Who was the best high school athlete in Greater Columbus last week? Your votes decide
Voting is open for the Athlete of the Week.
Dispatch.com readers can now vote for their favorite high school athletes of the week on their desktop, the Dispatch.com mobile web or Dispatch app once per hour by scrolling down to ballots listed below.
Deadline is 4 p.m. Friday.
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Last week's winner: Thomas Worthington's Will Cooper named Athlete of the Week
High school sports: Here's how to nominate Columbus area athletes of the week in 2022-23
The Athlete of the Week voting occurs each week during high school sports competition and recognizes athletes across all sports.
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Athletes were nominated over the past few weeks for the vote starting Tuesday, Aug. 30.
Please do not email your votes; they will not count. Nominations and votes are not the same things.
Athletes are on this week's ballot based on information made available to The Dispatch, and nominations made over the past week.
High school sports: 2021-22 Athletes of the week
Once athletes win during the regular season, they're not eligible to be back on the ballot until the postseason. If athletes haven't won in the regular season, they can be nominated more than once.
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Here are this week's Athlete of the Week candidates:
Michael Clouse, Olentangy Orange football: Completed 14 of 19 passes for 242 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 27 yards in a 22-21 win over Hilliard Darby. He drove Orange for the winning score with a 41-yard pass and two scrambles.
Abdullahi Daud, Central Crossing soccer: Scored four goals in a 4-2 win over Franklin Heights, then scored the game-winning goal against Westland.
Natalie Holub, Thomas Worthington water polo: Had 12 goals, 22 steals and seven assists in wins over Milford, Mason, Princeton and Napoleon.
Carissa Hunt, Grove City Christian volleyball: Averaged 15 kills, 14 digs and 17 receptions in three matches. Had 15 kills, 15 digs and 15 receptions in a win over Tree of Life, 13 kills, 16 digs and 26 receptions in a loss to Columbus Academy and 18 kills, 12 digs and 9 receptions in a win over Madison Christian.
Sage Kean, Hilliard Darby football: Rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries in a 19-14 loss to Hilliard Bradley.
Andrew Kreakie, Westerville Central football: Had 12 tackles in a 23-20 win over Westerville North.
Christian Manville, New Albany football: Ran for 148 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries in a 45-13 win over Canal Winchester.
Gabi Moulton, Olentangy Liberty volleyball: Had 93 assists in three matches, including 45 plus 43 digs and nine aces in a win over Sylvania Northview
Alec Rothe, Dublin Scioto volleyball: In wins over Westerville South, Worthington Kilbourne and Upper Arlington, had eight aces, an 89% serving efficiency, 56 Kills out of 96 attempts (48%), 15 Blocks and 25 digs. Against UA, she had 19 Kills and 11 Digs. Against Kilbourne match, Rothe had 23 Kills, six blocks and seven digs.
Meadow Tian, Olentangy golf: Shot a 6-under 66 to break a program record in a win at the OCC-Buckeye Division tournament. She broke Leila Raines' record of 69 set in 2016. Tian is averaging 67.5 strokes per round.
Joey Zalewski, Thomas Worthington football: Caught nine passes for 160 yards and a touchdown and had six tackles, including two for a loss, a sack and two tipped passes in a 38-0 win over Worthington Kilbourne.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: High School Athlete of the Week: Vote in Columbus Dispatch poll
