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Vote now: Who should be SBLive's National Girls Athlete of the Week? (May 29-June 4)

Read up on the top performers across the country last week and pick the best of the best
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Each week, SBLive gathers the best high school performances across the country with the help of fans, readers and staff.

We've separated boys and girls because of how many great performances there are each week. Now it's your turn to choose a standout among the pack, the best of the best.

Here are the nominees for SBLive's Girls Athlete of the Week for May 29-June 4. Voting closes on Sunday, June 11 at 11:59 (Pacific Time) and winners are announced on Mondays.

Who did we miss? Let us know at andy@scorebooklive.com and back it up with some stats.

Girls national athlete of the week nominees

Camden Bentley, Lincoln (Ohio)

Bentley repeated as state champion in the 100 and 300 hurdles at the Division 1 state meet, running times of 13.27 and 42.02, respectively. The senior’s 100 hurdles time ranks fourth in the country this spring.

Ava Brown, Lake Creek (Texas)

In the final game of her decorated high school career, Brown threw a one-hitter with 15 strikeouts and drove in the game’s first run on a double as Lake Creek defeated New Braunfels Canyon, 8-0, in the Class 5A state championship game. Brown is a Florida signee.

Payton Burnham, Sheldon (Oregon)

Burnham fired a one-hitter with 16 strikeouts and no walks in a 2-0 Class 6A state semifinal victory over Sherwood. The junior Oregon State commit then struck out 17 in the final as Sheldon defeated Oregon City, 1-0.

Ayla Davies, Burns (Oregon)

The junior threw an OSAA state championship record 23 strikeouts in a 12-inning win over Scio in the Oregon Class 3A state softball finals. Davies led the state in strikeouts with 389 in 159 innings pitched.

Emily Delgado, Santiago (California)

Delgado went 4 for 4 with a home run and tossed a one-hitter as Santiago captured the Division II regional championship with a 5-0 victory over El Capitan. Delgado is a Southern Utah signee. During regional playoffs, the senior went 10 for 10 at the plate with a walk.

Haleigh Dellow, Westfield (New York)

Dellow, a George Mason signee, took a perfect game into the seventh inning and finished with a no-hitter in a 4-0 win over Sherman/Clymer. The senior struck out 14 and allowed just one baserunner on a seventh-inning walk. She also had two doubles and two RBIs at the plate.

Llyric Driscoll, Western Branch (Virginia)

Driscoll won a gold medal in the triple jump at the Class 6 state championships with a mark of 42-7.5 — the top all-conditions jump in the country this season.

Maddy Eaton, Winnacunnet (New Hampshire)

Eaton struck out 17 and didn’t allow a hit as Winnacunnet advanced to the Division I quarterfinals with a 1-0 victory over Keene.

Gretchen Farley, Park Tudor (Indiana)

Farley edged Delta’s Nicki Southerland in the 800 finals at the state meet as the duo finished with times of 2:04.95 and 2:05.06, respectively. Both times surpassed the old Indiana state record.

Addison Harris, Bronson (Michigan)

Harris threw a no-hitter with two walks and 12 strikeouts in a 1-0 victory over Parma Western.

Shawnti Jackson, South Granville (North Carolina)

Jackson won the 100 with a time of 10.89 — a new national high school record — at the Music City Track Carnival. The senior is an Arkansas signee.

Ellie Mulligan, Midlothian (Virginia)

Mulligan, a Delaware signee, went 2 for 3 with two home runs and five RBIs in a 6-2 win over Mills Godwin.

Teagan Treglia, Sioux City East (Iowa)

Treglia fired a six-inning perfect game with 11 strikeouts as Sioux City East cruised by Council Bluffs Lincoln, 10-0.

Nonah Waldron, Oak Park (Michigan)

Waldron broke her own Michigan state record in the 300 hurdles with a winning time of 40.37 — the second-fastest nationally this season — at the Division 1 finals. The senior also picked up a gold medal in the 100 hurdles with a time of 13.56.