Betcher, Sleek voted Daily American Somerset County Athlete of the Week for May 13-18
Windber track and field athlete Lukas Betcher was voted Daily American Somerset County Male Athlete of the Week while Conemaugh Township track and field athlete Baylee Sleek was selected Female Athlete of the Week for their efforts May 13-18.
Betcher upset defending District 5 Track and Field champion Bryson Hetz in the javelin with a throw of 165-09.
Meanwhile, Sleek set a new District 5 Track and Field Championship record, clearing 5-6 in the high jump competition.
Each Monday, the Daily American will select nominees for Female and Male Athlete of the Week in Somerset County for the spring sports season.
We will post the polls each Monday at 5 p.m., and voters will have through Wednesday at 5 p.m. to vote. Votes are limited to one per IP address or computer network.
Last week's results Oleksa, Ritchey voted Daily American Somerset County Athlete of the Week for May 6-11
Athletes can be nominated via email to sports@dailyamerican.com. Please include details of their achievements for that week only, including any notable statistics or results. All email submissions will be considered but not necessarily selected as a nominee.
The winners will be featured in the Top Performers feature in the following Tuesday's Daily American print edition.
This week's two polls are below:
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This article originally appeared on The Daily American: Betcher, Sleek selected Athlete of the Week for May 13-18
