VOTE NOW for The Star Press IU Health Athlete of the Week, Oct. 19-24
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The time has come once again to vote for The Star Press East Central Indiana high school Athlete of the Week, brought to you by IU Health.
The reigning Athlete of the Week is Elijah Cook of Wes-Del boys cross country. Cook placed 17th in the boys 5K at the Marion Sectional with a time of 17:12.30 on Saturday, Oct. 17, leading the Wes-Del boys to a fifth-place team finish for a regional qualification spot. Cook received 361 out of 636 votes cast (56.8%).
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This week's poll brings us 10 more nominees who had standout performances during the week of Oct. 19-24. To submit nominees for future polls, please email names and any notable statistics or accomplishments to [email protected] by Sunday after their event(s) for the week.
The poll will remain open until Friday, Oct. 30, at 5 p.m. ET. You may vote as many times as you'd like — simply refresh the page and wait one minute for the poll to cool down to vote again. Please vote using the poll found by scrolling to the bottom of this page — votes submitted via email will not be counted.
Here's a quick look at this week's nominees:
- Makayla Moulton, Yorktown volleyball: Moulton led the Tigers with 14 kills in their 3-0 sweep of Lawrence North for a regional championship on Saturday, Oct. 24.
- Lilyana Mayberry, Winchester Community volleyball: Mayberry posted 11 kills, four blocks, four digs and two aces in Winchester's 3-1 regional loss to Indianapolis Scecina Memorial on Saturday, Oct. 24.
- Ja'Maria Jackson, Muncie Burris volleyball: Jackson led the Owls with 21 kills, six blocks and four digs in Burris' 3-1 regional loss to Benton Central on Saturday, Oct. 24.
- Thomas Loney, Yorktown boys cross country: Loney placed 11th in the boys 5k at the Manchester Regional with a time of 16:00.09, leading Yorktown's boys team to a fourth-place finish and a second-straight season of state finals qualification on Saturday, Oct. 24.
- Rylie Paskiewicz, Yorktown girls cross country: Paskiewicz placed eighth in the girls 5k at the Manchester Regional with a time of 18:19.51 on Saturday, Oct. 24. She qualified for the state finals as an individual.
- Peyton Engle, Delta boys cross country: Engle placed 23rd overall in the boys 5k at the Manchester Regional with a time of 16:23.43 on Saturday, Oct. 24. He qualified for state as an individual for the second season in a row.
- Shiloh Bunch, Delta girls cross country: Bunch placed 13th overall in the girls 5k at the Manchester Regional with a time of 18:32.28 on Saturday, Oct. 24. She qualified for state as an individual.
- Colin Elam, Daleville boys cross country: Elam placed 32nd overall in the boys 5k at the Manchester Regional with a time of 16:35.38 on Saturday, Oct. 24. He qualified for state as an individual.
- Ava Cook, Wapahani girls cross country: Cook finished her Wapahani cross country career by leading her team into the Manchester Regional, finishing 48th overall in the girls 5k with a time of 19:51.44 on Saturday, Oct. 24.
- Caleb Garringer, Jay County boys cross country: Garringer finished his Jay County cross country career by representing his school at the Manchester Regional, finishing 39th overall in the boys 5k with a time of 16:40.35 on Saturday, Oct. 24.
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This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: VOTE NOW for The Star Press IU Health Athlete of the Week, Oct. 19-24