Vote for the Athlete of the Week for April 20-25, presented by Bronson Battle Creek Hospital

BATTLE CREEK — Meet the most recent nominees for Battle Creek Enquirer Athletes of the Week, presented by Bronson Battle Creek Hospital.

Each week during the high school sports season, we will ask our readers to vote for the top performance of the week in all high school sports, taking a look at events from Monday-Saturday.

MORE: Enquirer Top Performances for high school sports for April 20-25

Batle Creek Enquirer Athlete of the Week 2025

Make sure to vote early and often for your pick, as the winner will be featured in an Athlete of the Week spotlight story in the Sunday edition of the Enquirer. Fans can vote for their favorite athlete until Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Nominees for Bronson Battle Creek Athlete of the Week

Lakeview's Rykert Bloch.

Rykert Bloch

Lakeview Lacrosse

Lakeview won the All-City Lacrosse Tournament for the fourth straight time after the Spartans defeated Harper Creek, 7-1, in the tournament final. Lakeview senior goaltender Rykert Bloch was a standout in the net, pitching a shutout until there was 9:09 remaining in the game and just allowing one goal total.

Gianna Burgos

Gianna Burgos

Lakeview Girls Track

Lakeview sophomore Gianna Burgos helped the Spartans win the girls team title at the annual All-City Track and Field Championships as she was voted co-Most Outstanding Performer for the girls event. Burgos took care of the distance events for the Lakeview girls as she won the 800 in 2:37.59, the 1,600 in 5:32.49 and the 3,200 in 12:14.15. She was also part of the winning 3,200 relay, along with Ellie Redmond, Amelia Kraemer, Cobeen, taking first in 10:52.19.

Mekhi Burton

Mekhi Burton

Battle Creek Central Boys Track

Battle Creek Central sprinter Mekhi Burton was named Male Outstanding Performer at the annual All-City Track and Field Championships after he won three events for the Bearcats. Burton took first in the 100 in 11.08 and won the 200 in 22.59. Burton was also part of the winning 400 relay in a time of 43.71 along with Koran Gupton, Leroy Tre Harvey and Braylen McCoy.

Anya Foljahn

Anya Foljahn

Lakeview Girls Tennis

Lakeview's Anya Foljahn earned the title of top girls tennis player in the city as she finished first at No. 1 singles at the annual All-City Girls Tennis Tournament. Foljahn won her flight, outlasting the field, including Harper Creek's Jade Phillips, Pennfield's Leah Tenney and Battle Creek Central's Ava Einhardt.

Lakeview's Lilamae Frank.

Lilamae Frank

Lakeview Girls Track

Lakeview senior Lilamae Frank helped the Spartans win the girls team title at the annual All-City Track and Field Championships as she was voted co-Most Outstanding Performer for the girls event. Frank dominated the sprint events for Lakeview in the girls meet as she took first in the 100 meters at 13.28 and was first in the 200 at 26.81. Frank was also part of the winning 400 relay, along with Lailah Jones, Sa'Ryh Mitchell, Aaliyah Smith, finishing in 50.55. The Lakeview 1,600 relay took first with Abbigail Kline, Katherine Cobeen, Arenn Starks and Frank in 4:14.09.

Brianna VanDusser

Breanna VanDusser

Harper Creek Girls Tennis

Harper Creek won the All-City Girls Tennis Tournament for the first time in school history. The match that clinched the title was at No. 2 singles with Harper Creek senior Breanna VanDusser winning. VanDusser usually plays doubles, but she was thrown into the No. 2 singles flight due to injuries in the lineup. VanDusser finishing second in her flight was enough to give the Beavers the title.

Bill Broderick can be reached at bbroderi@battlecreekenquirer.com. Follow him on X/Twitter: @billbroderick

This article originally appeared on Battle Creek Enquirer: Vote for the Enquirer Athlete of the Week for April 20-25