Leflore, Foster, Gilbert voted Daily Journal Athletes of the Week
East Union’s Ann Fleming Leflore has been voted the Daily Journal Female Athlete of the Week, while New Albany’s Coen Foster and Nettleton’s Tyler Gilbert are Male co-Athletes of the Week for Aug. 17-22. Leflore, an outside hitter for the volleyball team, had a huge week. Over the course of six matches, the junior notched 91 kills, including 52 during the Union County Tournament, which East ...
Ann Leflore of East Union was named the Daily Journal Female Athlete of the Week for her outstanding performance during the week of August 17-22. As an outside hitter for the volleyball team, Leflore achieved remarkable success, recording a total of 91 kills across six matches. Notably, she scored 52 kills during the Union County Tournament, which East Union won.
Her impressive performance earned her 59.4% of the vote in the Female Athlete of the Week Twitter poll, narrowly surpassing Myrtle's Ally Murphy and Walnut's Molly-Kate Rolison.
Co-Athletes of the Week for the same week were Coen Foster of New Albany and Tyler Gilbert of Nettleton. Foster, a cross country runner, claimed victory in the Myrtle Invitational race on Saturday, completing the race in an impressive 16 minutes, 23.47 seconds. This achievement earned him 38.5% of the vote in the Male Athlete of the Week poll.
Gilbert, a member of Nettleton's football team, contributed significantly to his team's victory with two touchdowns in a close 16-15 jamboree win against Mantachie on Friday. He also received 38.5% of the vote in the poll. Hamilton's Sebastian Joslin was another nominee for the award.
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