Readers can help select the Roling Ford Athlete of the Week. Vote for one boy and one girl from this list by 11 a.m. Wednesday, at WaverlyNewspapers.com under Sports. Here are this week’s candidates.
Winners will be announced in the Thursday, October 23 edition of the Waverly Democrat.
Boys
Mekyver Hagarty, W-SR Football
Ran for 139 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries in the team’s win against Waterloo East. Currently ranks 19th in class 4A with 693 rushing yards and tied for 17th in class 4A in rushing touchdowns with nine.
Carter Lanus, Denver Football
Ran for 176 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries and added a 20-yard touchdown reception in the team’s win against Vinton-Shellsburg. Also finished with 3.5 tackles for a loss and two sacks on defense.
Girls
Rhett Dahlquist, W-SR Volleyball
Currently ranks 13th in class 4A in total blocks with 61 and 34th in class 4A with 0.6 blocks per set. Also rankes third on the team with a .216 kill efficiency on 273 attempts.
Anna Sanderson, Janesville XC
Broke her previous season best time by 22.6 seconds at the Iowa Star Conference Meet. Finished 18th overall at the meet with a time of 23:28.9 to help the team place third overall in the conference.