The top 10 vote-getters in the readers poll for the 2015 Girl Athlete of the Year:
Kristi Bartz, Archbishop Murphy
2,165 votes (24.22 percent)
Grace Hamill, Kamiak
1,091 votes 12.21 percent)
Jocelyn Matheny, Glacier Peak
918 votes (10.27 percent)
Savanna Hanson, King’s
586 votes (6.56 percent)
Emily Gonzalez, Cascade
564 votes (6.31 percent)
Caroline Overstreet, Everett
436 votes (4.88 percent)
Anne Madsen, South Whidbey
420 votes (4.7 percent)
Dani Hayes, Lynnwood
320 votes (3.58 percent)
Larissa Ablutz, Monroe
259 votes (2.9 percent)
Emily Vandegrift, Lake Stevens
247 votes (2.76 percent)
The process
Candidates for The Herald’s Girl Athlete of the Year were nominated by their school athletic directors based on athletics, academics and community involvement. An online poll chose five finalists, with Herald prep writers Aaron Lommers and David Krueger selecting a sixth semifinalist. The winner was picked by Krueger, Lommers and Sound Live Sports announcer Steve Willits, with the readers poll serving as the deciding vote in the event of a tie.
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