Who should be the Standard-Times Athlete of the Week?

With the conclusion of the track season and as softball and baseball continue into the postseason, plenty of West Texas high school athletes had outstanding performances last week and were nominated for Standard-Times Athlete of the Week.

How to nominate athletes for next week's poll

The Standard-Times is taking weekly nominations and will release a list of finalists for the High School Athlete of the Week each Tuesday.

Students in all varsity sports are eligible to be nominated. The poll will close at 2 p.m. Thursday and the winners will be announced shortly after.

Nominations for next week's award are due by 5 p.m. Monday and can be submitted through email at sports@gosanangelo.com by messaging the Standard-Times through its Facebook page, or on X (formerly known as Twitter) @sast_sports.

Do not send votes through email as they will not be accepted. Only nominations are accepted through email.

This week's nominees

Kara Baker, Central girls gymnastics - She finished third in the All-Around category at the state gymnastics meet as the top scorer on Central's first-place team, and took home gold in the floor exercise event with 19.750 points across both days.

Emily Jackson, Bronte track - She won the class 1A 100 hurdles with a 15.57 second time and claimed bronze in the long jump with a 16-foot, 4 3/4 inch jump at the UIL State track meet.

Lainey Jernigan, Goldthwaite track - She swept the Cless 2A 100 and 300 hurdle events, setting a state record of 42.82 in the 100, and anchored Goldthwaite's gold medal-winning 1,600 relay team at the UIL State track meet.

Logan Kypfer, Central boys gymnastics - He placed eighth in the All-Around category at state, won the floor exercise with 18.950 points and scored a perfect 10 on the horizontal bars in compulsory.

Logan Prater, Eldorado track - She won the Class 2A long jump at the UIL State track meet with an 18 foot, 2 3/4 inch leap and also won the triple jump with a 38-07.25 on her final jump.

Danni Ruiz, Menard track - She won the Class 1A 400 with a 2:12.44 time, setting a new 1A record, and won the 800 with a 57.87 at the UIL State track meet.

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Paul Witwer covers high school sports and Angelo State University sports for The San Angelo Standard-Times. Reach him at sports@gosanangelo.com. Follow him on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, @Paul_Witwer.

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