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

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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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