(CSi) Jamestown Blue Jay’s Boden Skunberg is the 31st student-athlete to receive the North Dakota Gatorade player of the year award in boys basketball.

The honor, announced Thursday  March 26, 2020, for the 2019-20 boy’s  high school basketball season,aims to balance athletic excellence with academic achievement and exemplary character, things Skunberg embodies.

In winning Gatorade player of the year, Skunberg has the opportunity to award a $1,000 grant to a local or national youth sports organization of his choosing. He is also eligible to submit an essay to win one of 12 $10,000 spotlight grants for the organization of choice.