MOBILE, Ala. – University of South Alabama volleyball signee Lillie Fromdahl was named the Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year on Tuesday.

Fromdahl earned the award, which recognizes outstanding athletic excellence, high standards of academic achievement and exemplary character on and off the court, after helping lead McGill-Toolen Catholic High School in Mobile to a second consecutive Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 7A state championship as a senior in 2018. She recorded 1,503 assists, 171 digs, 85 kills and 39 aces while helping the Yellow Jackets to a 48-5 overall record.

Fromdahl is now a finalist for the Gatorade National Volleyball Player of the Year award, which will be announced later this month. She is the first Yellow Jacket to earn the honor since Kenya McQuirter in 2017. Fromdahl was named the AL.com Player of the Year this past season, PrepVolleyball.com state Player of the Year, and received a 2018-19 Under Armour All-American Honorable Mention. In the classroom, she has maintained a 3.21 GPA and will join the Jaguar program as a freshman in the fall.

Fromdahl has the opportunity to award a grant of $1,000 to a local or national youth sports organization of her choosing as part of Gatorade's marketing platform "Play it Forward", and is also eligible to submit an essay to win one of twelve $10,000 spotlight grants for the organization of choice, which will be announced throughout the year.

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