It’s time to vote for Florida Times-Union’s girls High School Athlete of the Week for the week of Aug. 18-23, 2025.
The Times-Union gathers nominees from scores, stats and nominations e-mailed to the sports desk during the week by coaches across Northeast Florida. Coaches can e-mail these stats and scores to preps@jacksonville.com. Deadline to receive nominations is 7 p.m. Saturdays.
This week’s voting begins Monday morning and closes at 10 a.m. Thursday. Votes are restricted to once per device per hour. Vote at jacksonville.com/sports.
We reserve the right to disqualify a candidate or declare a vote “no contest” if tampering such as bots or offering to pay for voting is evident. Please respect the integrity of the vote the way these athletes respect the integrity of the game.
Eva Delaney, Creekside girls cross country
The freshman ran 19:39.3 to lead the individual standings at the Spikes and Spurs Classic, which Creekside won with 26 points.
Samantha Gore, Ponte Vedra girls cross country
The senior led the Sharks to the Cecil Field Summer Classic team championship, running 19:22 to place 12th among individuals.
Avery Hartley, Bartram Trail girls cross country
The freshman set a school record in her Bears debut, 18:16 at the Cecil Field Summer Classic.
Kyla Hollis, Mandarin girls volleyball
The junior recorded 26 kills and 27 digs to help the Mustangs beat Tocoi Creek and Atlantic Coast.
Whitney Morgan, Episcopal girls swimming
The junior won the 200-yard individual medley (2:18.12) and 500 freestyle (5:23.68) in the Eagles’ meet against Providence.
Megan Ruwe, Columbia girls golf
The senior earned medalist honors with a 40 to lead the Tigers past Keystone Heights in their opener at Quail Heights.
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This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: VOTE: Florida Times-Union High School Girls Athlete of the Week, Aug. 25
Reporting by Clayton Freeman, Jacksonville Florida Times-Union / Florida Times-Union
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