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ATHLETE OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
KERBY GERMANN ELLE LONERGAN
FULTON | FRESHMAN
• Germann played a key role for Fulton volleyball, where she recorded 340 kills and 38 aces. She was named to the NUIC South 1st Team.
• In wrestling, Germann went 39-3 with 35 falls. She was an IHSA State Championship qualifier, the first in Fulton history. Germann won a handful of tournaments, and she was also a regional and sectional champion.
• In softball, Germann had a. 490 batting average for the Steamers. She had 47 hits and five home runs.
CLINTON | SENIOR
• Elle won the IGHSAU Class 4A high jump competition with a jump of 5-feet 6-inches. She was the first state champion out of Clinton High School since 2016 as an individual.
• Lonergan won the Drake Relays, considered the classless Iowa state meet, with a personal record of 5-feet 8-inches.
• The senior won every single meet in her senior season but one.
EMILY WHITEHEAD
CLINTON | SENIOR
• Whitehead won the IGHSAU Class 2A State Championship as an individual with a score of 233 in the title match.
• Whitehead was a key member of the River Queens bowling team that took second overall as a team in the state. Whitehead had an average of 186.65 for the season.
CHAPY Awards
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