Vote for the Register female Athlete of the Week for Oct. 18-24

The week of Oct. 18-24 was full of postseason volleyball action and state qualifying cross country meets featuring high school female athletes from the Des Moines metro area.The state cross country field is set for all four classes after the qualifying meets took place on Oct. 21-22. Several female teams and individuals from the metro area punched their tickets to Fort Dodge.In volleyball, the regional finals are set in Classes 3A, 4A and 5A. The metro area has nine schools competing in the 5A regional finals and four in the 4A finals.Girls swimming and diving held conference meets during the week.There were several standout performances by female high school athletes from the Des Moines metro area during the week.Here are the Des Moines Register's female Athlete of the Week candidates from the Des Moines metro area for the week of Oct. 18-24. DesMoinesRegister.com readers vote to determine the winners, who will be announced at the end of the week.Emmy Stubbendeck, Waukee NorthwestStubbendeck brought home an individual 4A qualifying meet title for the Waukee Northwest girls cross country team during the 4A qualifying meet in Marshalltown on Oct. 21.Stubbendeck won the girls race by breaking 18 minutes. She ran a 5-kilometer time of 17 minutes, 58.3 seconds to help Waukee Northwest easily claim the team championship. Tenley Heidgerken, DCGHeidgerken is headed to state for the second year in a row after the Dallas Center-Grimes sophomore placed first at the 4A qualifying cross country meet in Johnston on Oct. 21.Heidgerken crossed the finish line of the 5k course in under 18 minutes. She clocked in at 17:54.2, which was 39 seconds faster than the rest of the field.Elyse Erzen, Des Moines ChristianErzen gave the Des Moines Christian girls cross country team an individual title at the 3A qualifying meet held Oct. 21 at the Veteran's Memorial Golf Course in Clear Lake.Erzen completed the course in a 5k time of 18:13.6 to take first by 42.6 seconds over Charles City's Meghan Korbel. Erzen's effort helped the DMC girls claim a team championship as well.Laura Streck, Van MeterStreck brought home another individual qualifying meet title for the Van Meter girls cross country team during the 2A qualifying meet in Eagle Grove on Oct. 21.Streck is headed back to Fort Dodge after winning the girls race at Eagle Grove in 19:20.2.Julia McGraw, IndianolaMcGraw turned in an impressive all-around performance for the No. 11 Indianola volleyball team during its 5A Region 4 semifinal sweep of Linn-Mar — 25-14, 25-14, 25-19 — on Oct. 22 at Indianola.McGraw hammered down 12 kills on an outstanding 52.6% efficiency rate. She also dished out 11 assists and delivered eight digs to help the Indians advance to the regional finals.Joe Randleman covers high school sports for the Ames Tribune. Contact him at jrandleman@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JoeRandlemanThis article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Vote for the Register female Athlete of the Week for Oct. 18-24