Nevada girls soccer player Alexa Betting and Roland-Story boys track and field athlete Braden Byersdorfer were voted the Ames Tribune’s female and male Athlete of the Week winners for the week of May 10-16.
Betting won female Athlete of the Week honors with 42% of the vote.
She had a huge game on offense for Nevada during a 10-0 rout of Greene County on May 12.
Betting erupted for four goals on the night. She also dished out two assists to help the Cubs improve to 6-4-1 on the season.
Byersdorfer was voted male Athlete of the Week with 58% of the vote.
He qualified for the 2026 Iowa high school girls and boys state track and field meet in the 100-meter wheelchair race.
Byersdorfer qualified during the 2A qualifier meet in Story City on May 14. He finished the race in 43.62 seconds.
Joe Randleman covers high school sports for the Ames Tribune. Contact him at jrandleman@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JoeRandleman
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Reporting by Joe Randleman, Ames Tribune / Ames Tribune
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