Nevada kicker Aidan Freeman is Ames Tribune Athlete of the Week, as voted on by readers

Joe Randleman, Ames Tribune
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Nevada junior football player Aidan Freeman was selected as the Ames Tribune Athlete of the Week for Sept. 19-25 by Tribune readers.

Freeman won the reader poll that included 15 top Ames-area performers for last week. He won a close battle with Ames cross country runner Jonathon Williams.

Nevada kicker Aidan Freeman won the Ames Tribune Athlete of the Week honors for Sept. 19-25 after kicking the game-winning field goal for the No. 5 (3A) Cub football team in a 25-22 win at Gilbert last Friday.
Nevada kicker Aidan Freeman won the Ames Tribune Athlete of the Week honors for Sept. 19-25 after kicking the game-winning field goal for the No. 5 (3A) Cub football team in a 25-22 win at Gilbert last Friday.

Freeman received 4,368 votes (42.4%) to Williams' 3,367 (32.7%). Williams turned in a strong showing at the Indianola Invitational on Sept. 22, helping the Little Cyclones win by placing sixth with a 5-kilometer time of 16:38.7.

Freeman was the hero for the No. 5 (Class 3A) Nevada football team during its 25-22 Class 3A District 2 victory at Gilbert last Friday. Freeman drilled a 36-yard field goal with 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter to break a 22-22 tie and give Nevada the victory.

This article originally appeared on Ames Tribune: Nevada's Aidan Freeman is the Ames Tribune Athlete of the Week

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