2024-25 Fueling Excellence Athletes of the Week
Head to the ESPN Ithaca Podcenter to listen to interviews with the athletes below!
10/12-10/18
- Haylee Young – Southern Cayuga Girls Soccer – Scored a hat trick and added an assist in a 4-0 win over Odessa-Montour in the IAC Small School Championship, helping the Falcons capture back-to-back IAC titles.
- Logan Mayo – Lansing Football – Recorded four total touchdowns (3 rushing, 1 passing) in a 41-6 win over Unatego/Franklin/Unadilla Valley. He had TD rushes of 6 yards, 35 yards, and 20 yards, as well as a 22-yard TD pass.
10/5-10/11
- Olivia Houppert-Singer – Ithaca Girls Swimming – Won two events (200 IM and 200 medley relay) in a 94-83 dual meet win over Elmira, then won three events (200 IM, 100 breast, and 200 medley relay), helping the Little Red finish in first place at the Elmira “Splash For a Cure” Invitational and qualifying for states in the 200 IM with a time of 2:11.73.
- Kyle Jantz – Spencer-Van Etten/Candor Boys Soccer – Recorded 5 goals and 2 assists across 3 wins. He first tallied an assist in a 2-1 win over Elmira Notre Dame, scored a hat trick in a 3-1 win over Union Springs, then had 2 goals and 1 assist in a 7-0 win over Thomas A. Edison.
9/28-10/4
- Kendall Gentile – Spencer-Van Etten/Candor Field Hockey – Scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Sidney and scored a goal in a 10-0 win over Marathon.
- Dillon Palmer – Moravia Football – Recorded six rushing touchdowns in a 46-32 win over Frankfort Schuyler. He had 306 yards on 32 carries while also completing 14 passes for 179 yards.
9/21-9/27
- Janne Anderson – Odessa-Montour Girls Cross Country – Finished in first place in a six-school IAC meet at Trumansburg, beating the runner-up by less than one second. The Grizzlies finish the regular season with a 16-0 mark.
- Duncan Gattine – Trumansburg Boys Soccer – Scored nine goals across three victories. He scored two goals in 3-1 win over Union Springs/Port Byron, scored all five goals in a 5-1 win over Marathon, and scored two goals (including the game-winner) in a 3-2 overtime win over Spencer-Van Etten/Candor.
9/14-9/20
- Colleen Whitten – Southern Cayuga Girls Swimming – Won two events and broke two school records at the Invitational In The Glen, helping the Falcons finish in fifth place. She won the 50 free with a personal-best and state-standard time of 24.59 seconds and the 100 fly with a state-standard time of 1:00.39, qualifying for states in that event as well. She also helped the 400 relay team place third as the leadoff swimmer.
- Jasmir Robbins – Ithaca Football – Tallied over 200 yards of total offense and 3 touchdowns in a 31-30 win over Homer. He had 12 carries for 169 yards and 2 touchdowns as well as 2 receptions for 45 yards and a touchdown. He also forced a fumble and recovered a fumble on defense.
9/7-9/13
- Allie Lyon – Spencer-Van Etten/Candor Girls Soccer – Recorded 8 goals and 2 assists across a pair of season-opening wins. She first scored a hat trick and added an assist in a 6-3 win over Thomas A. Edison, then tallied 5 goals and 1 assist in a 6-1 win over Watkins Glen.
- Lucas Walawender – Union Springs/Port Byron Boys Soccer – Named Tournament MVP as he helped the Wolves repeat as Cufari Kickoff Classic champions. He kept two shutouts, first making 7 seven saves in a 1-0 win over Dryden, then making 5 saves in a 9-0 win over Groton.
8/31-9/6
- Ellie Ouckama – Trumansburg Girls Soccer – Recorded four goals and two assists across a pair of season-opening wins. She scored two goals in a 3-0 win over Thomas A. Edison, then had two goals and two assists in a 6-1 win over Lansing.
- Lane Darling – Groton Football – Recorded 224 total yards and 5 touchdowns in a season-opening 66-6 win over Sidney. He tallied five receptions for 184 yards and two touchdowns to go along with 84 rushing yards and a touchdowns. He also returned a fumble for a 33-yard touchdown.
