Every week, the Las Cruces Sun-News will nominate several athletes for its Athlete of the Week award, sponsored by the El Paso Children's Hospital. The winner is decided by you, the readers.
Last week's winner was Mayfield High School girls volleyball's Sophia Villegas with 2,653 votes (53.4% of votes).
The award highlights the best performances from Las Cruces-area athletes from the previous week. This week, there are five nominations from football, girls volleyball, boys soccer and cross country from Las Cruces, Centennial, Mayfield and Organ Mountain high schools.
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The poll will close at noon on Friday, Oct. 23. There are no restrictions, so vote now and vote often.
- Organ Mountain High School cross country's Ryu Media finished in fourth place (5A) with a time of 15:58.5 in the Academy Extravaganza.
- Centennial High School cross country's Isabella Carpio finished in 13th place (5A) with a time of 19:00.9 in the Academy Extravaganza.
- Las Cruces High School boys soccer's Austin Davis scored a goal, his first of the season, and had one assist in the 2-1 victory against Organ Mountain.
- Las Cruces High School football's Aldo Gallegos scored one touchdown against Volcano Vista last week. He leads the team, averaging 115.1 rushing yards per game and 15 total touchdowns.
- Centennial High School girls volleyball's Cynthia Riggs recorded 14 kills and two aces in a win over Organ Mountain. She has 183 kills so far this season, good for an average of 3.5 kills per set.