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Vote! Decide this week's Marion County Athlete of the Week with 52 nominees to choose from

By Allen Pettigrew Jr., Ocala Star-Banner,

2024-04-22

The deeper we get into the spring the better Marion County athletes perform. Whether its on the hardwood or on the field we're getting top performances.

On this week's player of the week ballot we have state champions, hitters who found their swing, and pitchers bringing their best stuff. Now we turn to you to find our athlete of the week.

Vote once per hour for your favorite athlete. Share the poll on social media so friends and family can get in on the action. Voting will close Thursday at 2 p.m. Results post Friday morning.

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Riley Erickson, baseball, Lake Weir

.375 BA, 8 RBIs, 3 H, 2 R, 1 HR

Antwuan Hampton, weightlifting, North Marion

State champion, total weight lifted: 695

Kohl Kilcrease, baseball, Forest

Win as starting pitcher, .400 BA

Tyler Hamilton, volleyball, Forest

32 kills, 5 aces, 2 blocks, 15 digs, 38 receives (2 games)

Reagan Quinn, softball, Forest

.583 BA, 2 HR, 9 RBIs, 10 Ks, SB, 1.000 fielding percentage, two wins as starting pitcher

Naomi Meyer, softball, Forest

Win as starting pitcher, .429 BA, 1 HR

Sam Plano, baseball, Belleview

1.000 fielding percentage, 7 Ks, SB, .333 BA, 2 R

Madsion Boyd, flag football, Trinity Catholic

210 passing yards, 5 passing TDs, 1 rushing TD, 26 rushing yards

Kieley Bateman, flag football, Trinity Catholic

5 receptions, 44 receiving yards, 3 receving TDs, 2 tackles

Gianni Santiago, softball, Belleview

.285 BA, 1 HR, 3 R, 3 RBIs, 2 H

Mekai Griffin, baseball, Trinity Catholic

.333 BA, 2 H, 5 RBIs, 1 HR, 7 Ks win as starting pitcher

CJ Slayer, baseball, North Marion

1 save, 1 HR, 4 RBIs, 2 H

Dhru Patel, tennis, Vanguard

Disitrict championship

Hannah Davis, softball, Vanguard

.333 BA, two wins as starting pitcher, 22 Ks,

Jaelynne Whipple, softball, Vanguard

.500 BA, 2 RBI, 3 H, 2 R, 1 HR, 1.000 fielding percentage

Destiny Horcajo, softball, Vanguard

.375 BA, 3 RBI, 3 H, 2 R, 1.000 fielding percentage

Mason Thomspon, baseball, West Port

.333 BA, 1 HR, 3 RBIs, 2 H

Dominic Riddle, baseball, West Port

.750 BA, 3 RBIs, 3 H, 3 Ks

Dylan Luke, volleyball, West Port

26 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 8 digs

Salomon Moreno Rivas, volleyball, West Port

4 blocks, 6 digs, 2 aces, 18 kills

Alena Ishman, softball, West Port

Three wins as starting pitcher, 20 Ks, .384 BA, 3 RBIs, 5 H

Adam Stillwell, baseball, St. John Lutheran

Win as starting pticher, 12 Ks

Charlotte Culver, softball, Ocala Christian

.857 BA, 5 RBIs, 6 H, 6 R, 1 HR, win as starting pitcher

Rashard Patterson, track and field, North Marion

2nd in 200 meter dash

Johntavious Davenport, track and field, Vanguard

2nd in 110, 400 meter hurdle, 1st in javelin

Wilguens Coupet, track and field, Vanguard

2nd in high jump

Quantrell Gary, track and field, Vanguard

1st in triple jump

Teriyan Mormon, track and field, Vanguard

2nd in discuss, 1st in shot put

Railynn Strong, track and field, Vanguard

2nd in 110 meter hurdle

Aniyah Hope, track and field, Vanguard

1st in high jump, triple jump

Cedric McFadden, track and field, Trinity Catholic

1st in 800 meter run

Hope Willis, track and field, Trinity Catholic

1st in discuss, javelin, shot put

Kallie Wikerson, track and field, Forest

1st in 100, 200 meter dash

Zuriyah Oats, tracks and field, Forest

1st in high jump, 3rd in lonh jump

Israel Evans, tracks and field, Forest

1st in 100, 200 meter dash

Jeremy Croft, track and field, Forest

1st in pole vault

Ethan Collins, track and field, Forest

1st in 400 meter dash

Zach Vickerman, track and field, Forest

1st in 1600, 3200 meter run

Elian Godin, track and field, Forest

2nd in 400 meter hurdles, 1st in long jump

Kareem Walker, track and field, Belleview

1st in triple jup, long jump, 400 meter hurdles

Zachary Townsend, track and field, Belleview

2nd in 1600, 3200 meter run

Christina Seecharan, track and field, Belleview

2nd in 800 meter run

Urasia Joshua, track and field, Lake Weir

2nd in shot put

McKenzee Adames, track and field, Lake Weir

2nd in 100 meter hurdles

Alcarlos Richards, track and field, Lake Weir

2nd in high jump, long jump

Tito Gonzalez, track and field, Lake Weir

2nd in triple jump

Chastity Smith, track and field, West Port

1st in 200 meter dash

Eliezer Mateo Santiago, track and field, West Port