Whitnall's Mercedes Mullen wins Piggly Wiggly athlete of the week
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Mercedes Mullen of Whitnall softball was the winner of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Piggly Wiggly high school athlete of the week poll from May 11 to May 16.
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Mullen tallied her 100th career hit last week for the Falcons, helping Whitnall clinch its fourth straight Woodland (East) Conference title. The Falcons went 4-1 during a five-game week with Mullen tallying six hits, including a pair of doubles. She went 3-for-4 in the title-clinching 11-0 victory over Greenfield on May 14.
Mullen received 20,716 of 39,137 total votes cast.
Kevion Dickerson from Milwaukee Riverside/Golda Meir boys track and field was the runner-up in last week's poll. Dickerson ran a top-five time in the state this season with a mark of 10.68 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the Bulldog Invite at Cedarburg High School on May 12 to help his co-op place second as a team at the event.
Other nominees included Jack Templeton from Wauwatosa East baseball, Claudia Mitich from Oconomowoc girls soccer and Brayden Alivo from Saint Thomas More baseball.
You can make a nomination for a future player of the week by sending an email with statistics and context on an athlete’s performance to [email protected] and [email protected]. Do not send votes to these addresses.
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