West Salem athlete wins Maps Credit Union girls Athlete of the Week
This week's nominees were from Delphian, West Salem, Amity and Dallas track and field and Dallas, Cascade and McNary softball.
West Salem track and field athlete Lily Griffin is the winner of the Maps Credit Union high school girls Athlete of the Week, as voted by Statesman Journal readers. A sophomore, Griffin jumped 5 feet, 3 inches in high jump for first place and the fourth-best 6A mark this season May 6 in a dual meet against McNary. Griffin received 68.
36% of the reader poll votes. Dallas track and field athlete Harlow Nelson was second (28. 14%).
Here are the other nominees. Liv Curry, Delphian track and field Curry, a senior, ran a 15. 87-second 100-meter hurdles for a first-place finish and the second-best Class 2A time this season May 2 at the Amity Invitational.
Hadley Hughes, Amity track and field Hughes, a junior, threw 136-7 in javelin for first and the top mark in Class 3A this season May 2 at the Amity Invitational. She also had a 37-4 winning shot put mark that's third on the 3A season list. Maddi Jones, Dallas softball Jones, a junior, pitched a full seven innings, struck out 14 batters and allowed just three hits May 4 in the Class 5A Dragons' 7-1 win over 6A Sandy.