Vote: Who should be SBLive's Illinois High School Athlete of the Week (9/3/2024)?

Candidates for SBLive's Illinois High School Athlete of the Week as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff

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Here are the candidates for SBLive's Illinois High School Athlete of the Week as nominated by fans, readers and SBLive’s staff. 

Read through the nominees and cast your vote at the bottom of the page. Voting will conclude on Sunday at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced the following week. If you would like to nominate an athlete in the future, please email .

THIS WEEK’S SBLIVE ILLINOIS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK NOMINEES:

Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll are intended to be fun, and we do not set limits on how many times a fan can vote during the competition. However, we do not allow votes that are generated by script, macro or other automated means. Athletes who receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

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Ian Campbell, Joliet Catholic football

Campbell had 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble in a 50-22 victory against Iowa City.

Carson Cooney, Oswego football

The Iowa commit had three tackles for loss and six quarterback hurries in a 30-7 victory against Neuqua Valley.

Weldon Dunston, Effingham football

The senior ran 26 times for 255 yards and five touchdowns in a 54-30 win against Robinson.

Luke Dyer, Mahomet-Seymour football

Dyer threw for 593 yards and eight touchdowns in a 69-37 win against downstate Morton.

Jack Elliott, Mount Carmel football

The Vanderbilt commit passed for 252 yards, ran for 61 and had three total TDs in a 42-38 loss to The Hun School of Princeton, N.J.

Blake Gautcher, Sycamore football

The Iowa commit threw for 277 yards and had two total TDs in a 35-28 victory against DeKalb.

Brady Gish, Lincoln-Way East football

The junior ran for 203 yards and three scores in a 49-22 win against Maine South.

Cole Latimer, DeKalb football

Latimer threw for 423 yards and four TDs in a 35-28 loss to Sycamore.

Maya Ledesma, Minooka girls cross country

Ledesma took first at the Normal West Invitational in 17:46.93 and led Minooka to the team title.

Kendrick Lyons, East St. Louis football

The senior transfer from Granite City was 21-of-24 passing for 261 yards and four TDs in a 34-7 win against Loyola.

Logan Malachuk, Nazareth football

The senior passed for 359 yards and had three total TDs in a 37-30 win against Kankakee.

Dylan Maloney, Plainfield South boys cross country

Maloney ran 15:12.40 to win the individual title and lead South to the team championship at the Normal West Invitational.

Michael Nee, Glenbard East football

The quarterback threw for 317 yards and three TDs, including the game-winner with two seconds left, in a 30-23 victory over Willowbrook.

Johnny O'Brien, Fremd football

The quarterback committed to Northwestern had 259 yards and three TDs in a 31-0 shutout of Lake Zurich.

Jesse Padron, St. Charles East football

Padron threw for 342 yards and five touchdowns in a 56-40 loss to Lincoln-Way Central.

Trey Peters, Mahomet-Seymour football

Peters caught 11 passes for 344 yards and five TDs in a 69-37 victory over downstate Morton.

Ethan Plumb, St. Charles North football

The four-year starting quarterback had 249 passing yards and four total TDs in a 28-27 comeback win against Palatine.

Nasir Rankin, Morgan Park football

The junior had 156 yards and a TD on eight touches in a 29-16 loss to Marist.

Jake Ritter, Marist football

In his RedHawks debut, the senior transfer accounted for 216 total yards and four touchdowns in a 29-16 win against Morgan Park.

Aaron Stewart, Warren football

The junior two-sport standout, who also is a reigning state and national wrestling champ, had 361 yards and five TDs in a 55-26 victory vs. Hersey.

Keller Stocks, Mount Zion football

Stocks passed for 302 yards and five touchdowns in a 37-7 win against Limestone.

Carley Sullivan, Sterling girls volleyball

Sullivan had 33 kills and 10 aces as Sterling went 3-0-2 at the Rockford Jefferson Tournament.

Jack Wheeler, Morris football

The Illinois baseball commit caught five passes for 190 yards and a TD in a 31-12 win against Coal City.

Nathan Whitwell, Batavia football

The senior ran for 179 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-28 victory against Glenbard West.

Jonas Williams, Lincoln-Way East football

The Oregon commit passed for 359 yards and four TDs in a 49-22 win against Maine South.

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