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Vote for the Blue Federal Credit Union High School Athlete of the Week

chris abshire, fort collins coloradoan
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Blue Federal Credit Union is partnering with the Coloradoan to honor our best Fort Collins-area high school athletes every week. Check coloradoan.com/sports every Monday to vote.
Blue Federal Credit Union is partnering with the Coloradoan to honor our best Fort Collins-area high school athletes every week. Check coloradoan.com/sports every Monday to vote.

The Coloradoan is renewing a weekly Athlete of the Week series for this high school year, partnering with Blue Federal Credit Union to honor the best Fort Collins-area high school athletes.

There are five nominees every week, and fans can vote every Monday through Wednesday at coloradoan.com/sports/high-school-sports.

Here is the seventh edition of the 2023-24 school year for the week of October 1-7.

You can find the ballot at the bottom of the page. Voting is open until 11 p.m. Wednesday each week, with the winner announced on Thursday at Coloradoan.com and via the Coloradoan's Instagram page.

NoCo Nine: Instant Canvas Classic, cross country titles and volleyball thrillers lead week's best

Fans can nominate their favorite athletes (deadline: 11:59 p.m. every Saturday) and the Coloradoan Sports staff will ultimately select the five nominees each week.

If you have nominations for a future Athlete of the Week, please send them via email to ChrisAbshire@coloradoan.com for consideration.

The following athletes were nominated for their performances last week:

  • Austin Barry, Fossil Ridge boys golf: The SaberCats junior turned in another outstanding showing at the Colorado Class 5A state tournament, shooting 2-over-par over two rounds to finish fifth. It was his second straight top-five state finish (and first-team all-state selection) as he helped Fossil Ridge finish fourth as a team.

  • Karli Krueger, Liberty Common girls volleyball: The Eagles senior was dominant in a pair of four-set wins over Timnath and Wellington. Krueger piled up 51 kills, 30 digs, nine aces and five assists to push Liberty Common's win streak to eight.

  • Joel Lopez, Fort Collins football: The Lambkins' senior was seemingly everywhere in a dramatic 34-31 Canvas Classic win over rival Fossil Ridge. Lopez kicked the 38-yard game-winning field goal, made a crucial fourth-down tackle in the final minute and booted four extra points to go along with five kickoff touchbacks.

  • Jack McGuirk, Fort Collins boys soccer: The Fort Collins sophomore standout is racking up the goals right now, scoring a whopping four goals against city rival Poudre last week. He's been the Lambkins' dominant scorer with 13 this season, including three hat tricks in the last four matches.

  • Kensley Story, Wellington softball: The Eagles are headed to the 3A softball playoffs with a dynamic offense, and Story is a key part of it. The Wellington sophomore had two home runs, six hits, two doubles and 6 RBIs last week, including a two-homer game in an 11-8 win over Weld Central.

Previous winner: Timnath boys soccer's Seb Chavarria named Blue Federal Credit Union's Athlete of the Week

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This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Vote for The Coloradoan's high school Athlete of the Week (Oct. 1-7)