Meet Louisville-area high school girls athlete of the year for spring from Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart Academy tennis standout Ellie Hammond is The Courier Journal girls athlete of year for spring, as voted by our readers.

The Davidson signee finished her senior year strong, winning her third consecutive singles title at the KHSAA state tennis meet .

Here's a look back at the other four players nominated for the award:

Reagan Gilmore, Assumption track and field

Reagan Gilmore, who will continue her career at Florida, finished her senior season at Assumption as the 3,200-meter state champion, breaking the state record. She also was part of Assumption's record-breaking 1,600-meter relay state championship team .

Natalie Svidal, Walden track and field

Sophomore track phenom Natalie Svidal placed first in the long jump, triple jump and 100-meter hurdles at the Class A Track and Field State Championships . Her winning time in the 100 hurdles was a personal-best 14.69 seconds. She competed in the triple jump at 11 meets this season and finished first every time.

Hallie Roberts, Eastern softball

Senior pitcher Hallie Roberts was 23-7 with two saves, a 1.56 ERA and 310 strikeouts in 186 innings. She ranked fifth in the state in strikeouts and tied for fifth in victories. Roberts was selected as the Seventh Region Player of the Year and first-team All-State. She signed with Lindsey Wilson College.

Brooke Bennett, North Oldham softball

Senior catcher Brooke Bennett, who has signed with Longwood University, batted .578 with 14 home runs, 43 RBIs, 11 doubles and 34 runs scored. Bennett was selected as the Eighth Region Player of the Year and second-team All-State. She ranked fourth in the state in slugging percentage (1.289).

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