Vote: Who should be Iowa’s high school athlete of the week? (6/1/2025)

Here are the candidates for High School on SI’s Iowa high school athlete of the week for May 26-June 1

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Here are the candidates for High School on SI’s Iowa high school athlete of the week for May 26-June 1. Read through the nominees and cast your vote.

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Congratulations to last week's winner: Noelle Steines of Tipton girls track & field.

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Voting closes at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, June 8. The winner will be announced in the following week’s poll. Here are this week’s nominees:

Chloe Bolte, Sumner-Fredericksburg girls golf

Bolte was the only 2A individual to finish in the red, carding a two-day total of 1-under to take home top honors.

Gabriella Fleming, Cedar Rapids Xavier girls tennis

Fleming made it back-to-back state 1A championships, picking up the singles title with a straight-set win. She did not drop a set during the state tournament.

Payton Hadley, Charles City softball

Hadley was 5-for-4 with four singles and a double, driving in three and scoring once.

Paige Kampman, Clarksville softball

Kampman was 4-for-4 with a home run, a double and two singles, driving in six while scoring three times.

Sami Kruckenberg, Mason City Newman softball

Kruckenberg pitched a two-hitter with 17 strikeouts in a 1-0 win for the Knights over North Butler.

Charlie LeGrand, Cedar Rapids Xavier boys tennis

LeGrand helped the Saints sweep state tennis gold, winning singles with a three-set victory over Easton Moon of North Polk in the finals of 1A. 

Ava Lohrbach, Gilbert girls golf

Lohrbach fired a 136 including a second round 66 to claim 3A state golf honors, leading the Tigers to the team title.

Sergio Mijangos, Sioux City Bishop Heelan boys soccer

In a postseason contest, Mijangos tallied six goals and an assist, leading the Crusaders to a 10-0 victory.

Layne Peska, Iowa Valley baseball

Peska had himself a night, going 5-for-5 at the plate with two doubles, four runs scored and three RBI.

Hunter Polley, West Marshall boys golf

Polley shot rounds of 3-under and 1-under to win the 2A state boys golf title, as the junior carded 10 birdies and 20 par holes.

Parker Rodgers, Nevada boys golf

Rodgers put on a clinic to claim the 3A state boys golf title, shooting a two-round total of 7-under to win by one shot. He had nine birdies over 36 holes with 25 par holes and just two bogeys.

Morgan Rupp, Linn-Mar girls golf

Rupp was crowned the 4A individual state champion, shooting a 69-72 to win by one stroke.

Anthony Schulte, Cedar Rapids Prairie boys tennis

Schulte earned the 2A state singles title, besting his brother in the first-ever brother vs. brother final to cap an unbeaten season.

Devyn Smallwood, Sigourney softball

Smallwood drove in eight runs with a home run and two singles, scoring three times.

Kira Smith, Ankeny girls tennis

Smith showed why she was the No. 1 seed in 2A, rolling to the state championship with a straight-set victory in the finals. She did not drop a set during the meet.

Brody Wangsness, North Butler baseball

Wangsness tossed a one-hitter, striking out 19 over seven innings of work with no walks.

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