The time has come once again to vote for The Star Press East Central Indiana high school Athlete of the Week, brought to you by IU Health.
The reigning Athlete of the Week is Jacoby Penrod of Jay County boys soccer. Penrod scored one goal and assisted on two others as Jay County defeated Eastbrook, 5-0, to claim a sectional championship on Saturday, Oct. 10. He also scored two goals in a 4-1 semifinal victory over Muncie Burris on Thursday, Oct. 8. Penrod received 11,535 out of 20,584 votes (56.1%).
This week's poll brings us 12 more nominees (two more than usual due to a high volume of cross country regional qualifications) who had standout performances during the week of Oct. 12-17. To submit nominees for future polls, please email names and any notable statistics or accomplishments to cbhampton@usatodayco.comby Sunday after their event(s) for the week.
The poll will remain open until Friday, Oct. 23, at 5 p.m. ET. You may vote as many times as you'd like — just refresh the page after each vote to continue voting. Please vote using the poll found by scrolling to the bottom of this page — votes submitted via email will not be counted.
Here's a quick look at this week's nominees:
- Makayla Moulton, Yorktown volleyball: Moulton racked up 10 kills against Mt. Vernon (Fortville) on Thursday, Oct. 15, a team-high 11 kills against Muncie Central and seven kills against Greenfield-Central on Saturday, Oct. 17, to help Yorktown win a seventh-consecutive sectional championship.
- Lyndi Whitenack, Winchester Community volleyball: Whitenack logged 30 assists, 10 digs, five kills, two blocks and two aces in a sweep of Union County, then followed it up with 58 assists, 22 digs, four kills, three aces and two blocks in a five-set win over Hagerstown as Winchester won a sectional championship on Saturday, Oct. 17. Whitenack also reached 3,000 career assists during the sectional final.
- Autumn West, Blue River Valley volleyball: West recorded 20 kills and 10 digs in a reverse sweep of Monroe Central on Tuesday, Oct. 13, then logged 20 kills, 14 digs, three aces and two blocks in a 3-1 win over Cambridge City Lincoln, followed by 11 kills, nine digs, three blocks and an ace in a sweep of Randolph Southern on Saturday, Oct. 17, to lead Blue River Valley to a sectional championship.
- Rylie Paskiewicz, Yorktown girls cross country: Paskiewicz won the individual title in the girls 5K at the Marion Sectional by almost a minute and half with a time of 18:15.5 on Saturday, Oct 17. She also helped lead the Tigers to a girls team sectional championship.
- Ava Cook, Wapahani girls cross country: Cook placed seventh in the girls 5K at the Delta Sectional with a time of 19:45.70 on Saturday, Oct. 17, leading the Wapahani girls to a fourth-place team finish for a regional qualification spot.
- Caleb Garringer, Jay County boys cross country: Garringer won the individual title in the boys 5K at the Delta Sectional with a time of 16:15.00 on Saturday, Oct. 17, qualifying for a regional as an individual.
- Peyton Engle, Delta boys cross country: Engle placed second in the boys 5K at the Delta Sectional with a time of 16:24.20, leading the Delta boys to a third-place team finish for a regional qualification spot.
- Zadok Lloyd, Monroe Central boys cross country: Lloyd placed 11th in the boys 5K at the Delta Sectional with a time of 16:59.40 on Saturday, Oct. 17, leading the Monroe Central boys to a fifth-place team finish for a regional qualification spot.
- Jaquan White, Muncie Central boys cross country: White placed 15th in the boys 5K at the Marion Sectional with a time of 17:10.30 on Saturday, Oct. 17, leading the Muncie Central boys to a third-place team finish for a regional qualification spot.
- Elijah Cook, Wes-Del boys cross country: Cook placed 17th in the boys 5K at the Marion Sectional with a time of 17:12.30 on Saturday, Oct. 17, leading the Wes-Del boys to a fifth-place team finish for a regional qualification spot.
- Colin Elam, Daleville boys cross country: Elam placed sixth in the boys 5K at the Marion Sectional with a time of 16:36.00 on Saturday, Oct. 17, qualifying for a regional as an individual.
- Ben Rich, New Castle boys cross country: Rich placed fifth in the boys 5K at the Rushville Sectional with a time of 16:58.20 on Saturday, Oct. 17, leading the New Castle boys to a fourth-place finish for a regional qualification spot.
Contact Cade Hampton via email at cbhampton@usatodayco.com or on X, formerly known as Twitter, @CadeHamp10.
This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: VOTE NOW for The Star Press IU Health Athlete of the Week for Oct. 12-17