Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week Voting: October 21 – 27

by
LebCoSports Staff
October 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 Wednesday at 10 pm.

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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Female Nominees

Shawna Donough (ELCO / Sr.) – Cross Country: At the PIAA District 3 AA Championships, the senior ran a time of 21:51 to finish 30th. Donough narrowly missed the cut for States despite running the course nearly two minutes faster than a year ago.

Miracle Hershey (New Covenant / Sr.) – Soccer: In the opening round of the District 3 Playoffs, the senior scored twice as the Flames defeated Delone Catholic 2-1. In the game, Hershey eclipsed the 100-point mark for her varsity career.

Hadley Hoffsmith (Palmyra / Sr.) – Field Hockey: In Palmyra’s 9-0 rout of Gettysburg, the senior scored 3 goals and added an assist.

Ava Lindenmuth (Palmyra / Sr.) – Soccer: The senior scored Palmyra’s lone goal as the Lady Cougars defeated Fleetwood 1-0 to advance to the District 3 Semifinals.

Mackenzie Stellmach (Annville-Cleona / Jr.) – Cross Country: With a time of 19:28.6 the junior won the District 3 AA Championship. In winning the race, Stellmach also led the Dutchmen to the District 3 Team Championship.

Eliana Schneider (Cedar Crest / Jr.) – Cross Country: The Cedar Crest junior qualified for her third straight PIAA State Championships after finishing 27th at the District 3 AAA Championships. Schneider ran a time of 19:47.9.

Read about last week’s LebCo Female Athlete of the Week: Kenzie Long

Male Nominees

Cornelius Cummings (Palmyra / Jr.) – Cross Country: The junior qualified for the PIAA State Championships with a 30th place finish at the PIAA District 3 AAA Championships. Cummings ran the 5k course in a time of 16:22.9.

Logan Francis (Annville-Cleona / Jr.) – Golf: At the PIAA State AA Championship, Francis placed 18th overall. His finish came as a result of a second round in which he fired a 70 (-2) to improve from 42nd place following the first eighteen holes.

Oliver Funck (Annville-Cleona / Jr.) – Cross Country: The junior led the Dutchmen with a 3rd place finish at the PIAA District 3 AA Championship. Funck’s time of 16:23.8 was nearly a full minute faster than last year and helped Annville-Cleona win the District 3 Championship.

Travis Furmanski (Cedar Crest / Jr.) – Cross Country: The junior ran an impressive 15:48.6 at the PIAA District 3 AAA Championships to place 6th overall. The Cedar Crest record-holder easily qualified for the PIAA State Championships, running a time that was over one minute faster than 2023.

Luke Hentz (Northern Lebanon / Jr.) – Cross Country: At the PIAA District 3 AA Championships, Hentz finished 11th with a time of 16:55.7. His medal-winning performance also qualified him for the PIAA State Championships.

Chad Keller (ELCO / Sr.) – Cross Country: At the PIAA District 3 AA Championships, Keller ran a season PR of 17:21 to place 25th overall. While Keller just missed the cut for States, his time was twenty-four seconds faster than last year.

Tristan Long (Cedar Crest / Sr.) – Football: In what is being referred to as a “Thick-Six”, the senior defensive tackle intercepted a pass and rumbled 42 yards for a touchdown to get the scoring started in the Cedar Bowl. Long added 3 tackles, including a tackle for a loss in the 62-20 Cedar Crest victory.

Thaddeus Raub (Northern Lebanon / Jr.) – Cross Country: The junior finished 22nd at the PIAA District 3 AA Championships with a time of 17:16.1. This performance qualified him for the PIAA State Championships.

Noteworthy Performances from previous winners

Mitchell Frederick: The senior running back scored three touchdowns as the Raiders defeated Northern Lebanon and clinched a spot in the District 3 AAAA Playoffs.

Dylan Ramsey: The junior golfer finished 2nd in the PIAA State AAA Championship after shooting six-under par over the course of 36 holes at Penn State. This is Ramsey’s second State medal, adding to his collection that includes the gold he won as a freshman.

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