Tulare County athlete of the week: Tulare Western's Ashlyn Reed

Tulare Western track and field standout Ashlyn Reed was voted by readers as the Visalia Times-Delta Tulare County high school athlete of the week.

In an online poll that closed on May 17, Reed received 245 votes, or a 29.3% majority, of the 839 responses.

Reed captured an individual Central Section Division I championship in the triple jump with a leap of 38 feet and 4 inches.

Here's a look at past winners from this school year:

• Avery Starr, Tulare Western volleyball

• Holden Benevento, El Diamante boys water polo

• Emma Taylor, El Diamante volleyball

• Ty Baxter, Monache football

• Faith Powell, Tulare Western volleyball

• Jazmaine Stewart, Farmersville volleyball

• Noeliah Zavala, Tulare Union golf

• Olivia Machado, Tulare Western girls water polo

• Areli Tobon, Mt. Whitney girls tennis

• Caden Ritchie, Central Valley Christian football

• Chi’el Sanchez, Tulare Western boys water polo

• Sonny Guess, Tulare Union football

• Brooklyn Bawanan, El Diamante girls cross country

• Danae Banuelos, Golden West girls basketball

• Alexa Bello, Tulare Western girls basketball

• Brooklyn Tayo, Redwood girls basketball

• Cole Gilcrest, Redwood boys basketball

• Janessa Garza, Farmersville girls basketball

• Neveah Creason, El Diamante girls basketball

• Natasha Anguiano, Exeter girls basketball

• Aiden Perez, Farmersville boys basketball

• Reagan Neese, CVC girls soccer

• Lauren Starr, Tulare Western girls soccer

• Chris Creason, El Diamante wrestling

• Mason Hatton, Tulare Union softball

• Bellajah Nunley, Tulare Union softball

• Isabella Zavaleta, Tulare Western softball

• Skyler Kestly, El Diamante softball

• Kelan Turner, CVC baseball

• Destanee Early, Tulare Union softball

• KaiLee Gilbert, Tulare Union softball

• Audrina Rodriguez, Woodlake softball

• Alexis Lopez, Redwood softball

Original story: Visalia Times-Delta/Tulare Advance-Register readers can now vote for their favorite high school athletes at the newspaper's website, visaliatimesdelta.com. The poll closes on Friday.

Please do not email your votes.

Here are the choices for the week of May 14-17:

• Rebekah Beasley, softball, Mission Oak: Beasley had a hit, RBI and run to help the Hawks defeat Dinuba 4-1.

• Victoria Frias, softball, Lindsay: Frias had 12 strikeouts in a 24-1 rout against Granite Hills. She also hit two home runs.

• Devin Ibarra, boys track and field, El Diamante: Ibarra won the 2024 Central Section Division II individual championships in the 1,600- and 3,200-meter races.

• Easton King, baseball, Tulare Western: King went 3-for-4 with a double, two runs, four RBIs and a walk in a 17-5 rout of Tulare Union.

• Miles Munger, baseball, Exeter: Munger earned the win on the mound in the Monarchs' 3-2 win over Selma. He also went 2-for-3 hitting.

• Ashlyn Reed, girls track and field, Tulare Western: Reed captured an individual Central Section Division I championship in the triple jump with a leap of 38 feet and 4 inches.

• Graycie Serpa, girls track and field, Redwood: Serpa set a new school record for the 400 meters at the 2024 Central Section Division I championship meet at Sanger with a time of 56.90 seconds. She came in fourth place.

• Caleb Silva, baseball, El Diamante: Silva recorded three hits with two runs, a stolen base and a double to help the Miners beat Porterville 13-4.

More: Tulare County's top high school spring sports performers for Week 14

Nominations are based on information available to the Times-Delta.

All high school varsity players from Tulare County can be on the ballot. Nominations must be received for consideration by Monday morning following that week's games.

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