Saratoga wrestler Eliana McBeth is the Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week for Jan. 19-24.
In online voting that ended at 5 p.m. Wednesday, McBeth finished with 40.3% of the vote, topping Menlo School soccer player Bianca Putanec (29.4%).
Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.
McBeth had a successful week for Saratoga, defeating her 11th-grade opponent from MacDonald High 13-1 last Tuesday. At Cupertino HS last Thursday, the 105-pound wrestler pinned her male 120-pound opponent in the third period. This past weekend at the Lynbrook Ladies Challenge, McBeth earned first place in the field of 18 at 105. She was 4-0 with four pins and didn’t give up a takedown.
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.
Votes by email do not count. Only votes submitted through the online poll on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites will count.
Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News and East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.
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