Vote! Who should be Maps Credit Union boys Athlete of the Week?

Who should be Maps Credit Union boys Athlete of the Week?

It's time to vote!

Every week, the Statesman Journal collects some of the top high school athletic performances to nominate for Athlete of the Week. You're invited to nominate athletes each week by submitting the athlete's name, school, sport and stats relevant to the performance being nominated. Submit nominees to LBartlett@statesmanjournal.com.

The window for nominations is Saturday morning to Friday evening.

Here are this week's boys Athlete of the Week nominees, brought to you by Maps Credit Union.

• Kayden Bejar, South Salem cross-country
• Aidan Galusha, Dallas football
• Alexander Garcia, Dayton soccer
• Gerardo Garcia, Dayton soccer
• Lucas Lee, South Salem soccer
• Maxamilian Sterling, Sprague football
• Jeremiah Stucker, Crosshill Christian cross-country

Information about each nominee is below. Vote for who you think should win at Statesmanjournal.com/sports. The poll closes at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 22.

Kayden Bejar, South Salem cross-country

Bejar, a senior, ran a personal-best 15-minute, 59.9-second 5,000-meter race for first place out of 153 runners Oct. 14 at the Estacada Invitational.

Aidan Galusha, Dallas football

Galusha, a senior running back, gained 97 yards on 24 attempts and scored a touchdown Oct. 16 in the Dragons' 17-14 win over Silverton. It's the Dragons' first win over Silverton since 2016.

Alexander Garcia, Dayton soccer

Garcia, a senior, scored two goals in the Pirates' 6-0 win Oct. 15 over Crosshill Christian.

Gerardo Garcia, Dayton soccer

Garcia, a senior, scored three goals Oct. 15 in the Pirates' 6-0 win over Crosshill Christian.

Lucas Lee, South Salem soccer

Lee, a junior, scored the opening goal Oct. 12 in the Saxons' 2-0 win over McNary.

Maxamilian Sterling, Sprague football

Sterling, a senior receiver, went for 138 yards and a touchdown Oct. 16 in the Olympians' 56-6 win over South Salem.

Jeremiah Stucker, Crosshill Christian cross-country

Stucker, a senior, ran a 17:27.7 for fifth place out of 105 racers Oct. 15 at the Harrisburg Challenge.