Dos Pueblos softball’s Georgia Wilson and Santa Barbara High track & field’s Andreas Dybdahl turned in big performances last week to earn Athlete of the Week honors.
There is no luncheon this Monday due to spring break, so Wilson and Dybdahl will be honored at next week’s Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Luncheon.
Wilson turned in a pair of big performances both in the circle and in the batter’s box in a crucial Channel League series against Rio Mesa last week.
She opened up the week by throwing all seven innings while also supplying a late-inning go-ahead single in Tuesday’s loss to the Spartans.
Later in the week, Wilson got revenge on Rio Mesa by hurling a complete game while allowing just one run and tallying one more RBI in a 3-1 victory to pull closer to the Spartans in the standings.
Meanwhile, Dybdahl dominated for the Dons last week, beginning with setting a program record in the 800-meter race after finishing in 1:51.06 in a meet against Ventura and Oxnard.
He followed that up with a stellar weekend showing at the Azusa Pacific Meet of Champions, placing first in the mile and the 1,600-meter race with times of 4:09.26 and 4:07.8, respectively.
His 1,600-meter mark was the fastest time in California this year and slotted him into fifth place across the nation in 2024.
The girls honorable mentions were Lucy Dessert (San Marcos Softball), Tiana Monaghan (San Marcos Softball), Charlotte Hastings (San Marcos Softball), Theo Harper (Santa Barbara Track & Field), Avery Leck (San Marcos Track & Field) and Giulia Piccoletti (Carpinteria Swim).
The boys honorable mentions were Eric Perez (San Marcos Baseball), Mason Crang (San Marcos Baseball), Myles Shaddix (Dos Pueblos Track & Field), Max Stone (Carpinteria Tennis), Jack Finneran (Dos Pueblos Lacrosse) and Daniel Finneran (Dos Pueblos Lacrosse).
The Athlete of the Week award winners are selected by the local sports media. Coaches are encouraged to nominate deserving athletes. Nominations should be sent to sports@noozhawk.com by Saturday morning, if possible.
The award is sponsored by the law firm of Maho-Prentice.
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