MaxPreps Indiana High School Athlete of the Week Award: Vote Now

Who had Indiana's best individual performances? You vote, you decide. MaxPreps is proud to sponsor the Indiana Athlete of the Week awards during the 2022-23 school year.

Each week during the season (regular and post), there will be a fan-generated contest to tab weekly winners. Each winner receives a letter and award patch for their varsity jacket. 

How does it work?

Nominees are selected from statistics submitted on MaxPreps. Coaches who do not have current access may request their free account here. Weekly finalists are released on MaxPreps every Tuesday and voting is conducted in a special poll. Voting ceases at noon on Mondays. The winners are announced the next day along with the next week's nominees.

Participants may vote as many times as they want. It's a competition. This past week, over 900,000 votes were cast.

Week 1 Indiana High School Athletes of the Week

* Evan Gerber, Culver Academies (Culver) Football
Senior defensive lineman had 12 tackles, nine TFL, five sacks, four hurries and a forced fumble in a 17-14 win over Indianapolis Arsenal Tech.
 
* Parker Burk, Tri (Straughn) Football
Senior scored eight TDs in a 68-12 win over Union City. Carried the ball eight times for 182 yards and seven TDs and caught one pass for 21 yards and a TD.
 
* Halle Archer, Switzerland County (Vevay) Girls Soccer
Junior had five goals and an assist in a 9-0 win over Milan and four goals in a 9-0 win over South Ripley.

Here is the school year's next round of nominees...

Week 2 Indiana High School Athlete of the Week Nominees

* Royal Elliott, Evansville Bosse Football
Junior had 25 tackles (13 solo) and seven TFL in a 26-13 win over Evansville Central. Has 35 tackles and 11 TFL through two games.
 
* Terrell Caldwell, Calumet New Tech (Gary) Football
Junior caught 10 passes for 307 yards, four TDs and a 2-point conversion in a 52-16 win over Gary West Side.
 
* Maty Burnett, Mt. Vernon Girls Soccer
Senior had eight goals in an 11-1 win over Southridge and four goals in a 5-1 win over Princeton.
 
* Paige Chickadaunce, Sullivan Girls Soccer
Senior had five goals and three assists in an 8-1 win over White River Valley, four goals and three assists in a 10-1 win over Edgewood and three goals in a 3-0 win over Owen Valley. Has 17 goals, eight assists and 42 points through six games.
 
* Finn Walters, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory (Indianapolis) Football
Senior had six TFL, four sacks, three hurries, a pass deflection and a caused fumble in a 36-8 win over Tri-West Hendricks.
 
* Makenna Rankins, Greenfield-Central (Greenfield) Volleyball
Sophomore had 46, 41 and 30 assists in wins over Connersville (3-1), Eastern Hancock (3-1) and Richmond (3-0), respectively. Has 166 assists in five matches.
 
* Alex Deming, Rochester Football
Junior carried the ball 35 times for 226 yards and five TDs in a 48-46 win over Knox. Has 420 yards and eight TDs in two games.
 
* Kendall Plew, Indiana Christian Academy (Anderson) Boys Soccer
Senior goalie made 15 saves in a 1-0 shutout win over Mooresville Christian and 18 saves in a 2-1 win over Colonial Christian.