Vote for the All-USA Vermont Girls Athlete of the Week powered by Delta Dental

Welcome to the eighth installment of the 2026 fall season for the Delta Dental All-USA Vermont Athletes of the Week voting by high school sports fans.

This week, and every week during the sports season, members of the public may vote for a top girls athlete and a top boys athlete. And since last year, we added to the list of weekly nominees: There are now two stories, one for girls and one for boys, with more athletes on each ballot.

All voting is through the ballots at burlingtonfreepress.com. We will not accept votes through email or through social media. To vote, click on the name of the person you want to select and refresh the page after each time you vote to be able to vote as often as you'd like.

Voting began Monday, Oct. 26 and continues through 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29.

The winners will be announced in a story published at burlingtonfreepress.com on Friday, Oct. 30.

May I nominate a deserving athlete for a future ballot?

Yes. Please nominate a Vermont high school athlete by sending an email to sports@burlingtonfreepress.com (Subject Line: Athletes of the Week nomination). Additionally, please include the athlete's school, sport and any relevant details from that week's games in the email.

Petra Bay-Hansen, Montpelier volleyball: The sophomore totaled 4 aces, 7 kills, 2 blocks, 9 assists and 8 digs in Montpelier's four-set Division II quarterfinal victory over Hartford.

Sara Butler, Mount Mansfield girls soccer: The senior scored the game-tying goal and overtime winner in the Cougars' 3-2 victory over No. 7 South Burlington in the Division I quarterfinals. Butler tied the game with her goal with 10:10 remaining in the second half and scored the winner with 7:35 left in the first overtime period.

Lily Daunais, Milton girls soccer: The goalie spearheaded the 15-seeded Yellowjackets to a pair of an upset wins. Against No. 2 Mount Abraham, Daunais saved 24 shots in a 1-0 win. Daunais followed up that outing with 23 saves and a crucial penalty kick save in the Division II quarterfinals during Milton's shootout triumph.

Vivian Hermsdorf, Green Mountain Valley soccer: After supplying a hat trick in a 5-0 playdown win over Missisquoi, Hermsdorf had two goals and two assists in No. 4 Green Mountain Valley's 9-2 victory over No. 5 Otter Valley in the Division II quarterfinals.

Jamie Kenney, Stowe field hockey: Factored in all three goals with two tallies and an assist as No. 5 Stowe ousted No. 4 Windsor 3-2 in a Division III quarterfinal contest.

Sophia Parker, Otter Valley field hockey: Parker's two second-half goals helped No. 6 Otter Valley rally past No. 3 North Country for a 2-1 win in the Division II quarterfinals.

Hazel Vander Pyl, U-32 cross-country running: In her first year of running, the junior captured the Division II individual crown at the state championship meet at Thetford Academy with a time of 19 minutes, 58 seconds. She also helped the Raiders win the team title.