Archbishop Mitty track and field athlete Laniah Simpson is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week for April 15-20.
In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Simpson finished with 41.02% of the votes to edge Monta Vista track and field athlete Lelani Laruelle, who was second at 40.19%.
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
Simpson, a junior, won both hurdles distances — 100 and 300 — at the Central Coast Section Top 8 meet and was the top points earner overall in the competition held at Los Gatos High.
She finished second in the 100-meter sprint, too, helping Mitty win the girls team title.
To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.
We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.
Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News & East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.
