Alec Philippe added his name to a prestigious list of Milwaukee Marquette boys soccer alums last week, as the senior forward was named the Gatorade Wisconsin Player of the Year for the 2015-16 school year.
Philippe is now eligible for the national Gatorade Player of the Year Award, which will be announced in May. Hilltoppers players have earned the state award 10 times in its 31-year history, the most of any program.
The 6-foot-1 Philippe, who signed a national letter intent to play at NCAA Division I Wright State earlier this month, had 27 goals and 12 assists last fall in helping lead Marquette (20-2-0) to its record 11th WIAA Division 1 state championship. He finished his two-year varsity career with 54 goals, 21 assists and two state titles.
"Philippe is fast, explosive and technically sound,” Menomonee Falls coach Scott Stein said in a news release announcing the award. "You have to account for him every second on the pitch. He's also a very unselfish player who makes his teammates better."
Philippe previously was named a high school All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, co-State Player of the Year by the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel area Player of the Year.
Alec Philippe with Milwaukee Marquette coach Steve Lawrence
Year | Winner | Pos | School |
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1985-86 | Robert Probst | D | Milwaukee Marquette |
1986-87 | Kris Kelderman | M | Neenah |
1987-88 | Michael Bell | M | Madison West |
1988-89 | Scott Kreitmeir | M | Brookfield Central |
1989-90 | James Danaher | M | Milwaukee Marquette |
1990-91 | Gary Grzesk | D | Wauwatosa East |
1991-92 | Scott Coufal | GK | Brookfield East |
1992-93 | Matt Geske | M | Brookfield Central |
1993-94 | Drew Watzka | F | Milwaukee Pius |
1994-95 | Andrew Kirk | GK | Milwaukee Marquette |
1995-96 | Andrew Kirk* | GK | Milwaukee Marquette |
1996-97 | Mike Sullivan | D | Brookfield Central |
1997-98 | Dominic DaPra | F | Racine St. Catherine's |
1998-99 | Nick Walls | M | Wauwatosa East |
1999-2000 | Cliff Ellsworth | F | Mequon Homestead |
2000-01 | Brett Wiesner | F | Brookfield East |
2001-02 | Eric Mickschl | GK | Glendale Nicolet |
2002-03 | David Peplinski | M | Milwaukee Marquette |
2003-04 | Nick Caronna | M-F | Brookfield Central |
2004-05 | Tyler Guse | M | Middleton |
2005-06 | Billy Von Rueden | M | Milwaukee Marquette |
2006-07 | Eric Meyer | M | Madison Memorial |
2007-08 | Stuart Grable | F-M | Neenah |
2008-09 | Robbie Boyd | M | Milwaukee Marquette |
2009-10 | David Caban | M | Kenosha Tremper |
2010-11 | Alex Megna | M | Milwaukee Marquette |
2011-12 | Patrick Hodan | F | Milwaukee Marquette |
2012-13 | Andrija Novakovich | F | Muskego |
2013-14 | Adam Pohlman | M | Neenah |
2014-15 | Peter Raymonds | F | Brookfield East |
2015-16 | Alec Philippe | F | Milwaukee Marquette |
* – Named Gatorade National Player of the Year
Team | Previous coach | New coach |
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Cambridge-Deerfield | Tim Topel | Megan Lee-Cunningham |
Cedarburg | Trent Berg | Robert Williams |
Freedom | Josh Blau | TBA |
Green Bay East | Brandon Erkkila | Jenna Phelps |
Green Bay Preble | Chris Becker | Adam Ropson |
Greenfield | Rob Blake | Peter Knebel |
Kaukauna | Ken Bastian | Tim Stuebs |
Menasha | Lance Gordon | Andrew Stanton |
New Berlin Eisenhower | Erin Frantz | Nick Datka |
New Berlin West | Adam Bell | Matt Drago |
Wausau West | Brady Mesenberg | Jordan Spaciel |
Winneconne | Luis Sayavedra | Megan White |
Team | Previous coach | New coach |
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Brookfield Central | Jon Mroz | Dan Makal |
Germantown | Todd Fisher | Patrick Morris |
Kettle Moraine | Greg Prospero | Andrew Kolokoski |
Muskego | Eric Hess | TBA |
Neenah | Harry Kelderman | Nate Werner |
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