Vote for Ames Tribune female Athlete of the Week for April 12-18

The week of April 12-18 saw several girls track and field athletes from the Ames area make their final drive to qualify for the Drake Relays, which will be held this week at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Female track and field athletes from stepped up to the plate on multiple occasions during the week. There were also some thrilling girls soccer games standout performances in girls golf.

There were several female athletes from the area that stood out individually.

Here are the Ames Tribune female Athlete of the Week nominees for the week of April 12-18. AmesTrib.com readers vote to determine the winner, who will be announced at the end of the week.

Emma Stanley, Ames

Ames anchor runner Emma Stanley runs in the 4x800-meter relay during the Jim Duea Relays high school girls track and field meet at Ames High Stadium on April 14 in Ames, Iowa.

Stanley won the 1,500-meter run for the Ames girls track and field team during the Jim Duea Relays on April 14 at Ames.

Stanley ran a time of four minutes, 43.69 seconds to win the event by over three seconds over Waukee Northwest's Piper Vander Ley. That time ranks 10th among all runners in Class 4A.

Stanley also anchored Ames to a third-place finish in the 4x800 with a time of 9:24.50.

Ava Lohrbach, Gilbert

Lohrbach tied for first at the Jaguar Invitational in Ankeny and she was individual medalist during a Gilbert girls golf dual win over Adel-Desoto-Minburn.

Lohrbach carded a 1-under par round of 72 to tie Pleasant Valley's Ella Sherrick for the top score over 18 holes during the Jaguar Invitational at the Briarwood Club of Ankeny on April 13. Lohrbach shot an even par 35 over nine holes during Gilbert's 158-198 dual win over ADM on April 14 at the Ames Golf and Country Club in Ames

Makiya Culbertson, Ballard