Athlete of the Week

Athlete of the Week Voting: April 21 – 27

by
LebCoSports Staff
April 30, 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: The senior won two gold medals at Friday’s Lebanon County Championship Meet. Haas set a new meet record in the Triple Jump (38’8.25”) and also finished 1st in the Long Jump (17’2”). She was also a member of ELCO’s 4x100m that took silver.

Saoirse Phillips (Northern Lebanon / Jr.) – Track & Field: At the Lebanon County Championship Meet, the junior placed 2nd in the High Jump (4’8”). Earlier in the week at a dual meet against Lancaster Mennonite & Pequea Valley, Phillips placed 2nd in the High Jump, 3rd in the Long Jump, & helped the Vikings to a victory in the 4x800m.

Eliana Schneider (Cedar Crest / Jr.) – Track & Field: At Friday’s Lebanon County Championship Meet, the junior won four gold medals. The evening started with a win in the Javelin, where Schneider’s throw of 149’5” broke her own meet record. Schneider then went on to take gold in the 800m (2:19.21), High Jump (5’4”), & 4x400m (4:02.20). Her performance helped Cedar Crest to the team championship.

Maddy Waldron (Palmyra / So.) – Track & Field: At the Lebanon County Championship Meet, the sophomore sprinter took 2nd in both the 100m (12.86) & 200m (26.08). Waldron also served as a member of Palmyra’s 4x100m & 4x400m relay teams. Her performances throughout the season helped the Lady Cougars to a 7-0 dual meet record that led to them being crowned the Mid Penn Keystone Champions.

Sereniti Zidik (Lebanon / Sr.) – Softball: In two games last week, Zidik was a combined 3-6 with a double, 2 RBI, and a run scored. On the mound, she recorded her 250th career strikeout in just her 271st inning pitched.

Annville-Cleona Relay Teams (Annville-Cleona) – Track & Field: On Friday, the team of Sophia Caporaletti, Kendall Cooper, Miracle Hershey, & Jada Morales started their day at the Penn Relays where they competed in the 4x100m. They ran a 49.67 to place 85th out of 650. After winning the 4x100m & taking silver in the 4x400m at the Lebanon County Championship Meet on Friday night, the foursome returned to Franklin Field on Saturday to compete in the 4x400m.

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Male Nominees

Karter Adams (Northern Lebanon / Sr.) – Track & Field: At Friday’s Lebanon County Championship Meet, the senior placed 6th in the 100m (11.70), 5th in the 200m (23.77), and also was a member of the Viking 4x100m & 4x400m teams. The 4x400m ended the night on the track with a 2nd place finish (3:31.89). In a dual meet against Lancaster Mennonite & Pequea Valley, Adams picked up three 1st place finishes & a 2nd place.

Tyler Burgess (Palmyra / Sr/.) – Track & Field: At Friday night’s Lebanon County Championship Meet, the senior won four events and set three meet records. Burgess ran both hurdle events in record time, finishing first in the 110m High Hurdles (13.94) & 300m IM Hurdles (37.27). Burgess was also a member of the 4x100m team that set the meet record with a time of 42.01. He finished his night by helping the 4x400m to take gold (3:30.52).

Ben DiScuillo (Lebanon / Sr.) – Baseball: The senior took the mound in an away game against LL Section 2 leading Lampeter-Strasburg. DiScuillo took on the challenge by recording 11 Ks while allowing only 3 hits & 2 unearned runs over the course of 6 innings. This performance set up a 7th-inning comeback by the Cedars to down the Pioneers for the 5-2 victory.

Bryce Hoglund (ELCO / Sr.) – Track & Field: At the Lebanon County Championship Meet, the senior set his PR in the Pole Vault when he cleared 12’6”. This earned Hoglund a silver medal.

Travis Hostetter (Annville-Cleona / Sr.) – Tennis: At the Lancaster Lebanon League Championship, Hostetter entered the AA competition as the #2 seed in #1 Singles. He also joined Augustus Giurintano in #1 Doubles. In both events, Hostetter earned silver. He will now compete in the District 3 Singles Tournament.

Connor Rowe (Cedar Crest / Sr.) – Lacrosse: In three games last week, the senior was instrumental in helping the Falcons compete. On top of 7 goals, Rowe collected 26 ground balls, & won 40/52 (77%) of his faceoffs. In Saturday’s close 8-6 loss to Palmyra, Rowe won all 14 faceoffs and scored 4 goals. Beyond his play, Rowe is a vocal leader & captain for the Falcons.

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