The Coloradoan is proud to present our weekly Athlete of the Week series, partnering with Blue Federal Credit Union to honor the best Fort Collins-area high school athletes.
There are five nominees every week, and fans can vote every Monday through Wednesday at coloradoan.com/sports.
This is the 29th edition of the 2024-25 school year, as spring sports hit their stride with postseason action just a month away.
You can find the ballot below. Voting each week is open until midnight Wednesday, with the winner announced on Thursday at coloradoan.com.
Fans can nominate their favorite athletes (deadline: 11:59 p.m. every Sunday) and the Coloradoan Sports staff will ultimately select the nominees each week.
If you have nominations for a future Athlete of the Week, please send them via email to ChrisAbshire@coloradoan.com for consideration.
Meet the Blue FCU Athlete of the Week nominees
The following Fort Collins-area athletes are nominated for their performances from March 31 to April 5:
- Ellie Barry, Fossil Ridge girls golf: The SaberCats senior is off to a strong start this season, winning her second straight event with an individual title in the PSD Invite. Barry fired a 1-under 71 at Harmony Club, including an eagle and four birdies as Fossil also dominated the team standings.
- Kiana Cumings, Windsor girls track and field: The Wizards junior showed elite speed at the Altitude Invite, sweeping the 100- and 200-meter dash titles plus racing for Windsor's winning 100 and 400 relay units. Cumings had MileSplit "Elite Performance" times in the 100 and 200 and on the 4x100 relay squad.
- Addison Geraets, Timnath girls track and field: The junior was part of a big weekend for the Cubs. Geraets won the 300-meter hurdles and took second in the 110 hurdles, helping Timnath win the Altitude Invite girls team title by 0.5 points. Geraets' winning mark gave her two top-12 times among Colorado 300 girls hurdlers this season, regardless of classification.
- Colton Pawlak, PSD boys lacrosse: The Stars senior was the difference maker in PSD's 10-6 win over Fairview. Pawlak was all over the field, scoring 6 goals, dishing out an assist, picking up four ground balls and forcing two takeaways.
- Jacqui Wilson, Poudre girls soccer: The Impalas junior kept Poudre rolling on the pitch this spring, scoring a hat trick in a 10-0 win over Wellington last week. Wilson has been a key part of Poudre's impressive 5-1-1 start, tying the team high with 14 points on 6 goals and 2 assists.
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Chris Abshire covers high school and community sports for the Coloradoan.
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