The Volusia-Flagler Girls Athlete of the Week poll is presented by Halifax Health. Voting will close at 10 a.m. Thursday.
The polls are open!
It's time to vote for the Halifax Health Volusia-Flagler Girls Athlete of the Week for the week of Sept. 15-20.
Last week, Flagler Palm Coast volleyball player Kaitlyn Ebding captured the honors, claiming 50.6% of the votes. The junior led the Bulldogs with 21 digs during a sweep of Menendez. She tacked on 23 digs and 24 serve receptions in a four-set win over Taylor.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal gathers nominees from across the area via email at [email protected]. Please send a player's name, school and notable statistics for a given week. Submissions are due no later than 8 a.m. every Monday.
To round out the ballot, our staff also picks athletes from scores and stats posted online or submitted by local coaches. Athletes for all in-season sports, except football, are eligible. The News-Journal recognizes the local gridiron stars with our weekly game balls story.
Voting in the online poll below will close at 10 a.m. Thursday. Votes are restricted to once per device per hour.
Cross Country
Anna Grigoruk, Flagler Palm Coast: Grigoruk placed 17th with a time of 20:12.8 at the Adidas XC Challenge in North Carolina.
Golf
Riley Lecompte, Spruce Creek: The sophomore’s even-par 36 led all golfers in a match against Seabreeze.
Mary Grace Seward, Matanzas: The sophomore posted a 48 to top the leaderboard in a match vs. Mainland.
Swimming
Summer Craig, Spruce Creek: Craig claimed the 200-yard freestyle (2:17.15) and 50-yard freestyle (27.71) in a dual meet vs. University. She also helped two relay teams — in the 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle — to first place.
Volleyball
Baylee Brown, Seabreeze: The freshman contributed eight kills, tying for the team lead, and two blocks in a loss to New Smyrna Beach.
Emerson Lalashuis, DeLand: The freshman charged the Bulldogs to the Five Star Conference Tournament title, putting forth a team-high 12 kills in the finals against Spruce Creek.
Editor's Note: We reserve the right to disqualify a candidate or declare a "no contest" if tampering such as bots or offering to pay for voting is evident. Please respect the integrity of the vote the way these athletes respect the integrity of the game.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: VOTE: Volusia-Flagler Girls Athlete of the Week for Sept. 15-20
Category: General Sports
