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The Las Cruces Sun-News will nominate several athletes per week for the El Paso Children's Hospital Athlete of the Week award. You, the readers, decide the winner.
Nominations are taken from the best performers from across the Las Cruces area during the previous week's athletic contests. This week, due to the number of worthy contenders, the Sun-News is separating the award into boys and girls categories. There are 18 total nominees, nine for the boys and nine for the girls, taken from events across May 4-9. They are baseball, softball, track and field and tennis athletes from Las Cruces, Mayfield, Organ Mountain, Centennial and Santa Teresa.
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Last week's winner was Mayfield baseball's Matthew Garcia, who batted 6-for-11 with one RBI and four runs scored across a series against Organ Mountain to receive the honor.
Is there someone you want to nominate for this week or next week? Email Nick Coppola at [email protected].
The polls, located right below this text, will close on Friday, May 15, at 11:45 p.m. There are no restrictions, so vote now and vote often. Nominees are listed below the polls.
Kian Almanza, Las Cruces track and field
Almanza won district championships in the 100 meters, 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles at the District 3-5A meet in Alamogordo. She also finished second in the 200 meters.
Ashley Galaz, Organ Mountain track and field
Galaz won district championships in the 1600 and 3200 meter races at the District 3-5A meet in Alamogordo.
Paige Jorge, Centennial track and field
Jorge won district championships in the shot put and discus throw at the District 3-5A meet in Alamogordo.
Leah Pacheco, Las Cruces softball
Pacheco struck out 25 total batters across playoff games against Albuquerque High and Alamogordo. She also tallied three RBIs against the former.
Payton Oliver, Mayfield softball
Oliver recorded six RBIs in a 16-6 victory over Centennial in the 5A playoffs.
Dallas Bencomo, Mayfield softball
Bencomo hit two home runs in a 16-6 playoff win over Centennial.
Audrina Guillen, Mayfield softball
Guillen hit a walk-off RBI single to help Mayfield defeat Rio Rancho 5-4 in the 5A playoffs. She also struck out nine batters as the Trojans' pitcher.
Kendra Martinez, Centennial softball
Martinez hit two home runs and notched four RBIs on three hits in a 10-4 win over Volcano Vista in the 5A playoffs.
Savannah Reiman, Organ Mountain tennis
Reiman won a 5A singles championship at the NMAA State Tennis Championships in Albuquerque.
Donnail Escudero, Organ Mountain track and field
Escudero won district championships in the 100, 200 and 400 meters at the District 3-5A meet in Alamogordo.
Daxton Coombs, Organ Mountain track and field
Coombs won district championships in the 800, 1600 and 3200 meters at the District 3-5A meet in Alamogordo.
Asa Laws, Organ Mountain track and field
Laws won district championships in the 110 hurdles, 300 hurdles and the long jump at the District 3-5A meet in Alamogordo.
Gunnar Guardiola, Las Cruces baseball
Guardiola pitched a complete-game shutout in Game 1 of a three-game 5A first-round playoff series against Centennial, a 1-0 win for the Bulldawgs.
Armando Gonzalez, Las Cruces baseball
Gonzalez pitched a complete-game shutout in Game 2 of a three-game 5A first-round playoff series against Centennial, a 2-0 win for the Bulldawgs.
Isaac Seldner, Mayfield baseball
Seldner struck out 12 batters in Game 1 and recorded three hits in Game 2 of a 5A first-round playoff sweep against Los Lunas.
Omar Saucedo Jr., Santa Teresa baseball
Saucedo Jr. registered four RBIs in a 7-6 win over Valley in Game 2 of a 4A first-round playoff series. That win helped the Desert Warriors advance.
Carter Follin, Centennial tennis
Follin was one half of a doubles pairing that won a state championship at the NMAA State Tennis Championships in Albuquerque.
Jayce Hooten, Centennial tennis
Hooten was one half of a doubles pairing that won a state championship at the NMAA State Tennis Championships in Albuquerque.
This article originally appeared on Las Cruces Sun-News: El Paso Children's Hospital Athlete of the Week poll for May 4-9