Timnath women observe& box winner voted Coloradoan Athlete of the Week

This week’s Blue Federal Credit score Union Athlete of the Week award is in the end heading again outside for some spring motion.Timnath women observe & box’s Natalie Washburn took best honors within the Citadel Collins house for the week of March 3-8 in the back of a powerful season debut.Washburn received the women 800-meter run at Berthoud’s Max Marr Invitational ultimate weekend, beating a number of 5A town standouts en path to the identify.The senior now has six profession highschool observe & box race wins, together with back-to-back Colorado Magnificence 2A state titles within the 800.Even with Timnath transferring as much as Magnificence 4A this season, the Cubs runner already seems like she’ll be a contender for the 800 crown once more this spring.The Cubs’ runner completed in 2 minute and 16.74 seconds, lower than a 2nd off her PR within the outside 800 whilst shaving over a 2nd off her state-title time from ultimate season. It used to be additionally MileSplit’s “elite efficiency” tag, assembly the U.S. 2nd workforce usual within the tournament.Washburn is the fourth Timnath women athlete to win the award this college yr, becoming a member of volleyball avid gamers Aubrianna Gerdes and Jersey McCollum, plus fellow observe and move nation runner Izzy Schimmelpfennig.She used to be additionally voted because the Blue FCU Feminine Athlete of the 12 months for the 2023-24 faculty calendar.Cubs enthusiasts hit the polls laborious, incomes Washburn the win with a heavy majority of the vote at 77%.That in the end propelled her to Athlete of the Week over the opposite remarkable nominees:Gretchen Deines, Timnath women basketball (runner-up with 16.2%)Ethan Hough, PSD boys lacrosseMadden Smiley, Windsor boys basketballTyler Kephart, Fossil Ridge baseballThe Blue Federal Credit score Union Athlete of the Week sequence options 5 nominees each Monday, with balloting at Coloradoan.com till 11:59 p.m. Wednesday and the winner named Thursday.Lovers can nominate their favourite athletes (closing date: 11:59 p.m. each Sunday), and the Coloradoan Sports activities body of workers will in the end make a selection the nominees every week.When you’ve got nominations for a long term Athlete of the Week, please ship them by the use of e mail to [email protected] for attention.View the entire effects:Chris Abshire covers highschool and group sports activities for the Coloradoan.