![Edina diver Megan Phillip. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ ï cgonzalez@startribune.com ñ December 9, 2018, Minneapolis, MN, High School / Prep Fall athletes of the year for girls' tennis, cross-country and girls' swimming.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/OH5D6TTIQRRVMKKBCJH3FGCIFA.jpg?&w=1080)
The Star Tribune is recognizing four stars from the fall sports season with Metro Player of the Year honors in individual-based sports. The winners, clockwise from top left: senior Emily Covert, Minneapolis Washburn girls' cross-country, who also won the honor last year; junior Megan Phillip, Edina girls' swimming and diving; senior Acer Iverson, Roseville boys' cross-country, and junior Arlina Shen, Blake girls' tennis. They will be feted with our long-standing metro first teams and players of the year at our All-Metro Sports Award event in late June. C8
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![Blake tennis Arlina Shen. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ ï cgonzalez@startribune.com ñ December 9, 2018, Minneapolis, MN, High School / Prep Fall athletes of the year for girls' tennis, cross-country and girls' swimming.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/5OZIA6OHUL7MGQ5KXC5HSDSYBY.jpg?&w=1080)
![Roseville cross country Acer Iverson. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ ï cgonzalez@startribune.com ñ December 9, 2018, Minneapolis, MN, High School / Prep Fall athletes of the year for girls' tennis, cross-country and girls' swimming.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/PS7QVURDILO2QYPFRSRBUUZRDY.jpg?&w=1080)
![Washburn cross country Emily Covert. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ ï cgonzalez@startribune.com ñ December 9, 2018, Minneapolis, MN, High School / Prep Fall athletes of the year for girls' tennis, cross-country and girls' swimming.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/USKEBNFY6AV6MKDLBQ62EJ4RZI.jpg?&w=1080)
