2025-26 OKC Metro High School Sports Awards: see all winter nominees

The 2025-26 OKC Metro High School Sports Awards, Presented by Landmark Fine Homes, is proud to announce player of the year nominees for the winter sports season.

The player of the year winners for each sport will be announced during the live show on June 11 at Young Family Athletic Center.

During the live show, these nominees will be honored, along with player of the year nominees and winners from the fall and spring sports seasons. The fall nominees have already been announced and can be found here.

The OKC Metro High School Sports Awards are part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards program.

The show also will announce the winners of our premier awards, which include boys athlete of the year, girls athlete of the year, boys team of the year, girls team of the year, coach of the year and our Courage Award recipient.

Nominated athletes who RSVP for the event here will receive a free ticket thanks to our sponsors.

Tickets for everyone else are also free this year, thanks to Young Family Athletic Center, and can be obtained here.

The OKC Metro High School Sports Awards, Presented by Landmark Fine Homes, is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards.

Here are the winter nominees:

Girls basketball – Presented by Young Family Athletic Center

• Kelby Beller, Washington High School, SR
• Bentli Brantley, Washington High School, FR
• Jakary Brown, Carl Albert High School, SR
• N’Kiyah Burge, Frederick A Douglass High School, SR
• Jayla Constant, Putnam City North High School, SR
• Grace Jackson, Edmond North High School, SR
• Da'Nae Jefferson, Putnam City North High School, SR
• Preslee Johnson, Washington High School, SR
• Kalani Kindred, Newcastle High School, SO
• Amara King, Newcastle High School, SO
• Kyiah Prestridge, Westmoore High School, SR
• Justice Woods, Frederick A Douglass High School, SO

Boys basketball – Presented by Young Family Athletic Center

• Steven Anderson, Choctaw High School, SR
• Amari Barrett, Millwood High School, SR
• Beau Billingsley, Norman High School, SR
• Kolton Brammer, Newcastle High School, SR
• Deshawn Denson II, Midwest City High School, SR
• Denton Forsythe, Dale High School, SR
• Hudson Hite, Piedmont High School, SR
• Jamel Morris, Frederick A. Douglas High School, SR
• Jett Mueggenborg, Okarche High School, SR
• Tyson Pogi, Southmoore High School, JR
• Jonathan VanBuren, Millwood High School, SR
• Isaiah Wilks, Millwood High School, SR

Boys swimming & diving

• Xander Applegate, Putnam City North High School, SO
• Parker Bynum, Yukon High School, SR
• Carter Carey, Edmond Memorial High School, JR
• Danzel Chen, Casady School, SR
• Tristan Cook, Edmond Santa Fe High School, SO
• Connor Leader, Newcastle High School, SR
• Zach Lopp, Crossings Christian School, SR
• Elias Mendez, Stillwater High School, SR
• John Nguyen, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, SR
• Reece Rushing, Carl Albert High School, SR
• Beckham Shields, Deer Creek High School, JR
• Max Spory, Edmond Memorial High School, SR

Girls swimming & diving

• Kaida Bradley, Norman High School, SR
• Ashlyn Bucy, Deer Creek High School, SR
• Julia Cottingham, Edmond North High School, FR
• Dyanelis Hernandez Silva, Edmond Santa Fe High School, SO
• Harper Husbands, Deer Creek High School, SO
• Jasper Jernigan, Crossings Christian School, JR
• Camryn Kanaly, Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School, SO
• Ryan Kent, Edmond Memorial High School, SR
• Sarah Kingrey, Edmond North High School, SR
• Caroline Olszewsk, Casady School, JR
• Charlotte Peters, Carl Albert High School, SR
• Roxy Podoba, Crossings Christian School, SR

Boys wrestling

• Eric Casula, Stillwater High School, SR
• Chance Fisher, Tuttle High School, SR
• Joseph Jeter, Edmond North High School, SR
• Garon Kaiser, Deer Creek High School, SR
• Dimitri Kizer, Del City High School, SR
• Adam Martinez, Piedmont High School, SR
• Cade Maynes, Community Christian High School, SR
• Turner Ross, Edmond North High School, JR
• Tommy Verrette, Edmond North High School, SR
• Ignacio Villasenor, Stillwater High School, JR
• Cash Wiley, Carl Albert High School, JR
• Cache Williams, Carl Albert High School, SO

Girls wrestling

• Chloe Daniels, Del City High School, SR
• Mya Dobrinski, Stillwater High School, SO
• Tessalynn Goodner, Putnam City High School, JR
• Claire Lancaster, Norman High School, SO
• Chloe Medlock, Putnam City West High School, SO
• Kyrain Perez, Westmoore High School, SR
• Kyrstan Perez, Westmoore High School, SR
• Kendra Perrien, McLoud High School, JR
• Carli Sisco, McLoud High School, SO
• Ranelle Smith, Westmoore High School, JR
• Remy Whitney, McLoud High School, SO
• Kasia Wong, Bridge Creek High School, FR

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: 2025-26 OKC Metro High School Sports Awards: see all winter nominees