The Coloradoan is again 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 in the 2025-26 school year.There are five nominees every week, and fans can vote every Monday through Thursday at coloradoan.com/sports.This is the 30th week of the 2025-26 sports season as we near a full-on sprint toward championship season in spring athletics.You can find the nominees and the ballot below. Voting is open this week until 11:59 a.m. on April 23, with the winner announced later that same day.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 Boys Athlete of the Week nomineesThe following Fort Collins-area boys athletes are nominated for their performances April 13-18:Shane Gerdes, Fossil Ridge volleyball: The SaberCat hitter continued his outstanding senior season during Fossil's 2-0 week.

Gerdes combined for 17 kills, 20 digs, seven assists and three aces in a pair of sweeps over Pomona and Centaurus.Markus Gilmore, Windsor track & field: The Wizards speedster is zooming past his competition on the track, especially last week. Gilmore won the 110-meter hurdles, took second in the 100 dash and helped Windsor's 4x100 relay squad take third at Roosevelt's Randall Hess Roughrider Invitational.Bradley Mallette, Rocky Mountain baseball: What a two-way week for the Lobos senior. Mallette tossed a complete-game shutout, allowing three hits with eight strikeouts in a 2-0 win over Fossil Ridge.

He then went 3-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs in Rocky's 13-12 comeback win vs. Legacy.Dylan Rubenstein, Fort Collins baseball: Rubenstein stood out as pitcher and hitter in a 3-0 week for the Lambkins. Rubenstein shut out Loveland in a 10-0 win with a five-inning complete game and also went 4-for-8 with a homer (grand slam), six RBIs and five runs scored in the three wins.JaMaurius Taylor, Timnath track & field: The Cubs junior was prolific at the Randall Hess. Taylor won the 200 dash title, helped Timnath's 4x200 relay take the title and also finished sixth in the 100 dash to pile up the points.Vote here:Chris Abshire covers high school and community sports for the Coloradoan.This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Poll: Vote for Blue FCU's Fort Collins Boys Athlete of Week (April 20)