2024-25 Fueling Excellence Athletes of the Week
Head to the ESPN Ithaca Podcenter to listen to interviews with the athletes below!
10/20-10/25
- Jillian Teribury – Candor Volleyball – Recorded a team-high 20 service points, 5 aces, and 12 digs in a 3-0 win over Newfield in the IAC Small School Championship to help the Coyotes capture back-to-back IAC titles.
- Malcolm Jenkins – Newfield Football – Rushed for 3 touchdowns (44 yards, 38 yards, and 31 yards) in a 88-0 win over Hoosic Valley.
10/13-10/18
- Ava Kelly – Watkins Glen Girls Soccer – Recorded 1 goal and 1 assist in a 2-1 win over Elmira-Notre Dame in the IAC South Large Division tiebreaker game, then scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Trumansburg in the IAC Large School Championship.
- Alex Decker – Marathon Boys Soccer – Scored a goal (heading in a corner kick) and helped keep a shutout in a defense in a 3-0 win over Odessa-Montour in the IAC Small School Championship.
10/6-10/11
- Janne Anderson – Odessa-Montour Girls Cross Country – Won the IAC Small School Division meet at Stonehedges Golf Course with a time of 21:01.3 and helped the Grizzlies win the division title.
- Braxton Young – Southern Cayuga Boys Soccer – Recorded 5 goals and 5 assists across a trio of wins. He first scored the game-winning penalty kick in a 2-1 win against Manlius Pebble Hill, then scored a hat trick and added 2 assists in a 6-0 win over Groton, then scored 1 goal and tallied 3 assists in a 8-0 win over Moravia.
9/29-10/4
- Devyn Blasz – Groton Girls Soccer – Drew the game-winning free kick in a 1-0 win over Tioga in a rematch of last year’s IAC Championship, then recorded 1 goal and 1 assist in a 4-0 win over Moravia, then tallied 1 goal and 2 assists in a 3-0 win over Marathon.
- Drew Sanford – Lansing Boys Soccer – Scored both goals in a 2-1 overtime win over Trumansburg, then scored the final goal in a 3-0 win over Watkins Glen.
9/22-9/27
- Abby Turco – Dryden Girls Swimming & Diving – Won 4 events (100 fly, 200 free, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay) in a 93-76 win over Lansing and won 3 events (100 fly, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay) in a 100-30 win over Whitney Point.
- Vinny King – Trumansburg Football – Threw for 357 yards and 4 touchdowns (including a 70-yard TD pass) in a 54-26 over Groton.
9/15-9/20
- Nicola Soper – Candor Volleyball – Led the team in kills and aces across a pair of sweeps. She first recorded 11 service points, 6 aces, 11 kills, 1 assist block, and 1 dig in a 3-0 win over Spencer-Van Etten, then recorded 6 service points, 4 aces, 11 kills, and 3 digs in a 3-0 win over Groton.
- Eli Landis – Moravia Football – Recorded 324 total yards and 5 touchdowns (throwing for 214 yards & 3 TDs on 16 completions, rushing for 110 yards & 2 TD on 10 carries) and tacked on an interception on defense in a 45-14 win at Sauquoit Valley.
9/8-9/13
- Cennedi McCarthy – Southern Cayuga Girls Soccer – Helped keep a shutout in goal in a 1-0 overtime win over Marathon, then scored a hat trick in a 6-0 win over Newark Valley.
- Ethan Nolan – Odessa-Montour Boys Soccer – Scored 10 goals across a trio of wins. He first netted 2 goals in a 6-0 win over Newfield, then scored a hat trick in a 8-2 victory over Newark Valley, and tallied 5 goals in a 8-0 win over Tioga.
9/1-9/6
- Kiara Thurmond – Ithaca Volleyball – Recorded 14 kills and 6 solo blocks in a 3-set season-opening win over Vestal and helped the Little Red win the Corning Volleyball Tournament, going undefeated and sweeping Lansing in the final.
- Logan Aman – Spencer-Van Etten/Candor Football – Rushed for 226 yards on 13 carries and recorded 5 total touchdowns (including an 85-yard kickoff return TD) in a 54-13 win over Harpursville/Afton.
8/25-8/31
- Paityn Contri – Marathon Girls Soccer – Scored 2 goals in a 3-2 win over the defending IAC South Small Division champions Tioga.
- Duncan Gattine – Trumansburg Boys Soccer – Scored 5 goals across a pair of season -opening wins. He first tallied a team-high 4 goals in a 12-0 win over Thomas A. Edison, then netted the lone goal in a 1-0 win over rivals Lansing.
