A soccer player from Thales Academy is N&O Athlete of the Week
Thales Academy soccer player Kolt Shuey is the News & Observer high school athlete of the week.
The senior had five goals in two games last week: a hat trick, scoring three goals in a 7-1 win over Freedom Christian Oct. 22; and two goals in a NCISAA 2A state quarterfinal against Fayetteville Oct. 24.
Shuey finished ahead of Trinity Academy’s Abby Marshall, winning by less than 100 votes. Durham Academy’s Anna Catherine Wilson was third.
A new batch of nominees will be released on Sunday and readers can then vote on next week’s athlete.
** Information published today includes statistics through Oct. 25.
Want to nominate an athlete?: Athletes of the week highlights high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes in all sports, both the most accomplished and the underrated or underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to be included in the Athletes of the week column, send email to Jay Edwards at edwardswork23@gmail.com. Please include the athletes’ name, school, class and applicable game performance statistics. Coaches must be willing to verify information.
This story was originally published October 25, 2020 at 12:35 PM.
