The Naples Daily News Athlete of the Week for May 6-11 sponsored by Babcock Ranch
The final Naples Daily News Athlete of the Week poll of the school year is here.
The Naples Daily News staff selects at least one finalist in each high school sport. Nominees are derived from scores and stats emailed in by Collier County’s coaches during the week to sports@naplesnews.com. Readers can then vote in the online poll to determine who the Athlete of the Week will be.
The poll is posted at naplesnews.com each Monday, and voting will end at 10 a.m. Thursday each week. The winner will be announced on the @ndnprepzone Instagram page and on X at @NDN_PrepZone. The winning athlete will receive a shirt courtesy of BSN Sports.
Last week's winner was Barron Collier tennis player Chelsea Casapu. She received 2,092 votes of the 4,176 cast (50.1%) to win Athlete of the Week.
To see this week's poll, CLICK HERE!
Here are the nominees for this week:
Baseball
Trevor Nikolis, St. John Neumann
Pitched a combined eight innings between the regional quarters and semis against Shorecrest Prep and Carrollwood Day, allowing just 2 hits, 1 earned run, with a walk and 8 strikeouts.
Baseball
Brandon Garcia, Naples
Drove in a pair of runs in the first inning against Northeast in the regional quarterfinals, upping his total to a team-high 24 on the season.
Softball
Caroline Porter, Seacrest Country Day
Helped Seacrest become the last team standing in Collier County, going the distance on the mound in a 12-5 win over SFCA in the regional quarterfinals. The middle schooler also went 2 for 5 at the plate with a run scored.
Softball
Sheila Forbes, Barron Collier
Went 1 for 3 with a walk and a pair of runs scored in the regional quarterfinals against Northeast.
Boys Lacrosse
Cal Wyatt, Community School
Carried Community School's offense in the state semifinals against Saint Andrew's, scoring eight of the team's 11 goals including the overtime game-winner. Added a pair in the state title game against Benjamin.
Boys Lacrosse
Michael Slusar, Community School
Made four critical saves in overtime against nationally ranked Saint Andrew's, helping the Seahawks advance to the Class 1A State Championship game.
Boys Track and Field
Luther Mogelvang, Naples
Took home a regional championship in the pole vault at Class 3A-Region 3, posting a mark of 4.50m to win.
Boys Track and Field
Andrew Azunque, First Baptist
Took home second and third place finishes in the triple jump and long jump, giving the Lions 14 points in the events en route to a fourth-place finish at regionals.
Girls Track and Field
Shamoya Clemetson, Barron Collier
Took home first place in the long jump and 100 hurdles at the Class 3A-Region 3 meet, adding a second-place finish in the 400 hurdles to qualify for state in three events.
Girls Track and Field
Genesis Surlin, Naples
Grabbed a second-place finish in the long jump and a third-place finish in the triple jump at the Class 3A-Region 3 meet.
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This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: Vote for The Naples Daily News Athlete of the Week for May 6-11, 2024
