Vote now: Who should be the SBLive Missouri high school athlete of the week?

By Jon Walker

Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Missouri high school athlete of the week for March 28-April 3. Read through the nominees and cast your vote. Voting will conclude Sunday at 11:59 p.m. If you would like to make a nomination in a future week, email nate@scorebooklive.com. 

Gabbi Schlapper, Duchesne girls soccer

Schlapper, a senior, notched the fifth hat trick of her career during a 3-0 win against Mater Dei last Saturday.

Evan Gosnell, Lexington boys track and field

The junior had a high jump of 6 feet and ¾ of an inch at the 2022 Odessa Invitational, good enough for first place by 2 inches.

Cali Essick, Branson girls track and field

Essick, a senior, notched first place in the triple jump at the 2022 Branson Invitational with a leap of 36 feet, 6 ¾ inches.

Danny Radke, Whitfield boys tennis

Radke is carrying over his momentum from last season into this spring, winning a singles title and doubles title at the Westminster boys tennis tournament last Friday.

Bleyne Bryant, Bowling Green boys track and field

The sophomore won the long jump by more than 2 feet with a jump of 21 feet and 6 inches at the 2022 Holt Invitational in Wentzville.

Hailey Robinson, Visitation girls soccer

Visitation hadn’t scored in four straight halves of action entering overtime against Villa Duchesne. That’s when the sophomore forward netted a goal to give Visitation a 1-0 victory.

Tyler Wise, Pleasant Hill boys track and field

Wise was the only underclassman to finish top five in the 100-meter dash with a first-place time of 11.46 seconds at the 2022 Odessa Invitational last Friday.

Patrick McCollum, Parkway North boys water polo

McCollum, a sophomore, threw in seven goals to help push the Panthers past Clayton 14-4 last Tuesday.

Zakiya Porter, Rock Bridge girls track and field

Porter, a senior, notched first in both the 100- and 200-meter dash with times of 12.75 and 27.02 seconds, respectively, at the 2022 Holt Invitational.

Nina Preusser, Nerinx Hall girls soccer

After dropping the season debut, Preusser netted two goals to help Nerinx Hall win its second straight with a 4-3 triumph over Lafayette.

Will Bonnett, Parkway West boys water polo

The senior tallied seven goals, including five in the first half, en route to Parkway West defeating Ladue 20-10 in the title game of the Founders Cup Invitational.

Savannah Meyer, Liberty (Wentzville) girls track and field

The junior showed off her strength in the javelin at the 2022 Holt Invitational, throwing for a first-place mark of 113 feet. It was 10 feet longer than second place’s throw.

George Henken, SLUH boys volleyball

Henken, a senior, had 30 assists and four aces during SLUH’s three-set win over Mehlville last Thursday. The sweep marked the Jr. Billiken’s 100th-straight set win.

Keion Grieve, Capital City boys track and field

Grieve, just a sophomore, finished the 800-meter dash with a first-place time of 1 minute, 57 seconds and 13 milliseconds at the 2022 Holt Invitational last Saturday.

Wilson Lodge, Saxony Lutheran baseball

Lodge, a senior right-handed pitcher, went four innings while striking out six and only allowing two hits during a 15-0 win over Bell City last Thursday.

Mara Reasoner, Summit Christian Academy girls track and field

Reasoner, a junior, had leap of 8 feet, 2 inches in the pole vault at the 2022 Odessa Invitational, which was good enough for first place.

Grace Ozark, Jackson girls soccer

The sophomore stepped into the goalie’s box after the first 20 minutes of action and used the remaining hour of game time to record 14 saves during Jackson’s 8-0 win against Saxony Lutheran.

Avery McVicker, Cameron girls track and field

McVicker showed out at the 2022 Odessa Invitational, winning first in both the 100- and 200-meter dash to go along with second-place finishes in both the triple jump and long jump.

Bradan Dickinson, Cassville boys track and field

Dickson had a hurl of 130 feet and 8 inches in the discus at the 2022 Branson Invitational, giving him a first-place mark that was more than 14 feet further than second place.