Vote: Who should be SBLive's Minnesota Athlete of the Week? (10/24/2023)

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Here are the candidates for SBLive's Minnesota High School Athlete of the Week for the week of Oct. 16-22.

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

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SBLive's Minnesota Athlete of the Week

Lainie Wehmhoff, Zimmerman

The senior played a part in all three of her team’s goals in a 3-2 win at Delano on Oct. 17. She scored twice and assisted on the game-winning goal. She’s tied for eighth in the state with 33 goals scored. 

Audrey Garton, Academy of Holy Angels

The senior committed to Minnesota State-Mankato scored a goal and assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over Hill-Murray, Oct. 17. She leads all of Minnesota with 32 assists this season. 

Lisle Cherwien, Orono

The senior scored three of his team’s four goals in a 4-1 win over Monticello on Oct. 17. The hat trick lifted him into a tie for 14th in the state with 21 goals scored this season.

Noah Haupt, Park of Cottage Grove

The senior midfielder scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win at Rosemount, Oct. 17. He’s tied for 16th in Minnesota with 13 assists. 

Sean Christenson, New Prague

The senior goalkeeper stopped 13 of 14 shots on frame in a 2-1 win over Lakeville North on Oct. 17. His 138 saves are 17th-most in the state.

Ava Ball, Nova Classical Academy

The junior outside hitter committed to the University of South Dakota had 22 kills, 17 digs, five aces and an assist in a 3-0 victory over Legacy Christian Academy, Oct. 18. She leads all of Minnesota with 557 kills.

Macy Grosz, West Central Area

The junior setter had 19 or more assists in six matches last week, leading her team to a 5-1 record. She had 32 assists, nine digs and two aces in a 1-0 win at Montevideo on Oct. 17. Her 744 assists rank third in the state.

Ashley Yost, Maranatha Christian Academy

The junior libero logged 17 digs and two aces in a 3-1 win at Blake, Oct. 16, and followed that up with 19 digs and six aces in a 3-0 win at St. Agnes the next day. She’s third in the state with 92 service aces this season.

Clara Keaveny, Mayer Lutheran

The sophomore had 19 or more digs in four of five matches played last week, resulting in a 4-1 record. She added three aces to her 20 digs in a 2-0 victory at Stewartville, Oct. 21, and had 23 digs in a 2-1 loss to Chaska the same day. Her 416 digs are fourth-most in Minnesota. 

Kailani Schroeder, Byron

The junior setter had 42 assists, 12 digs, four kills, an ace and a block in a 3-0 win at Cannon Falls on Oct. 17. Her 699 assists are sixth-most in the state. 

Rees Grimsrud, Rochester Mayo

The senior quarterback completed 18 of 19 pass attempts for 283 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-36 win over East Ridge, Oct. 19. He’s fifth in Minnesota with 136 completions. 

Ray Beiningen, Mound Westonka

The junior rushed 37 times for 178 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-34 win over Benilde-St. Margaret’s on Oct. 18. He leads the state with 226 carries, is tied for second with 25 rushing touchdowns, and is sixth in rushing yards (1,322). 

Hudson Omoke, Sauk Rapids-Rice

The junior wide receiver had eight catches for 175 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-28 win over Moorhead, Oct. 18. His 55 receptions are second-most in Minnesota, as are his 911 receiving yards.

Ayden Helder, Stewartville

In a 28-6 victory over Rochester Lourdes, the senior quarterback spread the ball around to five different receivers, completing 13 of 17 pass attempts for 180 yards and three touchdowns. His 28 passing touchdowns are second-most in the state. 

Andres Ramos, Minneapolis Southwest

On offense, the senior rushed 10 times for 101 yards and a touchdown, and caught three passes for 37 yards. On defense, the had 10 tackles (two for loss) to help shutout St. Paul Harding/Humboldt, 27-0, on Oct. 18. He leads the state with 120 total tackles. 

D’Mario Davenport, Andover

The senior had 11 carries for 121 yards and three touchdowns and caught four passes for 83 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-7 rout at Robbinsdale Armstrong, Oct. 18. 

Brock Scalese, Kittson County Central

In a 21-8 victory at Win-E-Mac, the sophomore recorded six tackles (four solo) and had two interceptions, lifting him into a sixth-place tie atop the Minnesota leaderboard for picks with five. 

Mason Henry, Delano

The senior led his team with 13 tackles (eight solo) and had an interception he returned 65 yards for a score in a 35-14 win at Milaca on Oct. 18. 

Jose Leon, Minneapolis Patrick Henry

The senior hit the game-winning field goal from 27 yards out to give the Patriots a 10-7 win over DeLaSalle, Oct. 18. It was his first field goal attempt of the season. He also hit his only extra-point attempt in the game. 

Gauge Alsen, Buffalo

Alsen caught six passes for 138 yards and one touchdown in a loss to Prior Lake. Alsen has 28 receptions for 539 yards this season, and seven touchdowns, according to stats submitted to MNfootballhub.com

Connor Cade, Lakeville South

Cade led the Cougars on the ground with 18 carries, 165 yards and two touchdowns in a 48-19 victory over Lakeville South. He also had one kick return for 35 yards.

Henry Stang, Maple Grove

Stang was a force on both sides of the ball for the Crimson in a win over Minnetonka. He caught four passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns. He also had 14 total tackles in the game.

Tony Ley, Wayzata

Ley had five receptions for 111 yards and one touchdown in a loss to Anoka. This was Ley's third game with over 100 receiving yards this season.

Nolan Radtke, Rochester John Marshall

Radtke was everywhere for Rochester John Marshall's defense. He had six solo tackles and 12 total tackles. 

Cullen Gregory, Willmar

Gregory had 11 total tackles in a 36-35 win over Totino-Grace.

Bobby Cruz, Cretin-Derham Hall

Cruz had 15 total tackled in a 20-16 win against Irondale. 

Jack Butler contributed to this article.

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