Vote for The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week for Oct. 25-31

Vote for The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week for Oct. 25-31
November 3, 2026

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Vote for The Herald’s Prep Athlete of the Week for Oct. 25-31

The Athlete of the Week nominees for Oct. 25-31. Voting closes at midnight Sunday. The winner will be announced with the next poll and in next Wednesday’s paper.

Last week’s winner

Mason Wilson | Mountlake Terrace football

Mason Wilson sent the game into OT with a 7-yard TD run and a 2-point conversion. He won it in OT with a 4-yard TD, his 22nd carry of the night, for a total of 158 yards. The senior quarterback also completed 16 of 25 passes for 172 yards and two TDs in addition to his three scores on the ground. He added a team-high 11 tackles on defense. Wilson won The Herald’s Athlete of the Week for Oct. 18-24 by claiming 654 (45.80%) of the 654 votes.

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This week’s nominees

Nate Bjella | King’s football

The senior made his first-ever field goal attempt on Oct. 30, and it was a last-second, game-winner over Granite Falls to clinch a 24-22 win and the Emerald Sound conference title.

Kyler Burke | Stanwood girls soccer

The junior forward scored two goals and assisted another in a 3-2 district playoff win over Monroe to lead the Spartans to the semifinals.

Carter Corrigan | Jackson boys cross country

The sophomore won the 4A District 1 boys cross country title on Oct. 31 with a time of 15 minutes, 27.3 seconds in the 5,000-meter race at Lakewood High School.

Saylor Echelbarger | Meadowdale girls soccer

The senior midfielder scored all four goals in a dominant performance in a 4-1 victory over Oak Harbor on Oct. 29 to send the Mavericks to the double-elimination portion of the bracket.

Ava Gonzalez | Everett volleyball

The senior outside hitter managed a 29-kill, 14-dig double-double as the Seagulls dug deep, overcoming a first-set loss on the road to beat Monroe in four sets.

Elijah Graves | Shorewood boys cross country

The senior won the 3A District 1 boys cross country title, completing the 5,000-meter race at Lakewood High School in a meet record of 15 minutes, 03.8 seconds.

Mihai Stransky | Shorewood boys tennis

The sophomore won the 3A District 1 singles title in dominant fashion on Oct. 29.

Taylor Williams | Mountlake Terrace girls soccer

The senior midfielder/forward scored a hat trick in a 4-1 win over Everett on Oct. 27

Note: The Herald’s Athlete of the Week nominees are chosen based on stats reported to the newspaper, recommendations from coaches and first-hand observations. Stats from games and recommendations for nominees can be sent to sports@heraldnet.com. Nominees must be submitted by 9 a.m. Monday. Did we miss someone? It could be because individual stats were not reported to The Herald. Coaches/scorekeepers: Please report results by 10:30 p.m. on the day of the event. To participate in the voting, visit heraldnet.com.

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