There are less than two weeks left in the fall high school regular season, and athletes throughout the Eugene-Springfield area have continued to deliver outstanding performances during crunch time.
Every week, you get to vote for The Register-Guard's Athlete of the Week.
Here are the nominees for this week's boys Athlete of the Week based on performances from Oct. 10-16.
- Jennings Albrecht, Cottage Grove cross-country
- Wylie Blake, Pleasant Hill football
- Kai Davis, Pleasant Hill football
- Cody Hall, Sheldon football
- Conner Harvey, Willamette football
- Talon Jerabek, Churchill football
- Tripp Johansen, Willamette football
- Thaddius Mason, Elmira cross-country
- Ben Thurman, Lowell football
Information about each nominee is listed below. Vote for the athlete you think is most deserving at registerguard.com/sports. The poll closes at 9 a.m. Thursday.
Jennings Albrecht, Cottage Grove cross-country
Cottage Grove junior Jennings Albrecht ran a 5,000-meter personal best of 16 minutes, 18.6 seconds Oct. 10 to take seventh place at the Paul Mariman Invitational in Philomath.
Wylie Blake, Pleasant Hill football
Pleasant Hill senior quarterback Wylie Blake went 8-for-12 passing for 212 yards and four touchdowns and also ran for 22 yards and a touchdown on four carries Oct. 16 in a 51-7 home win over Sisters.
Kai Davis, Pleasant Hill football
Pleasant Hill junior running back Kai Davis caught two passes for 104 yards and a touchdown and also ran for 31 yards and a touchdown on nine carries Oct. 16 in a 51-7 home win over Sisters.
Cody Hall, Sheldon football
Sheldon junior running back Cody Hall ran for 140 yards and four touchdowns on 17 carries Oct. 16 to lead the Irish to a 38-7 home win over South Medford.
Conner Harvey, Willamette football
Willamette senior running back Conner Harvey ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries Oct. 16 to help the Class 6A No. 6 Wolverines to a 35-10 home win over No. 7 Grants Pass.
Talon Jerabek, Churchill football
Churchill senior quarterback Talon Jerabek ran for a touchdown and also threw a touchdown to Jackson Ingram Oct. 16 to lift the Lancers to a 20-13 win at Crater.
Tripp Johansen, Willamette football
Willamette senior defensive lineman Tripp Johansen delivered a crucial first-half sack and produced several more quarterback pressures Oct. 16 to lead the Class 6A No. 6 Wolverines to a 35-10 home win over No. 7 Grants Pass.
Johansen also scored a 7-yard rushing touchdown.
Thaddius Mason, Elmira cross-country
Elmira senior Thaddius Mason ran a 5,000 personal best of 17:12.8 and took 17th place Oct. 10 at the Paul Mariman Invitational in Philomath.
Ben Thurman, Lowell football
Lowell junior running back Ben Thurman ran for 210 yards and four touchdowns on seven carries Oct. 16 to lead the Devils to a 58-28 home win over Toledo.
To submit an Athlete of the Week nomination, please email Register-Guard sports reporter Jarrid Denney at jdenney@registerguard.com with the athlete's name, stats and any other relevant information about the performance they are being nominated for.
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