Vote for The Charlotte Observer girls’ athlete of the week (May 17)

Below are the nominees for The Charlotte Observer girls’ high school athlete of the week.

The poll closes Friday.

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This week’s nominees

Charlotte Bell, Cuthbertson track: The Cavaliers’ senior won 4A Midwest Regional titles in the 800 (2:09.53) and the 1,600 (4:54.58) at Davie County High on May 11.

Bell, a Georgetown University commit, also helped the 3,200 relay to team to a regional title in 9:35.07.

Bell’s efforts helped Cuthbertson to a 4A Midwest regional championship, beating the field by 35 points.

Kelsey Brown, West Iredell soccer: The Warriors’ sophomore scored four goals in a 7-0 win over Statesville on May 9.

Brown also scored the lone goal for her team in a 2-1 loss at North Iredell on May 8.

Brown had 16 goals and one assists for West Iredell (5-13).

Nora Byrne, East Mecklenburg soccer: The Eagles’ sophomore scored a goal and had an assist in a 2-1 win at Butler on May 7.

Byrne also had three goals in a 6-0 win over Forest Hills on May 9.

Byrne, who has 16 goals and seven assists this season, also helped East Mecklenburg (11-9) clinch their first playoff berth since the 2017 season.

Annabelle Cicoletti, Providence Day softball: The Chargers’ senior catcher went 2 for 3 with a RBI to help Providence Day to a 4-1 win over Charlotte Christian in the NCISAA 4A state quarterfinals on May 10.

Cicoletti’s RBI triple in the sixth inning tied the game at 1 and sparked a four-run inning that helped the Chargers to victory.

Cicoletti is batting .340 with a double, two triples, five RBIs and 16 runs scored for Providence Day (11-5) this season.

Cameron Cline, Mooresville soccer: The Blue Devils’ junior center midfielder scored a goal to tie Lake Norman, 1-1, in a game remained deadlocked after regulation and two overtimes on May 9.

Mooresville’s tie helped the Blue Devils clinch the Greater Metro 4A conference title.

Mooresville also won 1-0 at South Iredell on May 7.

Cline has 15 goals and three assists for Mooresville (14-3-2) this season.

Chazmin Johnson, Berry track: The Cardinals’ senior posted a personal-best 5-7 to win the 4A West Regional title in the high jump at Palisades High on May 11.

Johnson also won the regional title in the long jump with a leap of 18-8 the same day. She is a N.C. State commit.

Maya Love, Independence track: The Patriots’ junior won three 4A West regional championships last week, taking the title in the 100 (personal best, 11.78), the 200 (24.17) and the 400 (personal-best, 55.17) at Palisades High on May 11.

Love, who also went 17-4.5 to finish fifth place in the long jump, led Independence to a seventh-place finish at the 4A West regionals.

Dempsey McMahon, Charlotte Latin soccer: The Hawks’ sophomore midfielder scored a goal and had two assists in a 5-1 win over Ravenscroft in the NCISAA 4A state quarterfinals on May 11.

McMahon has 18 goals and eight assists for Charlotte Latin (19-2) this season.

Annie Miller, Metrolina Christian track: The Warriors’ junior won Metrolina Athletic conference championships in the 800 run 2:20.23) and 1,600 run (5:01.13) on her home track on May 9.

Miller also helped the Warriors’ 1,600 relay (4:20.21) to a MAC title the same day.

Ashlea Neiland, Weddington lacrosse: The Warriors’ junior goalkeeper had 16 saves to help Weddington to a 15-11 win over Cuthbertson in the third round of the 4A state playoffs on May 7.

Weddington (18-2) also beat Myers Park, 18-6, in the 4A state quarterfinals on May 10. Neiland is a Catawba College commit.

Nia Poole, Providence Day track: The Chargers’ senior won three CISAA conference titles — the long jump (16-9.75), the triple jump (38-0) and the 100 hurdles (16.61) at Charlotte Country Day on May 11.

Poole is a Penn State commit.

Zoe Pounder, Charlotte Catholic lacrosse: The Cougars’ junior attacker scored four goals and had one assist in a 19-4 win over Hough in third round of the 4A state playoffs on May 7.

Pounder scored four more goals and had two groundballs in a 13-6 victory over Marvin Ridge in the 4A state quarterfinals on May 10.

Pounder has 39 goals, 10 assists and 11 ground balls for Charlotte Catholic (18-7) this season.

** Information published today includes statistics through May 11.

If you want to nominate an athlete: Athletes of the week highlights high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes in all sports, both the most accomplished and the underrated or underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to be included in the athletes of the week column, send email to Jay Edwards at edwardswork23@gmail.com. Please include the athletes’ name, school, class and applicable game performance statistics. Coaches must be willing to verify information.

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