Des Moines East girls golfer Saleah Vivanh-Vong and Indianola boys soccer player Ethan Kanne have been voted the Des Moines Register’s female and male Athlete of the Week winners from the metro area for the week of May 24-30.
Vivanh-Vong won female Athlete of the Week with 62% of the vote.
She placed fourth individually at the 4A state golf meet held May 28-29 at the Waverly Golf Course in Waverly.
Vivanh-Vong carded a 5-over-par round of 145 over 36 holes. She finished eight strokes behind medalist Camille Wood and runner-up Kylie Wachtl of Cedar Rapids Prairie, who both shot a 3-under 137 (Wood won a playoff for medalist).
Kanne earned male Athlete of the Week honors with 41% of the vote.
He helped power the Indianola soccer team into the state tournament with a 5-0 victory over Lewis Central in the Substate final on May 29 at Council Bluffs.
Kanne posted a hat-trick to help the team advance to the state tournament.
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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