Below, you’ll find each Athlete of the Week selected during WCIA 3’s Athlete of the Week contest. Each season at the end of the contest, one athlete is eligible to be honored as that season’s Athlete of the Year with a $500 scholarship!
This year, one male and one female athlete will be selected to each be named
Athletes of the Year!

For complete rules and restrictions, click here.

Fall 2019 – Winter 2020 Winners

	Athlete	School, Grade	Sport	Achievements
	Alaina Bowie	St. Thomas More High School, Senior	Golf	Set a new school record and a career low of 63 to win the Blue Ridge Invitational, her second win this month.
	Makayla Klann	Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School, Senior	Volleyball	Helped team win Cissna Park Tip-Off tournament and was named to the all-tournament team, leading her squad in digs.
	Diego Camarena	Iroquois West High School, Senior	Soccer	Scored 31 goals in 8 games, and last year he had the most goals scored among high schoolers in the country.
	Pedro Gauna	Arcola High School, Senior	Football	Led team to a 2-1 start with an interception and volunteers daily in a fifth-grade class.
	Tyler Wilson	Fisher High School, Senior	Football	Ran 452 yards on 28 carries to break the school record.
	Haley Reynolds	Deland-Weldon High School, Senior	Volleyball	Nominated by Millikin University to represent Team Illinois for an international tourney.
	Sage Davis	Mt. Zion High School, Senior	Football	Rushed for 278 yards and two touchdowns in a win over a previously unbeaten team.
	Zach Rogers	Bement High School, Junior	Golf	Scored just two strokes behind the individual medalist at sectionals with a 76.
	Makail Stanley	Argenta-Oreana High School, Senior	Football	Led his team with 206 rushing yards on 14 carries and four touchdowns.
	Santi Rodriguez	Central High School, Senior	Soccer	Set program record with 48 goals in one season, with a career total of 101 goals.
	Olivia Rosenstein	Urbana High School, Senior	Cross- Country	Won both regional and sectional individual titles while qualifying for state for the third time.
	Sally Ma	University of Illinois Laboratory High School, Sophomore	Swimming	Won two first-place medals at sectionals and holds the state’s top qualifying mark in 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle.
	Jacob DuRocher	Rochester High School, Junior	Football	Rushed for 75 yards and 3 TD’s along with r Recs and a score to help defeat Mascoutah in Class 5A semis.
	Katelyn Young	Oakwood High School, Senior	Girl’s Basketball	Leading Her team with 26.7 pts/game & 12.1 rebounds per game. Committed to Murray State.
	Tayler Berry	Tri-County High School, Junior	Girl’s Basketball	Leading Her team with 16 pts, 3 assists and 4 steals per game
	Avery Still	Sullivan High School, Senior	Girl’s Basketball	Averaging 12pts, 7 rebs and 6 steals per game for the state ranked Redskins
	Jacob Dust	St. Anthony High School, Senior	Basketball	The All-Conference pick and honorable mention All-State selection is leading his team in a 13-2 season.
	Emily Meidel	Bismarck-Henning- Rossville-Alvin, Senior	Volleyball	The Blue Devils senior recently scored her 2,000th career point and set a new school career record for kills, leading BHRA to a 17-4 record.
	Sarah Isaf	Paris High School, Senior	Basketball	The team leader has guided the Tigers to a perfect season so far and a No. 1 ranking in the state in Class 2A. Paris has dominated this season and Sarah is a big reason why.
	Griffin Andricks	Central A&M High School, Senior	Basketball	Andricks is averaging 18 points and 10 rebounds a game this season for the 18-2 Central A&M Raiders, one of the favorites to win the Class 1A state title.
	Ashlyn Sturdy	Sangamon Valley, Senior	Basketball	Sturdy scored her 2,000th career point on Tuesday night and is averaging 20 points, five assists, five rebounds and four steals per game
	Matt Kerr	Monticello, Senior	Wrestling	Kerr defeated Unity’s defending state champion Micah Downs by a slim 3-2 decision to take the 182 pound title at the IHSA Class 1A Robinson Regional
	Abel Colunga	Hoopeston Area, Sophomore	Wrestling	Colunga pinned all three of his opponents to win the Class 1A 182-pound sectional title at Olympia. Now he’s heading to his second state appearance with a 41-7 record after going 1-1 last year as a freshman
	Hayden Copass	Georgetown-Ridge Farm, Junior,	Wrestling	Won his first state title, taking the Class 1A 285-pound crown with a 3-1 OT decision. Copass finished his season undefeated at 26-0, a first in more than four decades for the Buffaloes
	Micah Downs	Unity High School Senior	Wrestling	Senior Micah Downs went 3-0 after finishing 3rd at the individual meet. The Rockets’ 3rd place trophy at Dual Team state is the highest for the program since 1989.
	Martrice Brooks	Lanphier Senior	Basketball	Brooks is second in school history for points with 1,770, had more than 550 career rebounds and set the new school record for steals in a season with 155 this year

Winter/Spring 2019 Winners

	Athlete	School, Grade	Sport	Achievements
	Kennedy Bauer	Watseka High School, Senior	Basketball	Became the 8th girl in school history to score 1000 points and has led her team to a 19-2 record so far this season.
	Skylar Hayes	Mt. Pulaski High School, Senior	Basketball	Broke school’s 41-year-old scoring record with 2,227 points over her career.
	Erin Houpt	Danville High School, Sophomore	Basketball	Set the girl’s basketball record for most points in a game, 43, with 24 in a single half.
	Ezra Elliott	Hoopeston High School, Senior	Wrestling	Ranked number 1 in the state in his weight class with an undefeated record.
	Cade Scott	Unity High School, Junior	Wrestling	Has a season record of 41-2 and won his sectional title.
	Luke Luffman	Urbana High School, Senior	Wrestling	Won the state title for three years in a row.
	Capria Brown	Schlarman High School, Junior	Basketball	Helped team win second straight state title, scoring 40 points in two games.
	Christian Stadeli	Cissna Park High School, Senior	Basketball	Scored 29 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in team’s super-sectional win.
	Jacob Paradee	Central A&M High School, Junior	Basketball	Scored 32 points in two games at state helping the team win the school’s first trophy in the sport.
	Kenli Nettles	Arthur-Lovington– Atwood-Hammond High School, Junior	Track and Field	Three first-place  finishes in the Charleston Indoor Invite at EIU.
	Jorden Tedford	Warrensburg- Latham High School, Senior	Track and Field	Won second straight indoor title, clearing 6-foot-8.
	Elijah Hall	Rantoul High School, Senior	Track and Field	Achieved team and personal records at Illinois Top Times while setting an example on and off the track.
	Lucas Chittick	Fisher High School, Senior	Track and Field	Took second place at the Illinois Top Times track meet in the two mile and  qualified for the Boston Marathon.
	Gage Romack	Salt Fork High School, Senior	Baseball	Has a .455 batting average with 17 RBI and 0.82 ERA in 17 innings.
	Kaitlyn Mathews	Paris High School, Junior	Softball	Helped team reach a 17-game winning streak with an 8-1 record as starting pitcher and a .608 batting  average.
	Sarah Perkinson	Judah Christian High School,  Senior	Soccer	Tied for school record of career wins with 32, and in the Top 10 in single season and career assists.
	Wade Baillon	St. Thomas More High School, Junior	Tennis	14-0 singles record this season and a two-time state qualifier.
	Reagan Cheely	Villa Grove High School, Junior	Softball	.461 batting average with 47 RBI and 3.9 ERA with 60 strikeouts.
	Payne Turney	Clinton High School, Junior	Track and Field	Won the Class 2A 800-meter run with a time of 2:17.54
	Mitch Hemmen	Teutopolis High School, Junior	Baseball	Threw a no-hitter to bring the team to the statewide tournament.

Winter/Spring 2019 Athlete of the Year:

Luke Luffman

Fall 2018 Winners

	Athlete	School, Grade	Sport	Achievements
	Sydney Walker	Cerro Gordo High School, Senior	Volleyball	Led team to a Blue Ridge Invitational tournament title with 40 kills.
	Reynaldo Zarco	Central High School, Senior	Soccer	Led team to 9-1 start this season, scoring hat tricks in two games in one week.
	Jared Trantina	GCMS High School, Senior	Football	Scored eight touchdowns in three games, including four in one game, helping the team start 3-0 this season.
	Jacardia Wright	St. Teresa High School, Senior	Football	Rushed 287 yards on 18 carries, including a 102-yard interception, in one game.
	Kasie Anderson	Georgetown- Ridge Farm High School, Senior	Volleyball	Set a school record with 20 kills in one game (along with 17 digs).
	Asher Bradd	Monticello High School, Senior	Football	Scored three touchdowns in one game to secure a spot in the playoffs.
	Kira Wolf	Mattoon High School, Junior	Golf	Had medalist finishes at both the regional and sectional meets.
	Preston Smith	Charleston High School, Senior	Golf	Led his team to win the school’s second straight team state title, winning by one shot with a score of +28.
	Chian Scott	Urbana High School, Junior	Cross Country	Won the Class 2A Danville Regional meet with a time of 18:40, paving the way for her team to advance to sectionals.
	Kayla Brandon	St. Thomas More High School, Senior	Volleyball	Let team to second straight sectional title.
	Mathias Powell	Mahomet-Seymour High School, Senior	Cross Country	Won the Class 2A state championship alongside sectional and regional wins.
	Lizzie Gile	Centennial High School, Senior	Swimming	Part of the sectional champion swimming and diving teams, and advanced to the state meet in three events.
	Lane Ohlemeyer	Maroa-Forsyth High School, Senior	Football	Lead the team’s 2000-yard rushing line this season and has been part of  back-to-back state finalist teams.
	Alek Bundy	Monticello High School, Senior	Football	Made a game-clinching interception to lead the way to the Class 3A state title.

Fall 2018 Athlete of the Year:

Jared Trantina

Spring 2018 Winners

	Athlete	School, Grade	Sport	Achievements
	Jake Frost	Unity High School, Senior	Wrestling	One of the best grapplers so far this season with a 34-0 record.
	Paige Robinson	Okaw Valley High School, Senior	Basketball	Broke the school all-time scoring record with nearly 2000 career points.
	Oliver Binion	Arthur Christian School, Senior	Basketball	21 points and 5 rebounds against Tuscola; leads  his team in  multiple scoring categories
	Tim Finke	Central High School, Senior	Basketball	Achieved 1907 career points after tying the school’s single game scoring record.
	Justin Cardani	Centennial High School, Senior	Wrestling	Won his second state title after an undefeated regular season.
	Landon Wolfe	Effingham High School, Junior	Basketball	Leads his team in scoring, having already surpassed 1,000 points.
	Connor Heaton	Central A&M High School, Sophomore	Basketball	Led team to their first sectional title since 2007.
	Shaniya Howard	Urbana High School,  Senior	Track & Field	1st place at the Big 12 conference indoor meet, and  part of the winning 1600-meter relay team.
	Luke Stokowski	Monticello High School, Senior	Baseball	Lead his team to a perfect 6-0 record at the  beginning of the season.
	Hunter Woodard	Tuscola Community High School,  Senior	Track and Field	Won the Illinois Top Time Indoor State Championship in the shot put with a distance of 57’8″
	Becca  Clanton	Fisher High School, Senior	Softball	Batting .400 so far this season with three home runs and nine RBI in six games.
	Brianna Hopper	The High School of St. Thomas More, Senior	Soccer	Eight shutouts this season, with 23 over her career. Led team to 8-2 record so far.
	Sam Duggins	Blue Ridge High School, Senior	Baseball	Pitched a no- hitter game in which he hit a home run and 6 RBIs.
	Jacob Spitz	Mattoon High School, Junior	Baseball	In his first start of the season, pitched a perfect game helping to lead his team to a 10-0 win.
	Evan Fritcher	Neoga High School, Senior	Baseball	Hit three home runs, scored 11 RBIs, and pitched 3 scorless innings in one week.
	Meredith Johnson- Monfort	Mahomet- Seymour High School, Senior	Soccer	Holds school records for goals in a season and career. Led the team to an undefeated Apollo conference championship.
	Arielle Summitt	University of  Illinois Laboratory High School, Senior	Track and Field	Won sectional titles in 800- and 1600-meter races. Broke school records for 800-, 1600-, and 3200- meter races.
	Atleigh Hamilton	St. Joseph-Ogden High School, Freshman	Track and Field	Scored 36 of her team’s 43 points to help them win the Class 1A state title.
	Ronald Reed	MacArthur High School, Senior	Track and Field	Won the Class 2A 100-meter dash with a time of 10.72 seconds.
	Cody Jansen	Teutopolis High School, Senior	Baseball	Led team back to state title game.  Batted .411 this season and had a 8-1 record on the mound.

Winter/Spring Athlete of 2018

Justin Cardani

Fall 2017 Athletes of the Week

	Athlete	School, Grade	Sport	Achievements
	Carter Burgener	Monticello High School, Senior	Soccer and Football	Finished the week with 8 goals and 2 assists over 4 games, and was 6 for 6 on PAT.
	Caleb Lahey	Bismark-Henning High School, Sophomore	Football	Carried the ball 34 times for 342 yards and 4 touchdowns. His 342 yards are a Bismark-Henning single game record. The Blue Devils beat Momence 55-39.
	Connor Milton	Central High School, Sophomore	Football	330 all-purpose yards, 138 rushing yards, 3 touchdowns
	Steven Migut	Unity High School, Senior	Football	Lead Unity to a 41-0 win over SJO. Throwing for 153 yards and 2 touchdowns, while running for 198 yards and 3 touchdowns. Rockets moved to 4-0 on the year.
	Alek Bundy	Monticello High School, Junior	Football	Bundy caught a one- handed 75 yard touchdown pass late in the first half. Then he returned the opening kick in the second half and ran 91 yards for a touchdown. Monticello beat BBC 49-28.
	Terrence Hill	Effingham High School, Senior	Football	Ran for 263 yards on 39 carries,  scored 5  touchdowns in the Flaming Hearts 41-6 win over Mahomet- Seymour.
	Turner Pullen	Shelbyville High School, Senior	Football	Threw for 1 touchdown and ran for 5 more in the Rams’ 40-0 win over Clinton.
	Skylar Bolton	Oakwood High School, Senior	Football	Carried the ball 18 times for 215 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Comets 45-8 win on Friday night. Also recorded 9 tackles.
	Devin Burton	Blue Ridge High School, Senior	Football	Rushed 17 times for 253 yards and three touchdowns.
	Lily Anderson	Pana High School, Senior	Volleyball	3 blocks and 3 kills in the Panthers’ regional championship match, helping win their 3rd straight regional title.
	Cameron Nicholas	Westville High School, Senior	Football	Ran for 192 yards and 3 touchdowns in the Tigers’ 46-28 win over Carlyle. He also had 3 solo tackles, 5 assists, and 4 extra points.
	Megan Schlechte	Windsor-Stew-Stras High School, Junior	Volleyball	Schlechte lead the Hatchets to a 2nd place finish in 1A  with 35 kills in two matchest, including an IHSA single match record with 29 kills in the semifinal.

Fall Athlete of 2017

Turner Pullen