Vote: Decide this week's Marion County Athlete of the Week with 66 nominees to choose from

Last week's athlete of the week crown went to Vanguard softball standout Jaelynne Whipple. Her power and consistency helped her earn 44% of the over 12,000 votes casted.

With a new class of hitters going yard this week the voting may come down to the wire. We have county weightlifitng champs, starting pitchers throwing shutouts, and a flag footballers with game defining performances joining them too.

You can vote for your favorite athlete once per hour. Please share the poll on social media so friends and family can get in on the action. Voting will close Thursday at 4:59 p.m.

Miguel Shelton, Weightlifting, West Port

MAC champion at 119

Heath Hensley, Weightlifting, Forest

MAC champion at 129

Ridge Ray, Weightlifting, Belleview

MAC champion at 139

Jonathan Gonyer, Weightlifting, West Port

MAC champion at 154

Brandon Kee, Weightlifting, Vanguard

MAC champion at 169

Kevin Lucas, Weightlifting, Lake Weir

MAC champion at 183

Andrew Lunday, Weightlifting, Forest

MAC champion at 199

Jacob Stiles, Weightlifting, West Port

MAC champion at 219

Owen Montemurro, Weightlifting, West Port

MAC champion at 238

Ethan Shepp, Weightlifting, West Port

MAC champion at heavyweight

Josalin Churchill, T & F, Belleview

1st place in Javelin

Trevohn Ivory, T & F, Belleview

1st in 1600 meter run

Emily Reed, T & F, Trinity Catholic

1st in 200 meter dash

Ansley Smith, T & F, Trinity Catholic,

1st in 1600 meter run

Dylan Temple, T & F, Trinity Catholic

1st in 400 meter dash

Mike Neal, T & F, Trinity Catholic

1st in long jump, 2nd in high jump

Carter Schofield, T & F, Trinity Catholic

1st in Javelin

Indyah Parrilla, T & F, West Port

1st in 100 meter dash

Maniah Kendrick, T & F, West Port

1st in 400 meter dash

Elena Krisc, T & F, West Port

1st in high jump

Ca'Niyah Graham, T & F, West Port

1st in long jump

Faith Joseph, T & F, West Port

1st in shot put

Jaylin Marshall-Cain, T & F, West Port

1st in 100, 200 meter dash

Trenton Bryant, T & F, West Port

1st in high jump

Jeremiah McCall T & F, West Port

1st in shot put

Shamyra Reid, T & F, Dunnellon

1st in discus, shot put at Freedom Spring Break Invitational 2025

Paige Hauger, Tennis, Dunnellon

undefeated in single and doubles matches

Tony'ah Boggs, Flag Football, Dunnellon

294 passing yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT, 143 rushing yards, 2 rushing TDs, 2 pass deflected

Aysia Tugle, Flag Football, Dunnellon

11 ctaches, 109 receiving yards, 3 receiving TDs

Aubree Smith, Flag Football, Dunnellon

2 sacks, 5 tackles

Kayla Bordelon, Softball, Dunnellon

win as starting pitcher, 9 Ks

Landon Courtney, Baseball, Lake Weir

2 wins as starting pitcher, 2.25 ERA, 10 Ks

Kyra Rigozzi, Softball, Lake Weir

1.000 BA, 3 H, 4 RBIs, 1 HR, 3 R

Dillon Grace, Baseball, Forest

.636 BA, 7 RBIs, 1 HR, 7 H

Gavin Crowley, Lacrosse, Forest

3 goals

Jeremy Croft, Volleyball, Forest

26 kills, block, 12 digs

Xavier Sahajpal, Volleyball, Forest

2 kills, 7 aces, block, 13 digs, 41 assists

Jaiden Prestipino, Softball, Forest

.500 BA, 8 RBIs, 4 H, 1 HR

Reagan Quinn, Softball, Forest

.333 BA, 2 H, 3 RBIs, 1 HR, win as starting pitcher

Aurora Shifflett, Softball, Forest

.571 BA, 4 H, 1 HR, .9375 fielding rate

Janiana Wess, Flag Football, Forest

2 receiving TDs, 1 pass defended, 2 tackles, 41 receiving yards

Aly Axe, Softball, Belleview

wins as starting pitcher, 10 Ks

Harper Foote, Softball, Belleview

.500 BA, 3 H, 5 RBIs, 2 R

Hannah Mason, Flag Football, Belleview

202 passing yards, 2 passing TDs, 42 rushing yards, 1 receiving TD

Jakyra Bostick, Flag Football, Belleview

6 catches, 93 receiving yards, 2 receiving TDs, INT

Bella Maurice, Flag Football, Belleview

1 sack, 17 tackles

Matthew Wetherell, Baseball, Trinity Catholic

.375 BA, 3 H, 2 RBIs, 1 HR, .966 fielding rate

Caylee Barbe, Softball, Trinity Catholic

win as starting pitcher, save, 17 Ks, 0 ERA, 5 H, .714 BA

Trenton Ramsey, Baseball, North Marion

.400 BA, 2 RBIs, 2 H, 1 HR

Cooper Ragle, Baseball, Vanguard

Complete game shut out, 0 ERA, win as starting pitcher, 12 Ks

Brendan McLaughlin, Baseball, Vanguard

win as starting pitcher, .428 BA, 2 RBIs, 3 H

CT Antonucci, Baseball, Vanguard

.500 BA, 5 RBIs, 4 H, 1 HR

Dhru Patel, Tennis, Vanguard

undefeated in singles and doubles

Destiny Horcajo, Softball, Vanguard

1 HR, .750 BA, 6 RBIs, 2 R, 3 H

Hannah Davis, Softball, Vanguard

win as starting pitcher, 9 Ks, 2.52 ERA

Efren Soto, Baseball, West Port

1.000 BA, 3 RBIs, 1 SB

Jamian Avery, Volleyball, West Port

17 Kills, 2 aces, 11 digs

Dylan Bethea, Volleyball, West Port

11 blocks, 13 kills

Michael Reid, Volleyball, West Port

4 kills, 2 blocks, 9 digs, 77 assists

Luis Roman, Baseball, St. John Lutheran

2 HR, 5 RBIs, 3 H, 3 R, .750 BA

Adam Stillwell, Baseball, St. John Lutheran

win as starting pitcher, complete games, 14 Ks

Aaliyah Grant, Basketball, West Port

32 points, 16 points in Prepzone All Star Game

This article originally appeared on Ocala Star-Banner: Marion County high school athlete of the week fan poll, Mar 08 -Mar 15

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