New Albany tennis player Tyler Thomas was selected the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Boys Athlete of the Week for May 18-24.
Thomas earned his fourth consecutive Division I state tournament berth, winning four doubles matches with teammate Brady Kattan. They won three sets by shutout and never lost more than three games in a set.
Thomas received 78% of the vote and was followed by Olentangy Liberty tennis player Shane Hand, who received 22%.
Hand repeated as Division I district singles champion, winning four matches without dropping a set in the tournament.
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 bwhite1@dispatch.com 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.
Have any questions? Email sports editor Brian White at bwhite1@dispatch.com.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: New Albany’s Tyler Thomas named OSU Wexner Boys Athlete of the Week
Reporting by Andy Resnik, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
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