Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week Voting: February 24 – March 2

by
LebCoSports Staff
March 5, 2025

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 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

Makenna Haas (ELCO / Sr.) – Track & Field: At the Indoor State Track & Field Championships, Haas placed 7th in the Triple Jump. Her leap of 37’7” set the ELCO record. She also placed 14th in the Long Jump with a top measurement of 17’1.25”.

Kaddel Howard (Cedar Crest / Jr.) – Track & Field: At the Indoor State Track & Field Championships, Howard won her 3rd straight gold in the 400m (55.13). She also added a victory in the 200m (23.87) to complete the double.

Kylee Trostle (ELCO / So.) – Wrestling: The sophomore went 3-1 at Regionals to finish with a bronze medal. With her finish, Trostle also qualified for States for the 2nd straight time. She is currently 30-3 this season.

Past Winner Update: Qynne Demler (New Covenant / So.) – Basketball: In the District 3 Semifinal against Lancaster County Christian, Demler scored her 1,000^th career point. She then went on to hit the game-winner as time expired to give the Flames the 48-47 victory and their 1^st ever District 3 Championship Finals appearance.

Past Winner Update: Dakota Dengler(Northern Lebanon / Fr.) – Wrestling: Dengler took 4^th at Regionals and qualified for the PIAA State Championships.

We will soon have articles on past winners Madelyn Shanfelder, Sam Wolford, Kyle Miller, & Kasey Weimer.

Male Nominees

Jacob Burgess (Palmyra / Sr.) – Track & Field: At the Indoor State Track & Field Championships, Burgess took gold in the Long Jump. His top leap measured 23’5.75”.

Tyler Burgess (Palmyra / Sr.) – Track & Field: At the Indoor State Track & Field Championships, Burgess won the 60m Hurdles. The senior’s time of 7.70 set the State Meet Record.

Collin Cheslock (Northern Lebanon / Jr.) – Swimming: At the District 3 Swim Championships (AA), Cheslock placed 4th in the 100 yd Breaststroke. His time of 1:02.58 qualified him for States.

Danny Trate (Annville-Cleona / Jr.) – Swimming: At the District 3 Swim Championships (AA), Trate placed 4th in the 50 yd Free. His time of 22.35 qualified him for States.

Past Winner Update: Aaron Seidel (Northern Lebanon / Sr.) – Wrestling: On Friday, Seidel set the State Record with his 200^th victory. He went on to improve his record to 203-3 on his way to his 4^th straight Regional Championship. He will now chase after his 4^th State Championship this weekend.

Past Winner Update: Jomar Hidalgo (Lebanon / So) – Swimming: At the District 3 Championships, Hidalgo placed 4^th in the 100 yd Backstroke & 8^th in the 200 yd IM. He will swim the backstroke at States.

Past Winner Update: Sam Wolford (Northern Lebanon / Jr.) – Wrestling: At Regionals, the junior took silver in the 114 pound weight class. In doing so, he qualified for States for the 3^rd time.

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