Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week Voting: May 20 – May 26

by
LebCoSports Staff
May 29, 2024

Presented in coordination with Froggy Valley 100.1/WiLBuR 99.7 & Lebanon Federal Credit Union, help us decide which male and female athlete should be honored for their outstanding efforts during last week’s local high school sports action. While you may have a favorite school or athlete already, we still encourage you to read through the lists below and then click on the link to vote.

The winners will be announced at the end of the week. Linked below are the articles about our most recent winners of the award.

Voting will remain open until Thursday at 7 pm.

Only one vote per email address, per day will be allowed.

While athletes can be nominated multiple weeks, the winners will be removed and updates will be provided as the season progresses.

While this may be a vote and emotions can run high, this is intended to bring attention to some of the best performances from our local student-athletes.

Nominations, which are made working with the schools, are listed below in alphabetical order.

Please read about each nominee, celebrate their accomplishment, and then go vote who you feel is most deserving of this week’s honor.

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Looking for write-ups on last week’s winners? They will soon be published.

Female Nominees

Kendall Cooper (Annville-Cleona / Jr.) – Track & Field: Anchored the 4x100m team that also featured Miracle Hershey, Sophia Caporaletti, and Jada Morales as they took silver at the PIAA State Championships with a time of 49.06 (49.02 prelims). The group also placed 6th in the 4x400m. Individually, Cooper placed 11th in the 100m (12,45) and 18th in the 200m (26.31).

Makenna Haas (ELCO / Jr.) – Track & Field: The junior Triple Jumper finished just one spot out of medal contention with a 9th place finish at the PIAA State Championship Meet. Her top jump measured 37’1.75”.

Kaddel Howard (Cedar Crest / So.) – Track & Field: The sophomore completed the defense of her 400m State Championship. Howard took gold in the event with a time of 53.25, which was nearly 1.4 seconds faster than the 2nd-place finisher. Howard also ran on the Cedar Crest 4x800m team that placed 10th (9:25.12).

Eliana Schneider (Cedar Crest / So.) – Track Field: The multi-talented sophomore medaled with a 4th place finish in the Javelin (140’5″) at the PIAA State Championship Meet. She also placed 13th in the Long Jump and ran on the Cedar Crest 4x800m placed 10th (9:25.12).

Male Nominees

Colin Bogart (ELCO / Sr.) – Baseball: As the ELCO Raiders upset #1 seed Bermudian Springs and then #4 James Buchanan to storm their way into the District 3 AAA Championship Game, there were several key performances. Among them was Bogart, who has played solidly at second base and has had key hits, including a squeeze play that allowed the Raiders to get by Buchanan.

Jacob Burgess (Palmyra / Jr.) – Track & Field: The junior placed 10th in the Long Jump at the PIAA State Championship Meet. His top jump measured 21’9″. He was also a member of the 4x100m with Tyler Burgess, Jonathan McDannell, and Travis McDannell, as they placed 9th with a time of 42.52.

Oliver Funck (Annville-Cleona / So.) – Track & Field: At the PIAA State Championship, the sophomore competed in the 1600m (4:29.39), 3200m (9:43.22) and also ran a key leg of the Annville 4x800m that finished 10th with a time of 8:13.93. The other members of the relay were Landon Hostetter, Matt Clemson, and David Moran.

Aidan Mahaffey & Tyler Mahaffey (Palmyra / Sr.) – Tennis: The Mahaffey twins successfully won their third straight PIAA State Doubles Tennis Championship.

Notable Updates

Tyler Burgess (Palmyra): Won both the 110m High Hurdles and the 300m IM Hurdles at the PIAA Track & Field Championship Meet.

Zariyah Whigham (Lebanon): Placed 6th in the Triple Jump at the PIAA Track & Field Championship Meet.

Morgan Shanaman (ELCO): Pitched a complete game and also hit a game-winning three-run home run as the Raiders defeated James Buchanan in the District 3 Semifinals.

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