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Vote for Ames Tribune male Athlete of the Week for May 3-9
TL;DR
The Ames Tribune is seeking votes for the male Athlete of the Week for May 3-9, featuring nominees from various high school sports events in the Ames area. Voting will determine the winner, announced at the week's end.
Key points
- Voting for male Athlete of the Week is open.
- Nominees include athletes from various sports.
- Events include track meets, golf, tennis, and soccer.
- Voting will determine the winner announced at week's end.
Nevada
The week of May 3-9 was another eventful one for male high school athletes from the Ames area.
It was a busy week of conference track and field meets featuring Ames-area schools. Ames competed at the Iowa Alliance Conference meet, Ballard and Gilbert at the Raccoon River Conference meet, Collins-Maxwell and Colo-NESCO at the Iowa Star Conference meet and Nevada and Roland-Story at the Heart of Iowa Conference meet.
There were also several exciting boys golf meets, tennis matches and soccer games involving teams from the Ames area.
Here are the Ames Tribune male Athlete of the Week nominees for the week of May 3-9. AmesTrib.com readers vote to determine the winner, who will be announced at the end of the week.
Connery Varsa, Nevada
Nevada’s Connery Varsa returns the ball against South Tama during the No. 1 singles match in a boys tennis dual meet at the SCORE Athletic Complex on May 7 in Nevada, Iowa.
Varsa helped the Nevada boys tennis team roll to its third consecutive North Central Conference title on May 5 at Webster City.
Varsa placed first in the No. 1 singles competition. He defeated Webster City's Nathan Wardell and Iowa Falls-Alden's Carter Zollar in straight sets, scoring a pair of 6-0 shutouts in each match.
Jack Angell, Colo-NESCO
Angell brought home the 110-meter high hurdles and 400 hurdles titles for the Colo-NESCO boys track and field team at the Iowa Alliance Conference track and field meet on May 7 in Tama.
Angell won the 110 highs in 15.46 seconds and the 400 hurdles in 57.29 seconds.
Drew Vander Wilt, Ames
Vander Wilt helped Ames claim the Iowa Alliance Conference boys track and field team championship by anchoring the Little Cyclones to victory in two relays at the boys conference meet on May 5 in Fort Dodge.
Vander Wilt anchored Ames to victory in the 4x200 relay with a time of 1:30.81 and he also ran the final leg on the Little Cyclones' winning sprint medley team that finished in a season-best time of 1:34.89. Vander Wilt added a runner-up individual performance in the open 200 with a 22.24 showing.
Q&A
Who are the nominees for the Ames Tribune male Athlete of the Week for May 3-9?
The nominees include male high school athletes from various sports events in the Ames area, with Connery Varsa from Nevada highlighted.
What sports events took place in the Ames area during the week of May 3-9?
The week featured conference track and field meets, boys golf meets, tennis matches, and soccer games involving Ames-area schools.
How can I vote for the Ames Tribune male Athlete of the Week?
Readers can vote for the Athlete of the Week on the Ames Tribune website, with the winner announced at the end of the voting week.
When will the winner of the Ames Tribune male Athlete of the Week be announced?
The winner will be announced at the end of the week following the voting period from May 3-9.
