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: Olentangy Orange's Jadia Kershaw 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 Monday, Sept. 26.
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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:
Ethan Albert, Worthington Christian football: Had 89 yards and three touchdowns on five carries, two kick returns for 109 yards and a TD a 65-yard TD pass in a 63-21 win over Fisher Catholic.
Jacob Beaschler, Marion Harding golf: Hit a clinching hole-in-one on the 195-yard 18th hole at Bucyrus Golf Club to clinch the MOAC individual title with a final-round 72.
Preston Bowman, Pickerington North football: Caught 14 passes for 176 yards in a 42-15 loss to Westerville Central.
Harrison Brewster, Olentangy Berlin football: Rushed for 142 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries in a 38-0 win over Olentangy.
Jaystin Gwinn, Westerville Central football: Threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-15 win over Pickerington North.
Daniella Kefauver, Reynoldsburg volleyball: Had 10 aces, 37 assists, 7 kills and 7 digs for the week.
Christian Manville, New Albany football: Rushed for 230 yards and three touchdowns on 28 carries in a 45-21 win over Grove City.
Dane Nauman, Highland football: Rushed for 336 yards and four touchdowns on 30 carries and had 9.5 tackles, including 4.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks, in a 42-28 win over Marion Harding.
Blayton Reid, Logan Elm football: Rushed for 301 yards on 34 carries in a 35-14 win over Fairfield Union.
Ryan Rudzinski, Watterson football: Completed 6 of 7 passes for two touchdowns, had 118 yards and a TD on eight rushes, caught three passes for 59 yards and a TD and had two interceptions, a fumble recovery and three tackles in a 42-0 win over St. Charles.
Ryan Smith, Worthington Kilbourne cross country: Won the Bob Reall Invitational with a time of 15:35.1.
Jonna Spohn, Olentangy volleyball: Had 39 digs, 10 assists and seven aces in two games. She served up six aces in a win at Marysville.
Wally Swiney, Upper Arlington football: Had touchdown catches of 35 and 30 yards in a 14-13 win over Groveport Madison.
Maci Tew, Grandview cross country/soccer: Won the Green Division race in 19:16.0 in the Celtic Clash. In soccer, has 10 goals and 11 assists in 11 games.
Zakk Tschirhart, Dublin Jerome football: Completed 16 of 27 passes for 241 yards and a touchdown in a 24-21 win over Thomas Worthington.
Marek Tzagournis, Dublin Jerome football: Had six catches for 141 yards and a touchdown in a 24-21 win over Thomas Worthington.
J.J. Viau, Fisher Catholic soccer/football: Scored three goals in each of the soccer team’s three wins last week. In football, he was 2 for 2 on PATs and kicked a 32-yard field goal.
Jalen Wheeler, Westerville South football: Had four receptions for 93 yards and a touchdown, and on defense had an interception on defense in a 35-14 win over Westerville North.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: High School Athlete of the Week: Vote in Columbus Dispatch poll
