Vote now: Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week
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Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) girls Athlete of the Week poll.
For the entire academic year, we will provide a list of candidates who stood out over the previous week and allow you, the reader, to vote for the winner.
This week, we consider performances from March 18-23.
Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Vote as many times as you’d like until then without using bots or any other artificial methods of voting.
Votes by email and after 5 p.m. Wednesday are not counted.
Scroll to the bottom for the poll.
Winners are announced each Friday online and in the print edition of the Mercury News and East Bay Times sports sections.
Candidates for future Athlete of the Week polls can be nominated at highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com.
We accept nominations until 11 a.m. each Monday.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps by coaches/team statisticians.
On to the nominees:
Olivia Abbott, Sacred Heart Prep lacrosse: The sophomore totaled eight goals, three assists and 21 draw controls in wins against Redwood and Menlo-Atherton. The Gators are 7-0 this season.
Varsha Aravindhan, Irvington track and field: Aravindhan took first place in the 400 meters with a time of 1:04.53 at a Mission Valley Athletic League meet.
Elsie Ceridono, Campolindo lacrosse: Ceridono had seven points with two goals and five assists in a 14-2 win at home against Northgate. Campolindo is currently 15th in MaxPreps’ San Francisco Metro rankings.
Alanna Clincy, Willow Glen softball: The sophomore struck out eight in four innings and added a home run and three RBIs in a 13-1 win over Leigh. The Rams are on a four-game winning streak after starting 0-3.
Jasmine Cruz, Mt. Eden softball: Cruz went 3 for 3, scored four runs and had two RBIs in a 15-0 win over Tennyson. The sophomore is batting .548 on the year for Mt. Eden, which is 8-1.
Dom Neville, Hillsdale lacrosse: Neville had seven goals on seven shots in Hillsdale’s 17-9 win against Burlingame. The Fighting Knights are in first place in the West Bay Athletic League Skyline Division.
Kyleigh Mace, Archbishop Mitty softball: The sophomore threw a complete-game shutout and struck out six in a 4-0 win over Capuchino. The Monarchs (7-1) are on a six-game winning streak.
Kate Munnerlyn, St. Francis softball: Munnerlyn went 3 for 4 and had two RBIs in a 7-1 win over Hollister. She also got it done in the pitcher’s circle, striking out five in seven innings.
Olivia Navone, San Ramon Valley lacrosse: The senior had four points with two goals and two assists in a 17-0 rout of Livermore. The Wolves are undefeated in seven games this season.
Bella Placencia, Hercules softball: Placencia went 3 for 4 with four RBIs and two doubles in Hercules’ 25-2 win over Campolindo. The sophomore is batting .704 and has 18 stolen bases so far this season.
Elliana Snyder, Leigh softball: Snyder batted 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a double in a 4-1 win over Westmont. Leigh is 5-4 this season.