West Jefferson volleyball player Julia Beatty was selected the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Girls Athlete of the Week for Aug. 18-24.
Beatty amassed 56 kills, 61 digs and six aces for the week. In a five-set win over Delaware Christian, she totaled 32 kills with a 41% hitting efficiency.
Beatty received 46.9% of the vote and was followed by Dublin Jerome golfer Adella Pawlowski, who received 29.5%, Circleville golfer Isabelle Perini (16%) and Olentangy Orange golfer Amelia Buettner (5.9%).
In four matches, Pawloski shot 75, 76, 71 and 66, averaging even par. In her 66 at the Lexington Invite, she carded 10 birdies. She had four top-10s and three top-5s and set an invitational record low with her 66.
Perini shot a 73 at The View Golf Course to earn medalist honors for the second straight MSL tournament. Her season average is 74.
Buettner was tournament medalist at Cumberland Trail with a 67, then followed that up with another 67 at the OCC Tee-Off. Her round of 68 at Turkeyfoot also earned her tournament medalist honor as well as another team championship. Her 18-hole average is 70.6 through 10 events.
Also nominated were Worthington Kilbourne water polo player Madelyn Richner and Reynoldsburg tennis player Riley Elliott.
The Girls Athlete of the Week voting closes on Aug. 30.
The Athlete of the Week voting recognizes athletes across all sports.
Nominations are due Monday mornings for competitions that took place the previous week. The boys poll is live until 4 p.m. Fridays. The girls poll is live until 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Anyone can nominate an athlete by email to [email protected] or through X (formerly Twitter) tagging @BrianWhite13.
Once athletes win during the regular season, they’re not eligible to be back on the ballot until the postseason. Athletes who have not been a recipient of one of the weekly awards can be nominated more than once.
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