Shane Gerdes of Fossil Ridge volleyball has been named the Blue FCU Boys Athlete of the Week for April 13-18. He achieved 17 kills, 20 digs, seven assists, and three aces during two wins.
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Shane Gerdes named Blue FCU Boys Athlete of the Week
Achieved 17 kills, 20 digs, seven assists, and three aces
Fossil Ridge volleyball won both matches 3-0
First match against Pomona, second against Centaurus
Gerdes had a .714 hitting percentage in the Pomona match
Shane GerdesFossil Ridge volleyballBlue FCU Boys Athlete of the WeekPomona
This week's Blue Federal Credit Union Boys Athlete of the Week award is headed to the volleyball court.
Fossil Ridge volleyball's Shane Gerdes took top honors in the Fort Collins area for the week of April 13-18 after some great all-around performances in a pair of wins.
Gerdes combined for 17 kills, 20 digs, seven assists and three aces in a 2-0 week for Fossil.
First, the senior hitter tallied six kills with a .714 hitting percentage while adding 10 digs, four assists and an ace in a 3-0 sweep of Pomona.
Gerdes then followed that up with another 11 kills, 10 digs, three assists and two aces in another 3-0 sweep, this time against Centaurus.
The SaberCat player and Timnath senior (Timnath doesn't have a boys team) has been a standout player for Fossil Ridge and PSD dating in a distinguished four-year career that is wrapping up this spring.
For his career, Gerdes has tallied nearly 350 kills, over 800 digs, 129 assists and 91 aces as a versatile player for the Stars and SaberCats.
Fossil Ridge's Shane Gerdes celebrates a point during a high school boys volleyball city rivalry match vs. Poudre on March 28, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Fossil Ridge's Shane Gerdes celebrates a point during a high school boys volleyball city rivalry match vs. Poudre on March 28, 2026, at Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins, Colo.
Gerdes will continue his volleyball career, joining over 100 Fort Collins-area signing to play college sports by signing with Grove City College in Pennsylvania.
He joins teammate Joshua Lamsma as the second local volleyball player to earn Blue FCU Boys Athlete of the Week honors this spring.
Fossil volleyball fans made their votes count, and they were needed in a tight two-man race, with Gerdes winning by just 0.1%. He won with 34.2% of the total vote.
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Rocky Mountain football's Bode Nesbitt was the Blue FCU Athlete of the Week for Aug. 18-23 after returning the opening kickoff of the season for a TD vs. Northglenn.
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Rocky Mountain football's Bode Nesbitt was the Blue FCU Athlete of the Week for Aug. 18-23 after returning the opening kickoff of the season for a TD vs. Northglenn.
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Poudre's Owen Addington was the Blue FCU Athlete of the Week for Aug. 25-30 after a 2-0 week in which he dropped just 6 games in 4 sets.
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PSD's Marli Brenner was the Blue FCU Athlete of the Week for Sept. 1-6 after recording 13 tackles, 2 sacks and a TD catch vs. Eagle Ridge Academy.
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Wellington softball player Kensley Story was the Blue FCU Athlete of the Week for Sept. 8-13 after hitting 2 home runs with 4 RBIs, scored 8 runs and stole 5 bases in a 3-0 week.
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PSD flag football's Jordyn Peterson (middle, pink mouth guard) was the Blue FCU Athlete of the Week for Sept. 15-20 after catching 3 passes for 102 yards and 2 TDs in a win over Legacy.
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Fossil Ridge's Emery Johnson was the Blue FCU Athlete of the Week for Sept. 22-27 after compiling 58 kills, 5 aces, 6 blocks, 44 digs and 143 serves received during the Nike Southwest Nationals tournament.
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PSD quarterback Brooke Pravlik was the Blue FCU Athlete of the Week for Sept. 29-Oct. 4 after combining for over 300 total yards and 4 touchdowns against Aurora Central and Mountain Range.
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Fossil Ridge's Briella Myers was the Blue FCU Athlete of the Week for Oct. 6-11 after going 10-for-11 with 2 HRs, 3 2Bs and 4 RBI in three games.
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Fossil Ridge's Olivia Ewing was the Blue FCU Athlete of the Week for Oct. 13-18 after recording 19 kills and 16 blocks in high-level wins over Valor Christian and Windsor.
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Fossil Ridge's Alyssa Cottingham was the Blue FCU Athlete of the Week for Oct. 27-Nov. 1 after recording 21 kills, six digs and 14 serves received in a 2-0 week.
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Fossil Ridge girls swimmer Gracie Thornton was the Blue FCU Athlete of the Week for Dec. 8-13 after sweeping 4 individual race titles and helping the SaberCats sweep 4 relay titles across a city tri-meet and Windsor's Candy Cane Invite.
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PSD boys nordic skier Leo Tornatzky was the Blue FCU Boys Athlete of the Week for Jan. 5-10 after a top-10 finish against a statewide field to open the season.
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Fort Collins basketball's Lydia Childs was the Blue FCU Girls Athlete of the Week for Jan. 12-17 after tying the school's single-game steals record vs. Legacy.
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Fossil Ridge wrestler Tyler Coats was the Blue FCU Boys Athlete of the Week for Jan. 12-17 after winning his first career tournament title at Conifer's annual Lobo Invitational.
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PSD Nordic skier Brooke Davis was the Blue FCU Girls Athlete of the Week for Jan. 19-24 after a top-10 finish against a strong statewide field at the Steamboat Classic.
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Fossil Ridge wrestler Tyler Coats was the Blue FCU Boys Athlete of the Week for Jan. 19-24 after winning the won the 150-pound weight class title in Wyoming's Dylan Humes Memorial invitational.
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Fossil Ridge basketball's Lauren Smith was the Blue FCU Girls Athlete of the Week for Jan. 26-31 after tying the school record with 18 rebounds in a win over Loveland.
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Fossil Ridge basketball player Jaimeson Peterson was the Blue FCU Boys Athlete of the Week for Jan. 26-31 after setting a new school record with 14 assists in a win over Rocky Mountain.
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Poudre basketball player Matea Burdick was the Blue FCU Girls Athlete of the Week for Feb. 2-7 after averaging 15 points and 5 rebounds in the Impalas' 3-0 week.
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PSD ice hockey's Jorgan Bliss was the Blue FCU Boys Athlete of the Week for Feb. 2-7 after scoring 2 goals with 2 assists in a Senior Night home win for the No. 1 Stars.
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Poudre School District wrestler Anna Bratton was the Blue FCU Girls Athlete of the Week for Feb. 9-14 after sweeping to a regional title with 3 pins.
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Poudre basketball's Blake Brewster was the Blue FCU Boys Athlete of the Week for Feb. 9-14 after leading the Impalas with 22 points in an upset win over Windsor.
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Poudre basketball's Addi Forrest was the Blue FCU Girls Athlete of the Week for Feb. 16-21 after scoring 25 points with 17 rebounds in a win over city rival Fossil Ridge.
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Rocky Mountain's Addilyn Bailey was the Blue FCU Girls Athlete of the Week for Feb. 23-28 after scoring a career-high 15 points with 9 rebounds in a 6A playoff game at Boulder.
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Fort Collins' Scarlet Marske was the Blue FCU Girls Athlete of the Week for March 2-7 after opening the season with a pair of dominant dual wins vs. Erie and Loveland opponents.
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Fossil Ridge's Parker Grissom was the Blue FCU Boys Athlete of the Week for March 2-7 after sweeping individual wins and helping the SaberCats win a relay race in a dual meet.
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Rocky Mountain senior Gwen Grumbles was voted the Blue Federal Credit Union Girls Athlete of the Week after winning the pole vault event at Windsor's Murray Kula Invitational on March 14, 2026.
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Fossil Ridge's Parker Grissom was the Blue FCU Boys Athlete of the Week for March 9-14 after posting double-digit stats in 5 different categories to lead Fossil to a pair of sweeps.
The Blue Federal Credit Union Athlete of the Week series features five nominees on Mondays, with voting at Coloradoan.com until 11:59 a.m. every Thursday.
Fans can nominate their favorite athletes (deadline: 11:59 p.m. every Sunday), and the Coloradoan Sports staff will ultimately select the nominees each week.
If you have nominations for a future Athlete of the Week, please send them via email to ChrisAbshire@coloradoan.com for consideration.
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Chris Abshire covers high school and community sports for the Coloradoan.