The Greater Amsterdam School District announces its Athletes of the Week for the 2023-24 school year.
Fall Athletics – Week 3
Christian Torres (XC)
Avery Crain (XC)
Avery Crain (XC): Avery ran a solid race against Scotia in our league meet on Tuesday. At Saturday’s Queensbury Invitational, Avery stepped it up in a big way, finishing first for our team in a 37 second personal record over the hilly 5k course. She averaged 6:46 per mile to finish 22nd out of 134 girls in the race.
Christian Torres (XC): Chris has made a significant improvement over the past few years with his consistent training and dedication to the Cross Country team. Chris hit 2 personal best times this past week at the Foothills league meet with a 5k run time of 19:11 (average mile splits of 6:11) and the Queensbury Invitational with a run time of 18:53 (average mile splits of 6:04).
More nominated athletes for Fall Athletics Week 3
Moises Morales (Soccer): Moises had 2 goals and 2 assists last week. His effort was helpful in the win over Gloversville on Thursday.
Amy Brittain (Tennis) – Amy had a great week of tennis; winning 2 out of 3 of our league matches. She also dominated in our doubles tournament this past weekend, sweeping through the first round. After losing in the second round, Amy reflected on her skills, how to improve. and even complimented how strong her competitors were. These attributes make her an excellent candidate for athlete of the week.
Madison McIntyre (Volleyball): Madi is a first year varsity player filling in some big shoes. She is a middle hitter and blocker, learning the position from Annie Fedullo. Madi had 12 blocks in 3 games last week. Very impressive for a first year player. Madi is going to be a force at the net. With those stats she earned our team’s Rammie award.
Julia Dion (Soccer): Julia contributed to many defensive and offensive plays. She had multiple runs to distribute the ball to the offense. She has been a good leader on and off the field pushing through injury. She has made numerous stops, keeping the ball from the goal and turning.