Vote for the Blue Water Area Athlete of the Week

It's time for the latest Blue Water Area Athlete of the week poll. We need your help to determine a winner.

Remember: Voting ends at noon on Thursday.

Last week winner was St. Clair boys track & field's Sam Vitale, who won won the boys 1,600 meters (4:28.64) and 3,200 meters (9:53.21) at the Marysville Invitational on May 13. He was also part of the Saints' win in the 4x800 relay that notched a school-record finish of 8:11.50.

Want to nominate an athlete for a future poll? Email Times Herald sports reporter Brenden Welper (bwelper@gannett.com) and let him know who had a stellar week. Please submit entries by 10 p.m. on Sunday.

Listed below are this week’s candidates in alphabetical order:

Evan Green — Richmond boys track & field: Green won the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters with times of 11.21, 22.80 and 51.03, respectively, in a Division 3 regional on May 21. All three finishes were personal records.

Janae Hudson — Marysville girls track & field: Hudson won the girls discus and girls shot put with distances of 135.7 feet (school record) and 38.11 feet (personal record), respectively, at a Division 2 regional on May 20. 

Josh Kasner — Algonac baseball: Kasner pitched a complete-game shutout while allowing only one hit and striking out 15 batters in the Muskrats' 1-0 win over North Branch on May 16.

Shelby Philion — Armada girls tennis: Philion finished as runner-up at No. 2 singles in a Division 3 regional on May 19. Her victories in the second round (6-0, 6-0) and semifinals (6-1, 6-0) helped the Tigers qualify for the state finals.

Contact Brenden Welper at bwelper@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter @BrendenWelper.