Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Lelani Laruelle, Monta Vista track and field

Monta Vista track and field athlete Lelani Laruelle is the Bay Area News Group s girls high school athlete of the week for May - In online voting that ended at p m Wednesday Laruelle finished with of the vote Alhambra softball sportsman Hailey Powers took second and Miramonte softball participant Abby Warren was third Congratulations to all the candidates for this week s recognition Laruelle cleared - to win the high jump at the state meet in a tie for first place with Jurupa Valley s AB Hernandez and Long Beach Wilson s Jillene Wetteland These are the final athlete of the week results of the school year Related Articles In first career start Serra closer Nate Hui pitches complete-game shutout as Padres reach NorCal championship De La Salle earns gritty win over St Mary s-Stockton to advance to NorCal D final St Francis scores late to edge Acalanes in pitching duel reach NorCal final CIF NorCal roundup Santa Clara baseball Liberty softball win semifinals Hillsdale freshman sends Knights to NorCal D-III softball championship with walk-off heroics To nominate an athlete when the polls resume next school year email highschools bayareanewsgroup com by Monday at a m Please include stats and unit results Votes by email do not count Only votes submitted through the online poll on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites will count Winners are disclosed each Friday on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections