Vote! Who should be Maps Credit Union boys Athlete of the Week?

Who should be Maps Credit Union boys Athlete of the Week?

Every week, the Statesman Journal collects some of the top high school athletic performances to nominate for Athlete of the Week. You're invited to nominate athletes each week by submitting the athlete's name, school, sport and stats relevant to the performance being nominated. Submit nominees to LBartlett@statesmanjournal.com.

The window for nominations is Saturday morning to Friday evening.

Without further ado, here are the nominees for boys Athlete of the Week, brought to you by Maps Credit Union.

Information about each nominee is below. Vote for who you think should win at statesmanjournal.com/sports. The poll closes at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29.

Dessieux, a senior, scored twice, including the game-winning goal, Oct. 22 in the Eagles' 2-1 win over Cascade. Dessieux's goals and the win secured the Oregon West Conference league title for Stayton.

Hawkins, a senior, scored two touchdowns Oct. 23 in the Cougars' 77-0 win over McKay to secure an undefeated regular season for the second season in a row.

McLaughlin, a senior, ran a personal-best 9-minute, 35.3-second 3,000-meter race for fifth place at the Valiant Invitational Oct. 20 at Valley Catholic.

Ramirez, a junior, scored the lone goal Oct. 22 in the Royal Scots' 1-0 win over North Salem to claim the Central Valley Conference title.

Richardson, a sophomore, ran a 18:12.3 5,000-meter race for third place at The Happy Hustle race Oct. 21 in Corvallis.

Stoops, a senior, ran a personal-best 9:53.6 3,000-meter for sixth place at the Valiant Invitational Oct. 20 at Valley Catholic.

Landon Bartlett covers high school sports and Oregon State for the Statesman Journal. He can be reached at LBartlett@statesmanjournal.com or on X, TikTok or Instagram @bartlelo.