VOTE for the Morris/Sussex Athlete of the Week
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It's time to vote for the Morris/Sussex Athlete of the Week!
Read about the performances that stood out and let us know who you think should be the Athlete of the Week in the poll at the bottom of this page.
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Nominations were provided by coaches and are presented in alphabetical order. Voting closes at 5 p.m. Thursday.
Benjamin Barninger
Randolph senior outside hitter
Barninger totaled 31 kills, nine digs and six aces, becoming Randolph's all-time leader in a 3-1 week.
Parker Cooke
Mount Olive freshman attack
Cooke totaled 20 goals, four assists and eight ground balls as Mount Olive topped Vernon and Boonton, and lost to Delaware Valley.
Morgan Curtis
North Warren/Belvidere senior midfielder
Curtis had six goals, nine ground balls and four draw controls as North Warren came from behind to defeat both Boonton and Union Catholic in Colonial White games.
Derek Czepiel
Pequannock senior golfer
Czepiel shot a 6-over 42 as Pequannock fell to Montville, 166-171, on April 13 at Rockaway River. He was 8-over in the Golden Panthers' seven-stroke win against Madison on April 14 at Morris County GC. At the Green Knights Invitational, Czepiel carded a 79 to tie for 30th. He finished the week with a 1-under 70 to win the K-Golf Classic on April 16 at Berkshire Valley.
Lily DeJesus
Hackettstown junior attacker
DeJesus had eight goals, 24 assists, six caused turnovers and seven ground balls as Hackettstown lost to Parsippany Hills and defeated Newark Academy and Warren Hills.
Patrick Piechowski
Boonton senior jumper/hurdler
Piechowski cleared 6-foot-4 to win the high jump, was fourth in the long jump (19-3), was first in the 400 hurdles (1:01.01) – all personal bests – and was part of Boonton's second-place 4x400 in a double dual against Whippany Park and Kinnelon. At Morris Hills Relays, Piechowski cleared 6-0 to help Boonton's high jump relay place fourth.
Carly Renna
Randolph junior distance runner
Renna clocked a 5:08 leg in Randolph's 4x1,600 victory at Morris Hills Relays on April 18. She also had a 2:14 anchor leg to bring the Rams up from sixth to third place.
Gabriella Vega
High Point sprinter/jumper
Vega placed in all four events in a dual-meet loss at Vernon on April 16, breaking High Point's 21-year-old long jump record at 18 feet, 1 inch.
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