Winner of The Olympian’s Athlete of the Week (Oct. 18 to 23)
Voting is now closed for The Olympian’s high school Athlete of the Week poll (Oct. 11 to 16). Thanks to everyone who voted and supported local student-athletes.
This week’s winner is:
Bennett Ferris, Tumwater
The T-Birds’ senior linebacker had 10 tackles and two tackles for loss in a 50-7 win over rival Black Hills.
Want to nominate a high school athlete from the Olympia area in the future? Email preps reporter Jon Manley at jon.manley@thenewstribune.com or send a direct message on Twitter (@manley_tnt) with the athlete’s first and last name, school, year, position and a stat line from game(s) during the past week. Nominations must be submitted by 5 p.m. Sunday.
You can read about the candidates and their accomplishments below.
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Jackson Brown, Timberline: Blazers’ QB threw for 330 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 67 yards and three touchdowns in loss to Gig Harbor.
Ethan Coleman, Olympia cross country: Took first in the SPSL 4A championship race at Fort Steilacoom Park, clocking in at 14 minutes, 42.3 seconds.
Bennett Ferris, Tumwater: Senior linebacker had 10 tackles and two tackles for loss in 50-7 win over rival Black Hills.
Gavin Fugate, W.F. West: Completed 15-of-26 passes for 220 yards and four touchdowns in win over Centralia.
Talon Betts, Rochester: Running back rushed for 120 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns in win over Aberdeen.
Gavin Watson, Tenino: Rushed for two touchdowns in Tenino’s 44-16 road win over Elma.
Dig Zilla, Northwest Christian: Scored four touchdowns in 47-26 win over Washington School for the Deaf.
Isaac Akiyama, North Thurston cross country: Took seventh in the 3A SSC cross country championship meet with a time of 16 minutes, 36.9 seconds.
Aubrey Harrington, Capital cross country: Took fourth in the 3A SSC championship cross country meet with a time of 18 minutes, 43.7 seconds.
This story was originally published October 26, 2021 at 11:19 AM.
