Thomas Worthington field hockey player Jaidyn Gussler was selected the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Girls Athlete of the Week for Oct. 27-Nov. 2.
Gussler scored the game-winning goal and had an assist in a 3-1 state final win over Upper Arlington.
She received 96% of the vote and was followed by Watterson cross-country runner Kaitlyn Van Zandt, who received 2.6%.
Van Zandt placed fifth (18:03.34) in the Division II state meet.
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: Thomas Worthington’s Jaidyn Gussler is OSU Wexner Medical Center Girls Athlete of Week
Reporting by Brian White, Columbus Dispatch / The Columbus Dispatch
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