla Grimsley, Lakeland George Jenkins

2009 – Kristen Grubka, Melbourne