Vote for Gainesville-area Athlete of the Week for October 6-11

Summer break is officially over for all, and that means the most anticipated of them all:

The Gainesville Sun’s Athlete of the Week poll!

Once again, we are asking for your help with the nomination process. Please click here to see how to nominate. Nominations are due Monday morning, and they can be sent in by anyone — coaches, administrators, friends, family. It is imperative to send in nominations, so we can continue to honor the best! Please send nominations to Gainesville Sun Preps Reporter Noah Ram at nram@gannett.com.

We are relying solely on this process for nominations for the 2026-27 season, so if names are not sent in, we will not be able to conduct athlete of the week polls and honor the best in the area.

This week, we’re honoring the best from September 28-October 4. Voting closes Saturday at 12 p.m., and you can vote as many times as you’d like, so please share this poll with friends and family.

Last week's winner was Aubrey Brooks from the Keystone Heights golf team.

Congratulations to all those selected!

Ajha Graddy, Santa Fe volleyball

17 kills in the Raiders 3-1 win over The Rock Tuesday.

Ava Alcorn, Branford volleyball

33 digs and seven assists in the Buccaneers 3-2 win over Oak Hall Thursday.

Camron Woods, Hawthorne football

Nine carries for 145 yards and two touchdowns in the Hornets district title clinching 35-0 win over Chiefland.