Welcome to Athlete of the Week voting from The Palm Beach Post!
Congrats to our last winner, Padraig Irish of Benjamin cross country. The sophomore paced the field in the Benjamin Invite, running a 19:41.93 to finish in first place.
Each week, The Post will highlight the best boys and girls high school student-athlete performances in Palm Beach County. The polls will be open until noon Friday.
Nominees are accepted via email or phone, but will be selected by staff in the absence of submission.
Here are top performances from boys athletes across the most recent week of competition.
Voting will be open until Friday, Oct. 23 at noon.
Football: Aydan Elam, So., King's Academy ― Recorded two rushing touchdowns on 65 yards in a shutout victory over Inlet
Grove
Football: Markese Vaughn, So., St. Andrew's ― Recorded 103 yards rushing with two touchdowns in a 27-7 win over calvary Christian Academy
Football: Mitchell Joseph, So. American Heritage-Delray ― Tallied eight tackles, including one for a loss, in a 28-28 tie against
Golf: Blake Alexander, Sr., Boca Raton ― Paced the field by shooting a 35 in a regular season victory against FAU High
Golf: Federico Veintimilla, So., West Boca Raton ― Paced the field by shooting a 36 in a regular season victory against Dr. Joaquín García
Alex Peterman is a high school sports reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at apeterman@usatodayco.com.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: The Post's Boys Athlete of the Week: Vote on the best of Oct. 12 - 17
