West Salem track and field athlete Lily Griffin is the winner of the Maps Credit Union high school girls Athlete of the Week, as voted by Statesman Journal readers.
A sophomore, Griffin jumped 5 feet, 3 inches in high jump for first place and the fourth-best 6A mark this season May 6 in a dual meet against McNary.
Griffin received 68.36% of the reader poll votes. Dallas track and field athlete Harlow Nelson was second (28.14%).
Here are the other nominees.
Liv Curry, Delphian track and field
Curry, a senior, ran a 15.87-second 100-meter hurdles for a first-place finish and the second-best Class 2A time this season May 2 at the Amity Invitational.
Hadley Hughes, Amity track and field
Hughes, a junior, threw 136-7 in javelin for first and the top mark in Class 3A this season May 2 at the Amity Invitational. She also had a 37-4 winning shot put mark that’s third on the 3A season list.
Maddi Jones, Dallas softball
Jones, a junior, pitched a full seven innings, struck out 14 batters and allowed just three hits May 4 in the Class 5A Dragons’ 7-1 win over 6A Sandy.
Harlow Nelson, Dallas track and field
Nelson, a sophomore, ran a 12.22 100 for first place and the fifth-best 5A time this spring May 5 at a tri-meet with Lebanon and Central.
Maddy Tingle, Cascade softball
Tingle, a sophomore, recorded two hits, including a home run, and a team-high four RBIs May 7 in the Cougars’ 7-1 win over Oregon West Conference rival Stayton.
Ashlyn Wittnebel, McNary softball
Wittnebel, a senior, pitched two innings and collected four strikeouts May 4 in the Celtics’ three-inning home win over South Salem. Wittnebel also posted two hits and two RBIs in the 16-0 rout.
Landon Bartlett covers high school sports and Oregon State for the Statesman Journal. He can be reached at LBartlett@statesmanjournal.com or on X, TikTok or Instagram @bartlelo.
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