Who should be the Lubbock A-J high school athlete of the week?

Athletes from soccer, softball, swimming and track are among the finalists for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal's Athlete of the Week.

The A-J accepts nominations each week until noon Sunday. Online voting begins at 4 a.m. Monday at lubbockonline.com. The poll runs through 5 p.m. Thursday, with the winner announced Friday.

Who should be the Lubbock A-J student of the week?

HOW TO NOMINATE

► Coaching staffs can nominate a player for next week's award by emailing sports@lubbockonline.com by Sunday morning.

► Include nomination with grade level and pertinent stats/info from this week's games/results.

Here are this week's nominees.

Female athletes

Austyn Flowers, Fr., Seminole — Won the triple jump and 100-meter hurdles at Plainview's Bulldog Relays.

Emery Fox, So., Lubbock High — Placed second in the 200 IM at the UIL Class 5A state swim meet.

Aspen Thiel, Jr., Monterey — Hit a three-run home run in a 3-2 win over Allen at the Allen tournament.

Male athletes

Gunnar Hansen, So., Lubbock High — Placed third in the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM at the UIL Class 5A state swim meet.

Keaden Strickland, Sr., Lubbock-Cooper — Scored the game-winning goal in a victory over Abilene Cooper.

Talon Wilcox, Fr., Lubbock-Cooper Liberty — Won the 100 meters and the long jump at the Frenship's Don Black Relays.