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Vote for Athletes of the Week, Oct. 24-20
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Who should be this week's Monroe, Area Boys and Area Grils Athletes of the Week?

Visit the Sports page on www.themonroetimes.com to register your vote. Information on the athletes will be made available in an online sports story. Votes can be made by clicking on the side bar poll. If you would like to vote for more than one athlete, e-mail Adam Krebs at sportseditor@themonroetimes.com with your picks. Be sure to include both your first and last name, as well as your hometown. Voting will end Wednesday Oct. 20 at 5 p.m. and results will be published Thursday, Nov. 4.

Monroe

Dylan Starck, Boys Cross Country: Finished 25th overall with a time of 17:11.1 in the 5,000-meter race at the WIAA Division 2 state cross country meet at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids, leading the Cheesemakers to a fifth-place finish as a team.

Rachel Root, Girls Swimming: Finished third in both the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke at the Badger Conference swimming meet Oct. 29 in Fort Atkinson despite battling illness.

Steve Christiansen, Boys Cross Country: Took 57th overall with a time of 17:38.3 in the 5,000-meter race at the WIAA Division 2 state cross country meet at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.

Area Boys

Ryan McCoy, New Glarus-Monticello CC: Finished fifth overall with a time of 16:20.9 in the 5,000-meter race at the WIAA Division 2 state cross country meet at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.

Alex Wallace, Brodhead-Juda Football: The senior had 125 rushing yards and a touchdown in a playoff win over Prairie du Chien Oct. 26. Wallace followed with a 3-touchdown performance - two receiving scores and a punt return - in a victory against New Glarus-Monticello Oct. 30.

Drew Mather, Albany CC: Came in 18th place with a time of 17:15.26 in the 5,000-meter race at the WIAA Division 3 state cross country meet at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids, helping Albany finish seventh as a team.

Tyson Miehe, Darlington CC: The freshman came in eighth place with a time of 16:48.42 in the 5,000-meter race at the WIAA Division 3 state cross country meet at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids, leading the Redbirds to a fifth-place team finish.

Alex Erickson, Darlington Football: The senior quarterback ran for 215 yards and three scores in a playoff win over Lancaster Oct. 26, then had 148 yards on the ground and two scores in a last-second win over Stratford Oct. 28.

Tyler Dorn, New Glarus-Monticello Football: The senior had 125 rushing yards and two touchdowns as the Glarner Knights capped an upset bid of top-seeded River Valley in the first round of the playoffs Oct. 30. Dorn then had 183 rushing yards and a score in an Oct. 30 loss to Brodhead-Juda in the second round.

Jared Johnson, Pecatonica-Argyle Football: Johnson had 141 rushing yards and a touchdown as the Vikings knocked off second-seeded Necedah in the opening round of the playoffs Oct. 26. Johnson then rattled off 100 yards on the ground with a touchdown in a playoff loss to Mineral Point Oct. 30.

Area Girls

Hannah Robiolio, Darlington CC: Finished 38th overall with a time of 16:29.99 in the 4,000-meter race at the WIAA Division 3 state cross country meet at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids, leading the Redbirds to a fifth-place finish as a team.

Kendra Sigg, Pecatonica-Argyle CC: Took 27th place with a time of 16:09.36 in the 4,000-meter race at the WIAA Division 3 state cross country meet at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.

Baily Hlavachek, Albany CC: Finished 41st with a time of 16:30.88 in the 4,000-meter race at the WIAA Division 3 state cross country meet at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.