Vote for The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Month for October

Published 1:30 am Thursday, November 11, 2021

Below are the candidates for The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Month for October. They were the winners of the four athlete-of-the-week polls during the month. The balloting for the athlete of the month closes at midnight Wednesday, Nov. 17.

Nominees

Leia Jones | Stanwood | Girls cross country

Jones, a senior, won the girls varsity silver race at the 38th annual Hole in the Wall Invitational on Oct. 9 at Lakewood High School. She finished the 5,000-meter race 26.5 seconds ahead of her nearest competitor with a personal-best time of 18 minutes, 50.4 seconds. She won the voting for the week of Oct. 4-10 by claiming 1,624 (38.5%) of 4,217 votes.

Jordyn Latta | Archbishop Murphy | Girls soccer

Latta, a senior, netted two goals and added two assists in the Wildcats’ 8-0 victory over Squalicum in the quarterfinals of the Class 2A District 1 Tournament on Oct. 30. She also had three assists as Archbishop Murphy beat Mountlake Terrace 7-0 in its regular-season finale on Oct. 26. Latta won The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week voting for Oct. 24-31 by claiming 823 (37.2%) of 2,210 votes.

Bella Nguon | Everett | Girls soccer

Nguon, a sophomore, netted a hat trick and added an assist in the Seagulls’ 7-1 win over Lynnwood on Oct. 14. She won the Athlete of the Week voting for Oct. 11-17 by claiming 551 (32.5%) of 1,695 votes.

Cole Pruett | Monroe | Football

Pruett, a senior, hauled in a 22-yard TD pass and caught the difference-making 2-point attempt in overtime as the Bearcats’ outlasted Snohomish 42-40 and forced a three-way tie for the Wesco 3A South title. Pruett finished with five catches for 41 yards and returned one of his two interceptions on defense 79 yards for a score. He won The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week by claiming 846 (35.2%) of 2,407 votes.