Vote for The Herald’s Athlete of the Week for March 25-31
Published 1:30 am Monday, April 1, 2019
The Athlete of the Week nominees for March 25-31. Voting closes at midnight Sunday. The winner will be announced on next week’s Prep Focus page.
Christian Engmann
King’s | Boys Soccer
Engmann, a junior, recorded a hat trick and dished out two assists to help the Knights beat Sultan 8-0 Friday in a North Sound Conference match.
Ashley Jacobson
Glacier Peak | Softball
Jacobson, a junior, hit a game-winning solo home run off Jackson ace Iyanla Pennington in the bottom of the seventh inning Tuesday to give the Grizzlies a 2-1 win over the nationally ranked Timberwolves.
Tori Killinger and Ana Sulantay
Stanwood | Girls Tennis
Killinger and Sultanay, both seniors, rallied from a 6-1 first-set defeat to beat Cascade’s Ainsley Jordan and Maddie Broome at No. 2 doubles Thursday, helping the Spartans to a 4-3 victory in the non-conference meet.
Devin Kim
Kamiak | Boys Golf
Kim, a senior, shot a 4-under-par 32 to take medalist honors in the first Wesco 4A boys match of the season Wednesday at Battle Creek Golf Course. Kim helped the Knights finish first in the team standings.
Caden Lockhart
Everett | Baseball
Lockhart, a junior, went 3-for-4 with a double, a run scored and three RBI in the Seagulls’ 8-7 win over Stanwood on Friday. Lockhart also took the mound in the seventh inning and earned the save.
Julia Parra
Arlington | Girls Track & Field
Parra, a junior, threw the shot put 41 feet, 11 inches in a Wesco 3A meet with Marysville Pilchuck and Cedarcrest on Thursday. It’s the fourth-best mark in the state this season and the best in Class 3A, according to athletic.net.
Delaney Peterson
King’s | Girls Golf
Peterson, a junior, earned medalist honors with 25 points as the Knights beat South Whidbey in a nine-hole match at Jackson Park Golf Course played under a modified Stableford scoring system.
Ethan Willems
Glacier Peak | Boys Track & Field
Willems, a junior, posted the fastest 400-meter time in the state according to athletic.net, finishing in 48.99 seconds Thursday during the Grizzlies’ Wesco 4A meet with Kamiak.
