2023-2024 ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
sponsored by Zazzo's & The Athletic Club
Week of September 11th
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Female Athlete of the Week - Lexi Fedinec, Volleyball
Congratulations to our Athlete of the Week Lexi Fedinec. Lexi led the Girls Volleyball team in kills this past weekend at the Glenbard West Invitational. She amassed 29 kills throughout the tournament earning her all-tournament honors! Lexi earned points off of her powerful swings in addition to her smart placement of the ball. Great Job Lexi! Congratulations on a great week! |
Male Athlete of the Week - Wojtek Gilarski, Cross Country
Congratulations to our Athlete of the Week Wojtek Gilarski. Wojtek continued his great sophomore season with a 9th place finish in the championship flight at the Minooka Flight Invitational in a personal best 3-mile time of 16:01. In his first two races of the season, he was victorious, finishing first against Morton and against Downers Grove South and Proviso East. Great job Wojtek! Congratulations on a great week! |
Week of September 4th
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Female Athlete of the Week - Chloe Goins, Tennis
Congratulations to our Athlete of the Week Chloe Goins. Chloe is a fierce competitor and leads the team on the court through her perseverance and mental toughness. She is currently 6-2 on the season and was 3-0 this past week at 1 singles. She had wins over Downers Grove South, Nazareth & Willowbrook. She shows tremendous strength and leadership both on and off the court. She is receptive to feedback and stays focused through every practice and match. Chloe is a role model and a leader in the Girls Tennis program! Great Job Chloe! Congratulations on a great week! |
Male Athlete of the Week - Mikey Jefferson, Football
Congratulations to our Athlete of the Week Mikey Jefferson. Mikey ran hard behind a determined offensive line and totaled 174 yards and 2 TD’s to help lead the Hornets to a 28-0 victory over Leyden in conference play. He had some tremendous breakaway runs and many yards after contact leading our offense in production. Mikey also did a great job blocking for his teammates when he didn't have the ball showing a selfless attitude. Great job Mikey! Congratulations on a great game! |
Week of August 21st
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Female Athlete of the Week - Kotryna Melstrad, Volleyball
Congratulations to our Athlete of the Week Kotryna Melstrad. In 6 matches this week, Kotryna racked up 11 aces and 29 kills at both the outside and rightside positions. In addition, Kotryna held down the defensive side of the game with a team leading 1.81 serve receive rating, with a near perfect service reception record. Kotryna also earned all-tournament honors at the Metea Valley Invite! Great Job Kotryna! Congratulations on a great week! |
Male Athlete of the Week - Jake Lu, Soccer
Congratulations to our Athlete of the Week Jake Lu. Jake has gotten off to a great start to the soccer season. On Friday night Jake scored his first two goals of the season. The first came from the penalty spot and his second was scored a few minutes later from a cross. He continued to create many different chances throughout the game. On Saturday morning Jake picked up right where he left off. He scored two more goals and had an assist in the win over Hancock. Jake either scored or assisted on five of our seven goals this week. Great job Jake! Congratulations on a great week! |
Week of August 14th
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Female Athlete of the Week - Sophia Chen, Girls Golf
Congratulations to our Athlete of the Week Sophia Chen. Sophia competed with the team at the Conant Early Season Invite, matches against Glenbard West, Naperville Central, Hinsdale Central and the Willowbrook Rachel Gibson Invite. Sophia was the team low score in the Conant Invite with an 87 and against Hinsdale Central with a 47. Sophia was the medalist against Glenbard West and Naperville Central with the lowest score of all of the golfers shooting a 43 against Glenbard and a 41 against Naperville Central. Sophia was instrumental in the team's success at the Willowbrook Rachel Gibson Invite. The team finished in 4th place out of 9 teams and Sophia won the 2nd Place medal for her score of 33. We are proud of how quickly Sophia has become an important member of the team. She has demonstrated quiet leadership as well as sportsmanship in her short time on the team. Great Job Sophia! Congratulations on a great week! |
Male Athlete of the Week - Tommy Gneiser, Boys Golf
Congratulations to our Athlete of the Week Tommy Gneiser. Tommy was medalist (best score) in all 4 of the Varsity's matches last week! Tommy started the week, shooting 35(1 under par) vs. DGN, that was better than any player on either team. Tommy shot 37 vs. Hinsdale Central and Lyons Township in consecutive days. Both those scores were medalists for Hinsdale South. On Saturday, Tommy shot 78 for 18 holes, again medalist for the Hornets. Great job Tommy! Congratulations on a great week! |