There were plenty of standout individual high school athletes across Southwestern Indiana from Oct. 5-10. Who gets your vote?
Each week, you can vote for the Courier & Press high school Athlete of the Week, presented by Orthopaedic Associates. Below you will find the poll and brief info on every nominee from Oct. 5-10. You can vote as often as you'd like until 5 p.m. CDT Friday. Simply refresh the page to vote again.
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Courier & Press high school Athlete of the Week nominees
Zach Woodyard, Memorial tennis: The senior won his No. 1 singles match against Providence to book the Tigers a trip back to the state finals for the first time since 2024. Woodyard went 2-1 across regionals and semi-state.
Will Dierlam, Reitz cross country: The senior was the individual champion in the Southern Indiana Athletic Conference meet at Jasper with a time of 15:48.50.
Halle Recker, Jasper volleyball: The senior setter had 144 assists across five matches for the Wildcats. Recker also reached 2,000 career assists against Northview at the Silver Creek Invitational.
Landon Gallagher, Barr-Reeve boys soccer: The senior scored four goals across three postseason matches to help the Vikings win their first sectional title.
Nicolas Aguilera, Jasper tennis: The senior’s win in No. 2 singles against Bloomington South booked the Wildcats a trip back to the state finals for the first time since 2024. Aguilera went 3-0 across regionals and semi-state.
Matias Ochoa, Gibson Southern boys soccer: The sophomore scored in both sectional victories, including the game-winner late in the final against Southridge, for the Titans.
Kaylynn Ricketts, North girls soccer: The sophomore goalkeeper made three saves in penalty kicks during the Huskies' championship win over Castle. North won its first sectional title since 2016.
Alexus Shepherd, Castle volleyball: The junior setter had 56 assists across two wins, including a season-high 39 against Mater Dei, for the Knights.
Faith Voelkel, Memorial girls soccer: The sophomore goalkeeper guided three shutouts in the sectional, including 14 saves against Mater Dei in the championship, for the No. 1 Tigers.
Kylee Waninger, Heritage Hills cross country: The freshman was the individual champion in the Pocket Athletic Conference meet at Boonville with a time of 19:16.50.
Kierstyn Kaiser, Reitz volleyball: The junior had 53 assists across five matches, including 24 against Central, for the Panthers.
Henry Trapp, Castle tennis: The junior advanced to regionals in the individual tournament after winning his No. 1 singles match in the regional semifinal against Memorial. Trapp has had an undefeated postseason.
This article originally appeared on Evansville Courier & Press: Vote for the Courier & Press Athlete of the Week for Oct. 5-10, presented by Orthopaedic Associates