Alex McMillin of West Allis Hale boys golf was the winner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Piggly Wiggly high school athlete of the week poll from May 4 to May 9.
McMillin became the first Hale golfer in 25 years to win an individual title at an invite event by winning the Kaz Invite at New Berlin Hills on May 9. The Millikin College (IL) commit shot 72 to take medalist honors and help Hale finish 13th overall at the event.
McMillin received 11,897 of 18,584 total votes cast.
Laela Presendofer of Mukwonago girls track and field was the runner-up in last week’s poll. Presendofer won three titles to help lead Mukwonago to a runner-up team finish at the Myrhum Invitational on May 9. The Minnesota State commit won the 100-meter top heat with a time of 11.95 seconds to set a top statewide time in the event this outdoor season. She also won the 200-meter title with a time of 24.17 seconds and ran the anchor leg on Mukwonago’s title-winning 4×200 relay team (1:38.98).
Other nominees included Donavin Bond of Nicolet boys track and field, Max Zastrow of Lake Country Lutheran boys golf and Lucy Rate of Slinger girls track and field.
You can make a nomination for a future player of the week by sending an email with statistics and context on an athlete’s performance to mwhitlow@gannett.com and zbellman@gannett.com. Do not send votes to these addresses.
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