Fossil volleyball's Shane Gerdes named Blue FCU Boys Athlete of Week
Fossil Ridge volleyball senior Shane Gerdes was named Blue FCU's Boys Athlete of the Week after excellent all-around games in SaberCat sweeps.
This week's Blue Federal Credit Union Boys Athlete of the Week award is headed to the volleyball court. Fossil Ridge volleyball's Shane Gerdes took top honors in the Fort Collins area for the week of April 13-18 after some great all-around performances in a pair of wins. Gerdes combined for 17 kills, 20 digs, seven assists and three aces in a 2-0 week for Fossil.
First, the senior hitter tallied six kills with a . 714 hitting percentage while adding 10 digs, four assists and an ace in a 3-0 sweep of Pomona. Gerdes then followed that up with another 11 kills, 10 digs, three assists and two aces in another 3-0 sweep, this time against Centaurus.
The SaberCat player and Timnath senior (Timnath doesn't have a boys team) has been a standout player for Fossil Ridge and PSD dating in a distinguished four-year career that is wrapping up this spring. For his career, Gerdes has tallied nearly 350 kills, over 800 digs, 129 assists and 91 aces as a versatile player for the Stars and SaberCats. Gerdes will continue his volleyball career, joining over 100 Fort Collins-area signing to play college sports by signing with Grove City College in Pennsylvania.
He joins teammate Joshua Lamsma as the second local volleyball player to earn Blue FCU Boys Athlete of the Week honors this spring. Fossil volleyball fans made their votes count, and they were needed in a tight two-man race, with Gerdes winning by just 0. 1%.