It's time to vote for the Detroit Free Press Buffalo Wild Wings Girls Prep Athlete of the Week.This week's poll features four players – one player each from lacrosse, soccer, softball and track and field. All had standout performances during the week of April 12-18.Voting will close at noon on Friday, April 24.Here are the nominees (listed in alphabetical order by last name):Jackie Calso, Detroit Country Day, lacrosseCountry Day went 3-1 on its four-game stretch against Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook-Kingswood, Hartland, East Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Northview. Jackie Calso, a junior midfielder for the Yellowjackets, had 19 draw controls, 12 assists and 11 goals for the week.Gabby Gojcaj, Utica Eisenhower, soccerEisenhower extended its winning streak to seven games after defeating Romeo, Sterling Heights Stevenson, Grand Ledge and Ann Arbor Skyline, giving up only one goal.
Gabby Gojacj had six goals and four assists for the Eagles in the four games.Mallory Hool, Allen Park, softballThe Oakland University commit led Allen Park to two wins across three games for the week against Wyandotte Roosevelt, Woodhaven and Trenton. Hool had a .464 batting average on 13 hits and had six RBIsJaelyn Ray, Pinckney, track and fieldRay become the second fastest runner in Livingston County history in the 1,600 meter event during a dual meet against Jackson on Tuesday, April 14. She finished the race with a time of 4:55.99.
Ray also took the top spot in the 3,200 meter race during with a time of 10:48.39 during the Lansing Catholic Relays on Saturday, April 18.Editor's Note: We reserve the right to disqualify a candidate or declare a vote "no contest" if tampering such as bots or offering to pay for voting is evident. Please respect the integrity of the vote the way these athletes respect the integrity of the game.Miss the deadline to nominate an athlete?We take nominations through 10 a.m. Monday for the previous week's games.
Nominate for the week of April 19-25 at freep.com/athlete. Note: Don't use the nomination link to vote. You can vote in the poll above.TO YOUR INBOX: Sign up for our weekly Michigan Preps newsletter to get high school sports and news sent directly to you!Eric Guzmán covers youth sports culture at the Free Press as a corps member for Report for America, an initiative of The GroundTruth Project.
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