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Star Tribune 2022-23 Prep Athletes of the Week

Click here to find our collection of standout athletes from around the metro for entire school year.

Last updated June 12, 2023 - 8:52 PM

Prep athletes of the week: Annandale runner Salvador Wirth isn't one to come in second

October 03, 2022 - 4:38 PM

A sophomore, he hasn't lost a race this season, and he is also at the peak in class, carrying a 4.0 GPA.

Prep Athletes of the Week: Asher Ozuzu learns to take soccer seriously

October 10, 2022 - 4:54 PM

Athletes of the Week: Asher Ozuzu's growth on and off the field leads to big success.

Prep Athletes of the Week: Wayzata's Abbey Nechanicky runs for records

October 17, 2022 - 8:44 PM

A senior, she broke the course mark at the Lake Conference cross-country meet by four seconds.

Prep Athletes of the Week: Versatility marks Elk River's Cade Osterman

October 24, 2022 - 7:48 PM

A senior, he's a contributor at quarterback on offense, at safety on defense and all over on special teams.

Prep Athletes of the Week: Forest Lake's Norah Hushagen keeps pulling away

October 31, 2022 - 7:36 PM

A sophomore, she won her second section title, doubling her margin of victory from last year.

Prep Athletes of the Week: Mesaiya Bettis 'had this look in her eyes'

November 07, 2022 - 5:58 PM

The sophomore volleyball player for Burnsville showed determination in propelling her team to state.

Prep Athletes of the Week: Lakeville North swimmer Izzy Satterlee makes a wake

November 14, 2022 - 11:12 PM

She set records in the section meet, winning two individual events and swimming legs on two first-place relays.

• Prep Athletes of the Week: Monticello's Adalynn Biegler is a state champ in eighth grade

  November 21, 2022 - 5:31 PM

  She won two swimming titles Saturday, completing a season of improvement.

• Prep Athletes of the Week: Two-sport star for Mayer Lutheran gets one day off

  November 28, 2022 - 5:28 PM

  The Crusaders' Madeline Guetzkow just finished a standout volleyball season then got a short break before joining the basketball team.

• Prep Athletes of the Week: Comeback positions Jacob Anderson to be Maple Grove's hero

  December 05, 2022 - 11:42 AM

  Back after a knee injury, he stood out on both sides of the line in the football state title game.

• Prep Athletes of the Week: 'The Beast' within drives St. Paul Highland Park skier Hanna Koch

  December 12, 2022 - 5:41 PM

  Koch has won two Nordic events this season, drawing on confidence when racing is "rough and tough."

• Prep Athletes of the Week: A record roll for Rosemount diver Lucas Gerten

  December 19, 2022 - 10:01 AM

  Gerten, a sophomore state champ, set a pool mark and a school mark last week.

• Prep Athletes of the Week: Gymnast Annabelle Speers wins and grins

  December 26, 2022 - 7:05 PM

  A Hopkins junior, Speers says she is "a competitive person who likes to have fun."

• Prep Athletes of the Week: Just call Chaska's Kennedy Sanders 'dynamic'

  January 02, 2023 - 4:41 PM

  That's how her coach sums up the standout girls basketball player.

• Prep Athletes of the Week: New Prague wrestler Joey Novak aims high and wide

  January 09, 2023 - 6:31 PM

  A senior, he seeks two state championships: one for himself and one for his team.

• Prep Athletes of the Week: Minnetonka skier Marisa Witte remains at the peak

  January 16, 2023 - 5:11 PM

  Witte became her team's best at the 2022 state meet and still tightly grips that position.

• Prep Athletes of the Week: Minneapolis Southwest's Liam Farniok revels in streak-busting

  January 23, 2023 - 5:15 PM

  The junior guard led the Lakers to a boys basketball victory that ended North's 75-game conference run.

• Prep Athletes of the Week: Edina goaltender Uma Corniea, No. 1 in the net

  January 30, 2023 - 5:14 PM

  Corniea, a three-time state champ, is Minnesota's career leader among girls in wins and shutouts.

• Prep Athletes of the Week: Park Center's CJ O'Hara contributes to boys basketball perfection

  February 06, 2023 - 5:50 PM

  O'Hara leads the undefeated Pirates in scoring and has "turned up his intensity on defense."

• Prep Athletes of the Week: Andover girls hockey standout Ella Boerger sets a high standard

  February 13, 2023 - 5:53 PM

  Boerger has won two state titles and considers her runner-up year just not good enough.