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Spring 2025 All-Met Players of the Year
The Washington Post has been recognizing the top high school athletes in the D.C. area for more than 100 years. These are the best of the best from the Spring 2025 season. See all of our Player of the Year selections, as well as links to complete teams, below:
Ren Devereux, utility, Sr., St. John's | Starring for the area's most dominant team, Devereux helped lead the Cadets to a third straight Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title and ninth in 10 seasons. He allowed only four runs in 42 innings, good for an ERA of 0.67 with 67 strikeouts and an opponent batting average of .119. Devereux went 8-0 despite pitching through a schedule that featured numerous nationally ranked opponents, earning WCAC player of the year and D.C. Gatorade player of the year honors. Also a middle-of-the-order bat frequently playing first base, he hit .360 with a team-best 38 RBI. He signed with Penn State.
Baseball first team, second team, honorable mention
Claire Radford, P, Sr., Leonardtown | For Leonardtown to defend its Maryland Class 4A title, the Raiders needed a stellar season from their ace. Radford delivered, collecting 252 strikeouts and posting a 0.59 ERA in her final season to lead her team to a second consecutive state championship. The South Carolina Aiken commit shined when it mattered most, fanning 16 batters to clinch a 5-0 win over Churchill in the state final. In a season in which three teams from the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference won championships, Radford led her team to its first SMAC title with an 11-strikeout performance against eventual Class 3A champion Chopticon and was later named conference player of the year.
Softball first team, second team, honorable mention
Owen James, D, Sr., The Heights | At the beginning of this season, James wasn't necessarily interested in playing college lacrosse. But after a dominant senior season, the Division I offers became hard to ignore. James, who is committed to Navy, scored 28 goals with a long stick and totaled 132 groundballs and 67 forced turnovers. When he was asked to take faceoffs, he won 52 percent of them. James was named the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference player of the year for posting those stats at his position and leading The Heights to a five-win improvement over 2024 and a winning record overall.
Boys' lacrosse first team, second team, honorable mention
Sophia Stoltz, A, Sr., Stone Ridge | Stoltz earned first-team All-Met honors last season, but the senior upped her game this spring. A four-year varsity starter and four-time all-conference selection, Stoltz led the Gators to a third straight Independent School League championship by scoring 80 goals in 23 games. The North Carolina signee also had 18 assists to finish her senior year with nearly 100 points. She tallied three goals in the ISL championship win against St. Stephen's/St. Agnes.
Girls' lacrosse first team, second team, honorable mention
Quincy Wilson, Jr., Bullis | Wilson continued shattering records en route to his fourth consecutive Athlete of the Year award between the indoor and outdoor seasons. Wilson won the 400 meters again at New Balance Nationals Outdoor and anchored the Bulldogs' 4x400 relay team to another victory. In April, he ran the fastest 400 split in Penn Relays history (43.99 seconds) and anchored the lineup that broke a 40-year-old national 4x400 record. The gold medalist's best open 400 time was 45.27 seconds, the second fastest in the country during the outdoor season.
Boys' track and field first team, relays, honorable mention
Sydney Sutton, Sr., Bullis | A repeat Athlete of the Year selection from the indoor season, Sutton dominated the track once more to cap an illustrious Bulldogs career. Her 200-meter time of 22.70 seconds was the third fastest in the country this season. At New Balance Nationals Outdoor, she placed second in the 400 (51.23) and 400 hurdles (56.04), with both times beating the previous meet record. Sutton was also a member of Bullis's 4x400 relay, which was the fastest in the country, and the best local 4x100 and 4x200 relays. Bullis won all three relays at New Balance. She will run at Florida.
Girls' track and field first team, relays, honorable mention
John Balkey, MF, Sr., Riverside | The engine of a team that sat on top of The Washington Post's local rankings for nearly the entire spring, Balkey scored 13 goals and added 12 assists while helping the Rams hold opponents to just six goals all season. Behind his leadership, the Rams marched to another state tournament before falling in a Class 5 semifinal. After years spent as a linchpin for one of the area's top public programs, he will take his talents to George Mason.
Boys' soccer first team, second team, honorable mention
Lilli Lubic, MF, Sr., Independence | Lubic did it all in her senior year for the Tigers, racking up 32 goals and 20 assists to lift Independence to its second Virginia Class 5 title in three seasons. The Delaware signee scored two goals in the state final and totaled a whopping 75 goals and 55 assists in her four years at Independence.
Girls' soccer first team, second team, honorable mention
Cyrus Zia, Sr., St. Albans | After four years spent dominating local competition, Zia leaves the Bulldogs' program with a sterling legacy. He closed out his high school career in style this spring, earning a fourth straight D.C. State Athletic Association singles title. The Georgetown commit finished with a 17-1 record, including several massive wins over the Interstate Athletic Conference's best, cementing himself as one of the most decorated high school tennis players the area has seen in years.
Boys' tennis first team, honorable mention
Ruhika Bhat, Sr., Poolesville | Bhat was undeterred in her quest for a Maryland Class 2A singles title. The Falcons' top singles player didn't yield more than one game in any set this season, posting a 20-0 record en route to county, region and state titles. Her dominance helped Poolesville earn its fourth straight state title, extending the Montgomery County program's reign over its classification. She is committed to Georgetown.
Girls' tennis first team, honorable mention
Madi Bell, Sr., Lake Braddock | Bell dominated competition throughout her high school career, earning this award for the third time. The Pittsburgh signee won the all-around competition at the district, regional and state meets. She also finished first on beam (9.750) and bars (9.925) at states, leading Lake Braddock to a fourth straight Virginia Class 6 championship. In the state all-around competition, the 0.7 difference in score between Bell and the second-place finisher was bigger than any other gap among the top 20.
Gymnastics first team, second team, honorable mention
Logan Reilly, Sr., Bishop O'Connell | Reilly proved himself one of the best golfers in the area this year — both in the high school ranks and beyond. The senior excelled in every match he played, including his 1-under-par 36-hole round at Woodmont Country Club this month that left him just two strokes short of qualifying for the U.S. Open. For O'Connell, Reilly averaged a staggering 33 shots per nine holes, went undefeated in match play and was the low individual scorer at the Washington Metro tournament. He is committed to Auburn.
Golf first team, second team, honorable mention
Boys' rowing first team, best boats, honorable mention
Girls' rowing first team, best boats, honorable mention
