Vote: Who Should be Iowa’s High School Athlete of the Week? (10/12/2025)

Here are the candidates for High School on SI’s Iowa high school athlete of the week for Oct. 5-11

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Here are the candidates for High School on SI’s Iowa high school athlete of the week for Oct. 5-11. Read through the nominees and cast your vote.

High School on SI voting polls are intended to be a fun way to create fan engagement and express support for your favorite high school athletes and teams. Unless expressly noted, there are no awards for winning the voting. Our primary focus is to highlight the abilities and accomplishments of all the athletes and teams included in our poll. You can vote as often as you wish and are encouraged to share our polls with others. 

Congratulations to Dain Sprague of Calamus-Wheatland

Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 19. The winner will be announced in the following week’s poll. Here are this week’s nominees:

Scarlett Byrnes, Osage girls cross country

In a field of 124 runners, Byrnes came out on top, clocking a time of 18:51 to win the Dike-New Hartford Invitational.

Miriam Downing, Waukon girls cross country

Downing was the one at the South Winneshiek Invitational, besting the field for gold in 19:37, which was under two seconds ahead of the runner-up.

Cambel Drapeau, Dubuque Senior volleyball

Drapeau was credited with 33 kills in four sets, adding two assists.

Jamison Ewing, Southeast Warren football

Ewing ran 31 times for 302 yards, scoring seven touchdowns, as he was also 6-for-6 passing for 157 yards with another score.

Kuma Gutema, Sioux City North boys cross country

Competing on the site of the state championships in a few weeks, Gutema claimed gold, winning the Fort Dodge Invitational in 15:16.

Tyce Larson, Jesup football

Larson hauled in seven passes for 215 yards and three scores, averaging 31 yards per reception.

Addison Latta, Waukee Northwest girls tennis

Latta added a 2A team state tennis title to her incredible freshman season, as she was also crowned the singles champion at the nets.

Kane Mahler-Moreno, Woodward-Granger football

The senior was unstoppable at wide receiver, catching seven passes for 127 yards and scoring four touchdowns.

Bradlie McWilliams, Ottumwa volleyball

McWilliams was a dig machine vs. Des Moines Lincoln, recording 45 in a five-set victory.

Piper Messerly, Dallas Center-Grimes girls cross country

Messerly, a junior, dominated the field at the Fort Dodge Invitational, winning in 18:11. The course will be the state championship one later this month.

Katie Scheckel, Pella volleyball

Scheckel earned her third 1,000-plus poster of her career, recording her 1,000th kill. The senior four-sport standout has also achieved 1,000 assists and digs.

Dawson Scheil, Mount Vernon-Lisbon boys cross country

The senior led a pack of three at the front, winning the 45th annual West Delaware Invitational in 16:04.

Kyle Tracy, Iowa City Regina football

Tracy was incredible in two quarters of work, completing all seven of his passes for 372 yards and six touchdowns.

Stadan Vansice, Baxter football

Vansice powered his way to 312 yards rushing and five touchdowns on 40 carries.

Max Wittmaack, Sioux Central football

Wittmaack carried the ball 36 times, churning out 227 yards while finding the end zone five times.

Ryan Woodruff, Waukee Northwest football

Woodruff gashed the Southeast Polk defense to the tune of 115 yards and three touchdowns on the ground.

Kylie Valdez, Essex volleyball

Valdez, a senior, dished out 61 assists in her three sets of action.

About Our Athlete of the Week Voting

High School on SI voting polls are meant to be a fun, lighthearted way for fans to show support for their favorite athletes and teams. Our goal is to celebrate all of the players featured, regardless of the vote totals. Sometimes one athlete will receive a very large number of votes — even thousands — and that’s okay! The polls are open to everyone and are simply a way to build excitement and community around high school sports. Unless we specifically announce otherwise, there are no prizes or official awards for winning. The real purpose is to highlight the great performances of every athlete included in the poll.

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