Prospect cross country runner Kylie Hoornaert had a strong closing kick as she finished with 15,142 votes (37.16%) to claim Bay Area News Group girls high school athlete of the week honors for Nov. 1-7.
Another cross country runner, Dougherty Valley’s Sabrina Noriega, had 9,039 votes (22.18%) by the deadline at 5 p.m. Wednesday to finish second.
Menlo-Atherton volleyball player Anna Ryan placed third.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Hoornaert, a freshman, ran a 17:59.1 at Crystal Springs in Belmont to win the Blossom Valley Athletic League championship. Her winning time was 8.1 seconds faster than the runner-up.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s honor, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday, Nov. 15, at 11 a.m.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.
Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News & East Bay Times websites.
Past winners
Oct. 25-31: Elsa Horciza, College Park water polo
Oct. 18-24: Tui Saluni, Northgate volleyball
Oct. 11-17: Dania Innis, Miramonte water polo
Oct. 4-10: Marykate Cawicaan, Yerba Buena volleyball
Sept. 27-Oct. 3: Rochelle Mosley, Heritage volleyball
Sept. 20-26: Aubrey Newton, Carondelet water polo
Sept. 13-19: Emma Madden, Burlingame volleyball
Sept. 6-12: Isabella De Leon, Benicia volleyball
Aug. 30-Sept. 5: Lauren Hett, Carondelet water polo
Aug. 23-Aug. 28: Kendall McCallum, Heritage water polo
