Bay Area News Group boys athlete of the week: Landon Pretre, Menlo School cross country
Menlo School cross country runner Landon Pretre is the Bay Area News Group’s boys high school athlete of the week for Nov. 25-30.
In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Pretre finished with 47.29% of the vote. Moreau Catholic football player Jalen Arnold finished with 32.46%.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Pretre, a senior, finished in 14:38.8 at the CIF meet on Saturday in Fresno, placing second overall to lead Menlo to a Division V championship, the first in school history. The Knights qualified for the Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 7 with their team performance.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.
Votes by email do not count. Only votes submitted through the online poll on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites will count.
Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.