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Athletes of the Week

Posted April 17, 2019

Emma Sloan
Gunn softball

The sophomore has 13 hits in her last 15 at-bats, including three doubles and three triples. She has driven in 18 runs over the past four games for Gunn and has won twice as a pitcher.

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Justin Nam
Menlo baseball

The senior had two hits, including a grand slam, and then came back two days later to pitch a five-hitter over six innings, striking out six, as Menlo swept Carlmont in PAL Bay Division play.

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Honorable Mention

Alexandra Chan

Menlo track & field

Jessica Eagle

Menlo-Atherton track & field

Sara Osterberg

Menlo-Atherton track & field

4x100 relay

Menlo-Atherton track & field

Sarah Snyder

Gunn swimming

Ria Sood

Gunn track & field

Jake Andrew

Menlo-Atherton tennis

Cameron Baker

Menlo-Atherton lacrosse

Jared Freeman

Gunn track & field

Charlie Hsieh

Menlo golf

Garrett Pinkston

Sacred Heart Prep volleyball

Andrei Volgin

Menlo tennis

Previous Weeks

April 10, 2019
(Genna Gibbons/Jared Freeman)

April 03, 2019
(Emma Briger, Ingrid Corrigan/Nathan Fleischli)

March 27, 2019
(Sara Osterberg/Aidan Everett)

March 20, 2019
(Leiney Paul/Jared Freeman)

March 13, 2019
(Avery Lee/Dean Casey)

March 06, 2019
(Coco Layton/Andrei Volgin)

February 27, 2019
(Folashade Akinola/Isaiah Saams-Hoy)

February 20, 2019
(Evelyn Calhoon, Lauren McDonnell/Abby Ericson, Folashade Akinola)

February 13, 2019
(Klara Astrom/Timothy Waymouth)

February 06, 2019
(Sharon Nejad/Andrew Wang)

January 30, 2019
(Mina Tameilau/Liam Johnson)

January 23, 2019
(Hannah Jump/Raymond Reece)

January 16, 2019
(Catie Cassani/Joshua Meyers)

January 09, 2019
(Avery Lee/Charlie Williams)


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