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Record Athlete of the Week: Ripon's Katie Martin

Shannon Mia Belt, The Stockton Record
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The votes are in and the Record/Recordnet.com Athlete of the Week for the week of Oct. 15-21 is Katie Martin of Ripon girls' golf. In an online poll that closed on Friday, Martin received over 50% of the votes cast for a total of 640 votes.

Martin earned this recognition following her stellar performance at the Sac-Joaquin Section Division V championship meet last week. The golfer finished with a score of 91, the closest to par from anyone on the Indians squad. She ended the meet in fifth place over a hundred other golfers thus punching her ticket to the SJS Masters.

Along with her own accolades from the meet, Martin helped her team win the SJS Division V runner-up award behind Argonaut. Ripon was just three points shy of claiming the blue banner. Martin and her fellow qualifying teammate Aaliyah Martinez, will be gearing up for the big stage at The Reserve at Spanos Park in Stockton for the Masters on Oct. 30.

Ripon's Katie Martin hits a ball during one of the Indians high school girls' golf meets during the 2023-24 season.
Ripon's Katie Martin hits a ball during one of the Indians high school girls' golf meets during the 2023-24 season.

Here’s a look at the past winners:

  • Aug. 26: Samson Hunkin, St. Mary's football

  • Sept. 2: Eliana Williams, St. Mary's girls' volleyball

  • Sept. 9: Landen Ly, Linden, football

  • Sept. 6: McKenna McIntosh, St. Mary's girls' volleyball

  • Sept. 23: Matthew Schallberger, Linden, football

  • Sept. 30: Sophia Martin, Escalon, girls' volleyball

  • Oct. 7: Keely Hummel, St. Mary's, girl's volleyball

  • Oct. 14: Taylor Zalunardo, Sierra, girls' flag football

Editor's Note: Anyone can nominate an athlete of the week for every sport. Nominate next week’s ballot through email. Readers can email nominations to sports reporter Shannon Belt at sbelt@recordnet.com. Please include the player's stats and a photo if possible.

Original story: The polls are back open for the Record/Recordnet.com Athlete of the Week for the week of Oct. 15-21.

From Sac-Joaquin Section runner-up outings to clinching league championships, athletes in the 209 have been showing out this past week. With fall sports closing out, teams are salvaging the last few weeks of their season.

This week’s poll will include athletes from the following fall sports: football, girls’ golf, girls’ volleyball and girls' flag football. The poll closes on Friday.

Here are the candidates for Oct. 15-21 (athletes listed in alphabetical order):

McNair sophomore quarterback Skyler Bell outraces the Linden defense to the pylon for a 17-yard touchdown in their SJAA tilt Friday night at Lion Stadium.
McNair sophomore quarterback Skyler Bell outraces the Linden defense to the pylon for a 17-yard touchdown in their SJAA tilt Friday night at Lion Stadium.

Davina Amen, girls’ volleyball, Lodi: Amen was a lethal attacker in the Flames' final regular season game against Tokay. The senior outside hitter led her team in kills with nine kills and two blocks. Her stellar performance helped Lodi sweep the Tigers.

Skyler Bell, football, McNair: In a close matchup against Chavez on Oct. 20, Bell was locked in. The sophomore quarterback threw for 27-of-35 for 431 yards and four touchdowns. He led the Eagles to a 35-33 win.

Joshua Graham, football, Escalon: Graham was near unstoppable in the backfield in the Cougars home opener against Ripon on Oct. 20. The power back carried the ball 13 times for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Thanks to Graham, Escalon beat its long-time rival 40-7.

More: See the top 10 SJ County prep football teams after Week 9

Katie Martin, girls’ golf, Ripon: Martin helped Ripon earn the SJS Division V runner-up title. The Indians finished the meet just three points shy of the blue banner. Martin was a key to their success as she earned a 91 score and will be one of two Ripon golfers to make it to the Masters.

Siannah Rios, girls’ flag football, Bear Creek: In the Bruins' Oct. 16 game against Edison, Rios shined offensively. The sophomore quarterback threw for three touchdowns on over 80% completion. Rios led Bear Creek to a clutch 28-14 win over the Vikings.

Adam Taylor, football, St. Mary’s: Taylor made Tokay pay whenever it took to the air during the Rams league matchup against the Tigers. He ended the night with two pick-6s as St. Mary’s routed Tokay for a 56-0 victory.

More: Week 9: San Joaquin County high school football kickoff times, scores and more

Athlete of the Week nominations are based on information available to The Record about all high school varsity players from San Joaquin County. Nominations must be received for consideration by Monday morning following that week's games.

Anyone can nominate an athlete of the week for every sport. Nominate next week’s ballot via email. Readers can email nominations to sports reporter Shannon Belt at sbelt@recordnet.com. Please include the player's stats and a photo if possible.

Record reporter Shannon Belt covers sports. She can be reached at sbelt@recordnet.com or on Twitter @ShannonBelt3. Support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow.

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