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VOTE for the Sept. 21-27 J&C Athlete of the Week, sponsored by Ivy Tech

Voting for the Sept. 21-27 Journal & Courier Athlete of the Week is open. Make your pick below.

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Voting for the Sept. 21-27 Journal & Courier Athlete of the Week is now open, brought to you by Ivy Tech.

You can make your selections in the poll until 5 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 2. You may vote as many times as you'd like; please refresh the page to ensure your vote counts.

To submit nominees for future polls, please email names and any notable statistics or accomplishments to cgemes@usatodayco.com . That helps greatly in keeping track of the top performers each week around the Lafayette area.

Take a look at the 10 nominees for this week below, listed in alphabetical order. There is an additional football-only poll that can be found here .

Harlo Holder, Benton Central cross country

Finished first in the girls 5,000-meter at the Bison Stampede with a time of 20 minutes, 20.24 seconds.

Jackson Schneidt, Central Catholic boys soccer

Scored one goal and had four assists in the Knights' 9-0 shut out against Rossville.

Put up 21 kills and 20 digs in a five-set win over Faith Christian. Also had 16 kills, 11 digs and five aces to win the Bi-County tournament against Seeger and Fountain Central.

David Estrada, Crawfordsville boys soccer

Scored three goals in an 8-1 win over North Montgomery.

Afton Winchester, Harrison girls flag football

Caught five passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns, as well as a 19-yard carry in the Raiders' 43-6 win over McCutcheon.

Sophia Bittinger, Lafayette Jeff girls soccer

Scored four goals for the Bronchos in a 7-1 win over Rensselaer Central.

Between sweeps of both Terre Haute North Vigo and South Vigo, Crowe notched 20 kills, two aces and 13 digs for the Mavericks.

Drew Dark, North Montgomery cross country

Placed first in the boys 5,000m at the Bison Stampede with a time of 16:39.35.

Broke the school assists-in-a-match record with 52 in a 3-2 loss to South Newton; the previous record was 46. Also put up 25 against Frontier and 28 against Seeger.

Estelle Seymour, West Lafayette cross country

At the Culver Academies XC Invitational, Seymour placed fourth of 170 runners with a time of 20:19.55.

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