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Welcome to the Bay Area News Group (Mercury News & East Bay Times) boys Athlete of the Week poll.
For the entire academic year, we will provide a list of candidates who stood out over the previous week and allow you, the reader, to vote for the winner.
This week, we consider performances from May 5-10.
Polls close at 5 p.m. Wednesday.
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Winners are announced each Friday online and in the print edition of the Mercury News and East Bay Times sports sections.
Candidates for future Athlete of the Week polls can be nominated at [email protected].
We accept nominations until 11 a.m. each Monday.
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On to the nominees:
Marco Carbajal, Arroyo baseball: Carbajal drove in six runs to lead Arroyo to a 21-0 win over San Lorenzo. Arroyo finished the regular season 14-9.
Kaden Choi, Head-Royce baseball: The junior went 4 for 5 and drove in 10 runs in Head-Royce’s 20-1 win over Redwood Christian. Head-Royce (13-5) is in second place in the Bay Counties League East Division, trailing St. Joseph Notre Dame by a game.
Ellis Culleton, Campolindo swimming: The sophomore won the 50-yard freestyle at the North Coast Section championships, finishing in 20.91.
MJ Ellazar, Menlo-Atherton baseball: Ellazar had two hits and knocked in three runs to lead M-A to a 7-2 victory over Burlingame. M-A (18-7, 10-2) sits in first place in the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division.
Nathan Foucu, The King’s Academy swimming: Foucu, a junior, broke the Central Coast Section 200 freestyle record at the CCS championships, touching the wall in 1:35.40.
Jack Foscalina, Las Lomas baseball: Foscalina hit for the cycle in an 11-3 win over Berean Christian. He began this week hitting .427 for Las Lomas, which is 11-10-1 this season.
Kevin Havens, Sobrato track and field: Havens, a senior, won the 300-meter hurdles at the Blossom Valley Athletic League finals, crossing the finish line in 39.58.
Yury Kuzmenko, Valley Christian swimming: The Princeton commit set a section record in the 100 freestyle at the CCS championships, taking first with a time of 43.42.
Dominic Lake, Gunderson baseball: Lake went 2 for 3 and drove in four runs to lead Gunderson to a 16-4 win over James Lick. Gunderson is 14-6 this season.
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Isaiah San Pedro, Newark Memorial track and field: San Pedro, a junior, took first place in the 100-meter race at the Mission Valley Athletic League championships with a time of 10.93.
Songrui Wu, Dougherty Valley swimming: Wu set a section record by winning the 200 individual medley at the NCS championships with a time of 1:45.47. He also won the 100 back stroke, touching the wall in 47.47.
Chuck Wynn, Menlo baseball: The junior went 5 for 9, knocked in four runs and hit two homers in a 23-9 win over Woodside. Menlo (16-8) is scheduled to travel to Aragon on Tuesday.