Vote for The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week for April 4-10

Published 1:30 am Monday, April 11, 2022

The Athlete of the Week nominees for April 4-10. Voting closes at midnight Sunday. The winner will be announced with the next poll and in next Tuesday’s paper. Each weekly winner will be included in an Athlete of the Month poll.

Last week’s winner

Lyle Pinaula | Cascade | Boys Track & Field

Pinaula, a senior, won the long jump with a personal-best leap of 21 feet, 6.5 inches in a three-team meet at Mariner High School on March 31. Pinaula also helped the Bruins’ 4×100 relay team to winning time of 44.81 seconds and finished fourth in the 100- and 200-meter races. Pinaula’s long jump ranked third in the state in Class 3A at the time, according to Athletic.net. He won the Athlete of the Week voting for March 29-April 3 by claiming 1,440 (37.5%) of 3,836 votes.

This week’s nominees

Barrett Anderson | Stanwood | Girls Track & Field

Anderson, a junior, won the javelin competition with a personal-best throw of 121 feet, 5 inches at the Birger Solberg Invitational in Bellingham on April 9.

Cole Becker | Lake Stevens | Baseball

Becker, a junior, went 4-for-4 with three RBI in the Vikings’ 10-0 win over Everett on April 6. Becker also had two hits in a 5-4 win over Monroe on April 5 and threw six scoreless innings to pick up the win as Lake Stevens beat Arlington 4-0 on April 7.

Carson Burns | Jackson | Baseball

Burns, a senior, threw a perfect in the Timberwolves’ 9-0 win over Lynnwood on April 5. Burns struck out 12 batters and had a multi-hit game at the plate. He also doubled and drove in a run as Jackson beat Edmonds-Woodway 6-2 on April 9.

Rebecca Carson | Shorewood | Softball

Carson, a senior, threw a pair of shutouts while helping the Stormrays to a 3-0 week. Carson allowed just three hits in a 4-0 win over Edmonds-Woodway on April 4 and one hit in a 6-0 victory over Archbishop Murphy on April 8.

Jaquan Means | Mariner | Boys Track & Field

Means, a junior, won the 100- and 200-meter races with personal-best times of 11.28 seconds and 23.03 seconds, respectively, in a three-team meet at Shoreline Stadium on April 7. Means also finished second in both the 110 hurdles (15.84) and 300 hurdles (41.64) at the Birger Solberg Invitational in Bellingham on April 9.

Taylor Millar | Everett | Softball

Millar, a junior, went 4-for-5 with six RBI at the plate and struck five in three scoreless innings in the circle as the Seagulls routed Mariner 24-0 on April 4.

Jaden Oguda | Jackson | Boys Soccer

Oguda, a sophomore, scored the game-tying and go-ahead goals to lift Jackson past Mariner 3-2 on April 8.

Note: The Herald’s Athlete of the Week nominees are chosen based off stats reported to the newspaper, recommendations from coaches and first-hand observations. Stats from games and recommendations for nominees can be sent to sports@heraldnet.com.