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Vote now for Monroe County Region Athlete of the Week April 13-19
TL;DR
Olivia Tilley of Airport won the Monroe County Region Athlete of the Week poll for April 6-12 with 8,147 votes. She is the third consecutive softball player to win this season.
Key points
- Olivia Tilley won the Athlete of the Week poll.
- She received 8,147 votes.
- This is the third consecutive win for softball players.
- Previous winners include Ally Griffith and Charleigh Meggison.
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Make it 3-for-3 for softball players.
The first three winners for the Monroe County Region Athlete of the Week poll for the spring season have come from the softball diamond.
Airport’s Olivia Tilley was the winner for April 6-12 following victories by Ally Griffith of Whiteford and Milan’s Charleigh Meggison.
Tilley drew 8,147 votes.
More: Final statistics for Monroe County Region girls basketball teams
Second place went to Monroe soccer player Carmen Flatt with 6,576 and Dundee golfer Levi Evans was third with 1,663.
There were a total of 18,539 votes cast.
You can now cast your vote for the April 13-19 winner.
Polling will continue through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22.
Monroe County Region Athlete of the Week
Here are this week’s candidates in alphabetical order:
Zamir Austin, Monroe boys track and field: Recorded personal bests in the 100 and 200 meters and also won the long jump and high jump in a win over Ann Arbor Skyline.
Luke Dulecki, New Boston Huron boys track and field: Won the four longest events of the day (800, 1,600, 3,200, 3,200 relay) to lead a victory over Airport.
Max Flint, SMCC boys lacrosse: Collected nine goals during a win over Detroit Cass Tech.
Josh Hargraeves, Jefferson boys track and field: Led his team to the championship of the Jefferson Invitational by winning the 400 meters and long jump and running a leg on the winning 1,600 relay.
Julia Hughes, Ida girls track and field: Set a school record of :46.58 in the high hurdles and also won the lows and ran on two winning relays to lead her team to the title in the Whitmore Lake Invitational.
Braeden Lerette, Milan boys track and field: Won the long jump and both hurdles race and also won on a winning relay against Riverview. Finished first in the low hurdles at the Jefferson Invitational.
Brooklyn Martin, Airport softball: Tossed a five-inning perfect game with 8 strikeouts.
Q&A
Who won the Monroe County Region Athlete of the Week for April 6-12?
Olivia Tilley from Airport won the Monroe County Region Athlete of the Week for April 6-12.
How many votes did Olivia Tilley receive in the poll?
Olivia Tilley received 8,147 votes in the poll.
Which sport has dominated the Monroe County Region Athlete of the Week poll this season?
Softball players have dominated the Monroe County Region Athlete of the Week poll this season.
Who were the previous winners of the Monroe County Region Athlete of the Week poll?
The previous winners were Ally Griffith of Whiteford and Charleigh Meggison of Milan.
