Vermont Varsity Insider Athletes of the Week: Ballots for Jan. 20-26

Welcome to Year 2 of the Vermont Varsity Insider Athletes of the Week voting by high school sports fans!

This is the sixth installment for the 2019-20 winter season.

This week, and every week during the three sports seasons, members of the public may vote for a top girls athlete and a top boys athlete (see below for this week's ballot).

How do I cast my vote?

All voting is through the two ballots (see below). We will not accept votes through email or through social media.

Voting began Monday, Jan. 27, and continues through midnight Thursday.

How do we learn who wins?

The two winners will be revealed Friday afternoon in a story posted at BurlingtonFreePress.com.

Vote here for Girls Athlete of the Week 

More about each candidate:

Allie Fullem, Mount Mansfield basketball: The freshman forward totaled 15 points and eight rebounds in a 45-41 win over Division II power Mount Abraham on Tuesday. Then Fullem dropped in a 13-point game as MMU edged Rutland 49-36 for a fourth straight victory.

Julliette Hoder, Stowe alpine skiing: Hoder's first-run time of 30.95 seconds set the tone for her slalom victory at Smugglers Notch last week. The Stowe skier finished atop a field of more than 50 participants with a combined, two-run time of 1:03.70.

McKenna Marsh, North Country basketball: The junior guard's all-around performances led to a pair of rout wins for the Falcons last week. Marsh totaled 11 points, five rebounds and five steals vs. Winooski and then had dozen points and five more steals vs. Missisquoi. 

Emily Poulin, Spaulding basketball: Poulin recorded 15 points and five rebounds in Spaulding's 45-38 triumph over Metro power BFA-St. Albans. She also had a 14-point game in the 43-26 win over crosstown rival U-32. Spaulding has won four in a row. 

Abby Robbins, Essex hockey: The junior forward struck for four goals in a 6-0 win over Missisquoi and then had the critical second tally in the 3-0 shutout of long-time rival BFA-St. Albans as the Hornets (7-4) pushed their winning streak to four games.

For here for Boys Athlete of the Week 

More about each candidate:

Mo Awayle, Rice basketball: The junior guard poured in 20 points in the 77-67 win over South Burlington and then struck for a game-high 17 points as the Green Knights toppled Rutland 54-45 for a sixth straight victory to move to 9-1 on the season.

Daniel Lanoue, Lyndon hockey: After a hat-trick performance in a 7-0 win over Mount Mansfield, Lanoue's two-goal effort vs. Brattleboro included the game-winning strike in overtime on Saturday. Lanoue won it 36 seconds into the extra period for the streaking Vikings.

Hunter Mason, Missisquoi hockey: Mason helped the Thunderbirds to a 2-1 week with a pair of multi-point contests. In a 4-1 win over MMU, Mason tallied a goal and two assists. Then Mason supplied a trio of goals and two helpers as MVU doubled up St. Johnsbury 6-3.

George Zelman, Mount Mansfield basketball: After dropping 13 points in Monday's win over Colchester, Zelman's heroics Saturday helped the Cougars complete a 3-0 week to improve to 6-4. Zelman scored a game-high 24 points and sank the go-ahead layup with 4 seconds to play to lift MMU over St. Johnsbury 56-54.

Tommy Zschau, St. Johnsbury alpine skiing: The Hilltopper standout captured the slalom race last week at Smugglers' Notch with a combined, two-run performance of 59.54 seconds.

Athlete of the Week winners in '19-20

Winter

Jan. 13-19: North Country/Lyndon's Addie Petit and Williamstown's Jacob Tassie

Jan. 6-12: BFA-St. Albans' Caitlyn Dasaro and South Burlington's Hunter Fay

Dec. 30-Jan. 5: Mount Abraham's Chloe Johnston and Mount Mansfield's Connor Philbrick

Dec. 23-29: Champlain Valley's Nicole Wright and St. Johnsbury's Logan Wendell

Dec. 16-22: Burlington/Colchester's Madison Chagnon and Essex's Jason Smith

Fall

Oct. 28-Nov. 3: Rice's Alex Dostie and Champlain Valley's Jacob Boliba

Oct. 21-27: Mount Mansfield's Jenna Symon and Essex's Luke Williams

Oct. 14-20: Champlain Valley's Jasmine Nails and Burlington's Wondu Summa

Oct. 7-13: South Burlington's Sam Crane and BFA-Fairfax/Lamoille's Jaxon Schaarschmidt

Sept. 30-Oct. 6: Champlain Valley's Hailey Chase and Milton's Caleb Barnier

Sept. 23-29: Rice's Amy Hester and Burr and Burton's Joey McCoy

Sept. 16-22: Harwood's Ava Thurston and Middlebury's Tyler Buxton

Sept. 9-15: Missisquoi's Ava Hubbard and Mount Anthony's Jack Ware

Aug. 30-Sept. 8: Champlain Valley's Alicia Veronneau and Brattleboro's Tyler Millerick

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