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Here are the candidates for SBLive’s Arkansas high school athlete of the week for May 3-9 as nominated by coaches, readers and fans. 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 jd@scorebooklive.com or tag us on Twitter or Instagram at @sbliveark.

Raghan Allen, Conway girls track: Allen PR’d in the 100 (12.17) and 200 (25.26) at the 6A state championships, finishing in first place in both events. She also was part of Conway’s winning 4x100 relay.

Sophia Allen, Sheridan girls track: Allen’s personal-best mark of 11-7 made her a 5A state champion in the pole vault.

Clare Barger, Harrison girls soccer: Barger recorded a hat trick in the first half and added a fourth goal in the second half to power Harrison to a 6-0 win over Dardanelle and the 4A-West Conference championship.

Chance Broussard, Booneville baseball: Broussard homered, doubled twice and drove in three in Booneville’s 27-2 rout of Lincoln.

Ta’Nya Burnett, West Memphis girls track: Burnett won 5A state championships in two events — the long jump (17-11.5) and triple jump (37-7).

Woyn Chatmon, Little Rock Central boys track: Chatmon won 6A state championships in the 100 (10.60), 200 (21.82) and 400 (48.18).

Patrick Elliott, Pea Ridge boys track: Elliott helped Pea Ridge claim the 4A state crown by winning the 100 (11.23), 200 (22.55) and 400 (50.72). He also was part of the winning 4x400 relay.

Hannah Estes, Fayetteville girls track: Estes won 6A state titles in the 100 hurdles (14.97), pole vault (11-2) and 4x200 relay.

Kaleigha Fielstra, Magnolia girls track: Fielstra PR’d in the discus (109-10) in winning the 4A state title.

Peyton Goldschmidt, Ozark Catholic baseball: Goldschmidt had two hits, drove in three runs and struck out 10 in five innings to lead Ozark Catholic to a 19-4 win over Ozark Mountain.

Jadyn Hart, Paris softball: Hart fired a four-hitter with 14 strikeouts to lead Paris to a 3-1 win over Valley Springs in a regional semifinal. In the final against Booneville, she earned the win again and belted two home runs in Paris’ 8-4 victory.

Sam Hurley, Fayetteville boys track: Hurley won state titles in the high jump (6-5), pole vault (13-10) and long jump (23-2), helping Fayetteville earn the 6A team championship.

Jamarious Johnson, Arkansas boys track: Johnson won 5A state titles in the 110 hurdles (14.50) and 300 hurdles (39.63).

Beck Jones, Harrison baseball: Jones hit a grand slam and finished with eight RBIs in Harrison’s 22-17 win over Shiloh Christian in a 4A North Regional semifinal.

Paige Lambert, Sylvan Hills girls track: Lambert won 5A state titles in the 100 hurdles (15.67) and 300 hurdles (47.12).

Tyrell Lambert, Hot Springs boys track: At the 5A championships, Lambert triple jumped a personal-best 46-3, claiming the state title.

Mia Loafman, Rogers girls track: Loafman PR’d in the 3200 meters (11:19.18) at the 6A championships, winning the state title.

Cedric Pearson, Bentonville West boys track: Pearson won 6A state titles in the shot put (56-4.5) and discus (165-8).

Olivia Pielemeier, Lake Hamilton girls track: Pielemeier won 5A state titles in the 800 (2:20.47, a personal best) and the 1600 (5:13.90). She also was part of Lake Hamilton’s winning 4x800 relay.

Reuben Reina, Har-Ber boys track: Reina won the 6A title in the 1600 meters at 4:14.60 and set a meet record in the 3200 with a time of 9:22.89.

Emily Robinson, Bentonville girls track: Robinson helped Bentonville claim the 6A team championship by winning the 800 (2:20.28) and the 1600 (5:11.43). She also was part of Bentonville’s winning 4x400 and 4x800 relay teams.

Kelsey Ross, Bentonville girls track: Ross won the shot put (41-8) and discus (124-8) at the 6A state championships, helping Bentonville claim the team title.

Jace Sutulovich, Siloam Springs boys track: Sutulovich won the 5A state shot put title with a personal-best mark of 52-1.5.

Anna Woolsey, Ozark girls track: Woolsey claimed 4A state titles in the 200 (26.25) and 400 (59.42).

Madison Holloway, Conway girls track: Holloway won the long jump at the 6A state meet with a personal-best 18-9.25, which set a school record. She also holds the school’s high jump record (5-7). She placed third in the high jump and second in the triple jump at the state meet.