Who should be the Centre Daily Times Girls Athlete of the Week for May 16-21?
Editor’s note: The Centre Daily Times will publish a weekly poll on Monday mornings for readers to choose the Athlete of the Week for the previous week of competition. The poll will close at noon Friday.
Here are this week’s nominees for the Centre Daily Times girls high school athlete of the week presented in alphabetical order. They were selected by the CDT sports staff via stats compiled by the CDT or sent to cdtscores@centredaily.com.
Vote for your favorite. If you’d like to nominate a player’s performance for future weeks, or believe a deserving nominee is missing from this week’s poll, please contact us at cdtscores@centredaily.com.
Abby Hoover, Bald Eagle track and field
Hoover will advance to the PIAA Championships in two events after winning the District 6 Class 2A javelin event on May 17 with a toss of 113’ and finishing third in the discus throw.
Cammie Upcraft, Penns Valley track and field
Upcraft won a district championship in the high jump with a jump of 5-4 in the District 6 Class 2A championship on May 17.
Emma Underwood, Bellefonte track and field
Underwood won a bronze in the javelin throw (92-04.00) in the District 6 Class 3A championship on May 19.
Sierra Albright, Bald Eagle
Albright led Bald Eagle Area to a 12-1 victory over Punxsutawney, pitching six innings, allowing one run on four hits, striking out 11 and walking zero.
Shannon Mullin, State College track and field
Long jumper Shannon Mullin not only was strong enough in the triple jump to break her personal record, but she broke the District 6 record that Rachel Gehret set in 2006 with a 39-03.00 jump. Mullin leaped through the air with a jump of 39-11.50 to set the record on May 19 at the District 6 Class 3A championship. Mullin also won the district championship in the long jump (18-08.25).
Zia Bodnar, State College softball
Bodnar pitched seven innings of two-run softball, allowing just one walk, four hits and striking out nine batters.
This story was originally published May 23, 2022 at 8:00 AM.
