Ocean Springs’ Addison Rainey brings home Cross Country Gatorade Player of the Year

Ocean Springs sophomore Addison Rainey took home the 2022-2023 Cross Country Gatorade Player of the Year.(Ocean Springs Cross Country)
Published: Feb. 3, 2023 at 4:46 PM CST

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - Another Coast cross country runner is bringing home statewide recognition as Ocean Springs sophomore Addison Rainey was named the 2022-2023 Gatorade Mississippi Girls Cross Country Player of the Year.

As Rainey finishes her sophomore year, she hoists a 4.26 weighted GPA, is a 6A individual state champion and is also a 6A regional champion.

In her spare time, she helps out volunteering with Keesler Air Force Base as well as the Mississippi Special Olympics. She’s now a finalist for the National Gatorade Player of the Year.

Rainey joins Long Beach’s Brooklyn Biancamano and Pass Christian’s Cory McGee as former winners from the Coast.

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