First Florida Credit Union Athlete of the Week poll for Jacksonville: Sept. 5

The results are in.

Bishop Kenny senior Emily Wheldon is the Florida Times-Union’s First Florida Credit Union Athlete of the Week for the 2023-24 high school sports season, covering the week of Aug. 21-26 in the Jacksonville area.

The senior set a personal best in girls cross country, running 19:22 to lead Bishop Kenny to the team championship at the Cecil Field Summer Classic.

She placed first in a vote of top Northeast Florida performers that included Octavius Barnes (Baldwin football), Sadaly Campbell (Fernandina Beach girls golf), Adriana Jeanpierre (Beachside volleyball), Tyler Mawhinney (Fleming Island boys golf), Myles Simmons (St. Augustine football) and Miles Wicks (Ponte Vedra boys cross country).

This week’s vote

It’s time to vote for Florida Times-Union’s next First Florida Credit Union Athlete of the Week for the week of Aug. 28-Sept. 2, 2023.

The Times-Union gathers nominees from scores, stats and nominations e-mailed to the sports desk during the week by coaches across Northeast Florida. Coaches can e-mail these stats and scores to preps@jacksonville.com.

This week’s voting begins Tuesday morning and closes at 10 a.m. Friday. Votes are restricted to once per device per hour.

To see the poll, click here.

Here are the nominees for Aug. 28-Sept. 2:

Rauly Eason, Fleming Island volleyball

The senior outside hitter recorded 24 kills with a .677 hitting percentage in the Golden Eagles’ sweeps against Christ’s Church and Bradford.

Connor Guy, Keystone Heights boys golf

The multi-sport athlete won medalist honors with a 37, leading Keystone past St. Johns Country Day and Ridgeview in a golf tri-match at Keystone Heights Golf Club.

Jamal Harvey-Jackson, Riverside football

The senior edge rusher recorded three sacks and 11 tackles to lead the Generals past Parker 33-0, the second consecutive shutout for Riverside’s defense.

Alyson Johnson, Creekside girls cross country

The Knights’ sophomore smashed her personal record to run 18:15 at the Florida Horse Park Invitational, beating the field by more than 50 seconds for the individual title.

Jaylen Pettway, White football

The senior quarterback passed for three touchdowns and rushed for another, completing 17 of 23 passes for 292 yards passing and 53 rushing to lead the Commanders past Sandalwood 26-6.

Matt Ryan, Nease boys cross country

The senior ran 16:03 to lead the Panthers to first place with a perfect team score (15 points) in the Bob Hans Invitational at Ridgeview.

Emma Wells, Providence girls golf

The senior won medalist honors with a 37 at Jacksonville Beach Golf Club, leading the Stallions to a season-opening win over Episcopal.

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