Vote: Who should be the Minnesota high school Athlete of the Week? (9/3/2024)

Read through the nominees for August 26 to September 1 and cast your vote

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Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. and the winner will be announced Monday.

If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, please email athleteoftheweek@scorebooklive.com with “MNHSAW Nomination” in the subject line.

Editor’s Note: Our Athlete of the Week feature and corresponding poll is 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 that receive votes generated by script, macro or other automated means will be disqualified.

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Minnesota high school Athlete of the Week nominees

Caleb Francois, Minnetonka

Francois threw two touchdown passes and ran for three more in a 34-10 win over White Bear Lake.

Daniel Jackson, Alexandria

University of Minnesota class of 2025 commit and Alexandria High School kicker Daniel Jackson hit a 54-yard field goal against Chaska on Thursday. The made field goal ties the record for the second-longest kick in MSHSL. The kick beats Jackson's previous personal record of 53 yards.

Trevor Sheldrup, Mankato West

Sheldrup caught a 40-yard touchdown pass and ran for 60 and 20-yard touchdowns as well in a 31-6 win over Northfield. 

Jayden Barnum, Brainerd

Barnum ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns on 19 rushes in a 42-7 win against Mahtomedi. 

Kevon Johnson, Robbinsdale Armstrong

Johnson ran for an impressive 308 yards and four touchdowns on 21 attempts in a 42-15 win against St. Francis.

Eli Klimek, Nevis

Klimek was everywhere for Nevis. He had 21 tackles in a 44-12 win over Sebeka.

Brecken Keoraj, Elk River

Keoraj ran for 274 yards and three touchdowns in only 10 attempts in a 44-22 win over Chanhassen. He also had two tackles on defense.

Elijah Adzimahe, North St. Paul

Adzimahe threw for 296 yards and six touchdowns in a 52-12 win against St. Paul Como Park. He also had 14 carries for 115 yards. 

Caden Schoen, St. Michael-Albertville

Shoen had six solo tackles and 13 total tackles in a loss to Blaine.

Logan Kleist, Mankato East

Kleist had 2.5 sacks and five total tackles in a 51-6 win over St. Louis Park.

Deagan Gondeck, Sauk Rapids-Rice

Gondeck was a ball-hawk for Sauk Rapids-Rice. He had three interceptions in a 40-14 win against Irondale.

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Mason Helfmann, St. Louis Park

Helfmann had 10 total tackles and one interception while he scored one receiving touchdown for St. Louis Park in a loss to Mankato East.

Gavin Gall, St. Cloud Tech

Gall had eight receptions for 127 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-9 win against Cambridge-Isanti. On defense, Gall had five total tackles and one interception. On special teams, Gall made on field and went 5-for-5 on extra points.

Tessa Trygstad, St. Agnes

Trygstad had eight aces and 23 digs and three kills in a 3-1 win over St. Paul Harding. She also had eight aces and 23 digs in a 1-3 loss to St. Paul Harding. 

Elena Hoecke, Centennial

Hoecke had 22 kills, three aces, 10 digs and two blocks in a 3-1 win over Duluth East. She had 15 kills and four aces in a 3-1 win over Mounds View. 

Elli Tufto, Prior Lake

Tufto had 14 kills, three aces and 18 digs in a 3-1 win over Chaska on August 27. 

Jacob Oliver, St. Cloud Cathedral 

Oliver scored three goals in a win against St. John’s Prep on August 29, and he scored one goal in a 5-0 win against Pelican Rapids on August 27.

Ethan Brown, Rosemount

Brown scored two goals against Bloomington Jefferson in a 5-0 win, and he scored two goals in a 2-0 win over Waconia.

Ashlyn O’Malley, Rogers

O’Malley had three goals and three assists in a 9-0 win over Coon Rapids on august 28.

Molly Burkstrand, St. Cloud Tech

Burkstrand scored three goals and had one assist in a 6-0 win over Becker. Earlier in the week, Burkstrand had two goals in a 4-1 win against Rocori. 

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