Welcome to the GameTimeCT Athlete of the Week where we look to honor student-athletes from across Connecticut each week during the high school sports seasons.
Each week, the GameTimeCT staff will select five athletes competing in boys high school sports and five competing in girls sports as finalists. We will then turn the process over to the fans to vote for who they think should win the title of GameTimeCT Athlete of the Week. Voting will begin Tuesday morning and close Thursday night at 11:59 p.m. Winners will be announced each Friday by around noon.
The junior medaled three times in the Class L indoor track state championships, earning gold in the 600m (1:34.43), the 1600 SMR (4:17.60) and silver in the 4x400 relay (4:10.73).
Emily Arel
Basketball | Gilbert
Contributed by team
High Scorer
Arel made four 3-pointers on her way to 28 points as Gilbert defeated Litchfield 51-33.
Jahniya Barclay
Indoor Track | Bloomfield
Contributed by team
3x Gold & team title
The freshman earned three gold medals at the Class S Indoor Track state championships, leading Bloomfield to the state title while capturing first place in the 55m (7.29), 4x200 (1:43.85) and 4x400 (4:07.47).
Natalie Ewald
Hockey | Suffield co-op
Contributed by team
Hat-Trick Scorer
The senior co-captain registered a hat trick and an assist in the Wildcats’ 5-0 win over the Fairfield co-op.
Chase Gilbert
Indoor Track | Lyme-Old Lyme
Contributed by team
Three Gold Medals
The freshman earned three gold medals at the Class S Indoor Track state championships, capturing first place in the 3200m (10:54.12), 4x400 relay (4:20.53) and the 4x800 (9:49.96)
Angelica Tompkins
Basketball | St. Bernard
Contributed by team
41 Points for a Landmark
Tompkins scored her 1,000th career point during a 57-44 win against Old Lyme. She scored 41 points on the night.
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