Girls Athlete of the Year: The voting

Published 8:07 pm Saturday, June 13, 2015

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.