Punahou School (Honolulu, HI) track and field and basketball standout Ashley Satterwhite has been named today 2010 Gatorade Hawaii Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year. Satterwhite has signed a National Letter of Intent to continue her studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa on an athletic scholarship beginning this fall.
The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character demonstrated on and off the track, distinguishes Satterwhite as Hawaii’s best high school girls track & field athlete. Now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year award to be announced in June, Satterwhite joins an elite alumni association of state award-winners in 12 sports, including Allyson Felix (2001-02, Los Angeles Baptist, Calif.), Derek Jeter (1991-92, Kalamazoo HS, Mich.), Candace Parker (2001-02, Naperville Central HS, Ill.), Abby Wambach (1997-98, Our Lady...