By Staff
OAK BROOK, Ill. - Abby Waner has always played in the rarified air that goes along with living in the Rockies, but now Waner has a reached a new kind of peak as McDonald's announced today that Abby, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., has been named the 2005 Morgan Wootten Award winner.
The Morgan Wootten award is given to the McDonald's All-American player who exemplifies outstanding character, exhibits leadership and embodies the values of being a student-athlete in both schoolwork and community service activities. McDonald's established the National Player of the Year Award in Wootten's name to pay tribute to his unprecedented achievements as a teacher and a coach.
Waner is one of the most prolific scorers in the country and has a court savvy that is well beyond her years and led ThunderRidge high school to three Class 5A State Basketball Championships during her high school career. In 2004, Waner was named Colorado Miss Basketball and Colorado Player of the Year while leading the state in scoring.
She also broke the Colorado girl's single game scoring record when she tossed in 61 points against Grandview in the second round of the playoffs. Waner finished her high school career with an impressive 92-8 record.