Voting for the Dayton Daily News Athlete of the Week is now open for competitions from April 6 to April 12. The winner will be announced on Friday, with voting closing at the end of Wednesday.
Weâve opened the voting for the Dayton Daily News Athlete of the Week for competitions played the week of April 6-April 12.
Use the ballot below to choose from this weekâs nominees. Voting will be held through the end of the day Wednesday. The winner will be announced on Friday morning.
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Dayton Daily News Athlete of the Week â Official Rules & Guidelines1. Eligibility
Nominees must be current high school student-athletes in the Dayton Daily News, Journal-News and Springfield News-Sun coverage area.
All sports are eligible during their season.
Coaches, athletic directors, school administrators, and fans may submit nominations for varsity athletes who made an impact in competition in the previous weeks.
Nominations must include the varsity athleteâs full name, school, sport, grade level and key statistics and/or accomplishments from the season and a portrait or action photo.
Nominations will remain open throughout the season. Athletes can be nominated more than once if they did not win in previous weeks. Nominations will be considered based on performance and do not guarantee being placed on the ballot.
Finalists are selected for the weekly ballot by the newspaperâs sports staff based on performance.
A public voting period is held weekly.
The editor will have discretion on the number of times a particular team/schoolâs athletes can be nominated to ensure fairness and allow for a variety of athletes and schools.
Voting opens at noon each Monday and will be held through Wednesday.
Any attempts to manipulate the voting process may result in disqualification.
Winners are announced online on Friday morning.
Athletes may be featured in a story, photo, and/or social media post.
Any athlete found in violation of school or team conduct policies may be disqualified.
The newspaper reserves the right to remove or disqualify nominees or winners at its discretion.
Athletes are eligible to win once per season to allow for a variety of sports and schools to earn recognition.
For more information, e-mail Sports Editor Michael Cooper at michael.cooper@coxinc.com.
You can vote using the ballot provided in the article, with voting open until the end of the day Wednesday.
The winner will be announced on Friday morning following the voting period.
The official rules and guidelines outline the eligibility criteria, which can be found in the article linked to the voting section.
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