Vote now for the SJ County Martin Dentistry AOTW for Oct. 19-24

Each week, The Record will nominate several high school athletes for the Martin Dentistry Athlete of the Week award.The rest is up to you, the readers.The Martin Dentistry Award recognizes top performances from 209-area schools — excluding boys football, which has its own poll. This week’s ballot highlights athletes who made their mark from Oct. 19-24.Anyone can nominate an athlete of the week from any sport. Readers can email nominations to sports reporter Dylan Ackermann at dackermann@gannett.com. Please include the player's stats and a photo if possible.The poll at the bottom of this page closes at noon Thursday, Oct. 29. There are no voting restrictions, so vote now and vote often.Here are the Oct. 19-24 nominees (athletes listed in alphabetical order by last name):Eden Fry, flag football, TracyCatching passes, scoring touchdowns, pulling flags and intercepting passes. There wasn't much Tracy's Eden Fry couldn't do this season. The junior had seven catches for 93 yards and three touchdowns, two interceptions and five flag pulls in a 25-6 win on Oct. 20. She finished with 1,619 receiving yards, 34 total touchdowns, 95 flag pulls and 16 interceptions as Tracy went 19-5 overall and tied for first in the TCAL at 9-1.Sariah Hilton, girls volleyball, LathropSetting up her teammates has become second nature for Lathrop's Sariah Hilton. The sophomore leads the county with 680 assists in 82 sets, adding 14 assists, two kills, three aces and five digs in a 3-0 win over Central Valley on Oct. 19. She followed with 24 assists, a kill and two aces in a 3-0 win over Beyer, helping Lathrop complete a 14-0 WAC season, win its third straight league title and finish 26-3 overall.Delicia Kivalu-ahio, girls volleyball, SierraConsistency is what separates Sierra's Delicia Kivalu-ahio from the rest. The junior hit a season-best .625 with 10 kills, an ace and two digs in a 3-0 win over Central Catholic on Oct. 19, then followed with 22 kills, two aces, nine digs, two assists and a .409 hitting percentage in a 3-2 win over Oakdale. She closed the regular season with 366 kills, second in the county, and a county-leading .387 hitting percentage across 85 sets.Sari Lawson, flag football, MantecaWhether Manteca needed a big play on offense or a stop on defense, Sari Lawson delivered. The junior finished the regular season with nine catches for 72 yards and a touchdown, seven flag pulls and an interception in an 18-6 win over Mountain House on Oct. 19. She totaled 1,373 receiving yards, 26 total touchdowns, 145 flag pulls and 16 interceptions as Manteca placed second in the VOL.Kai Nakamura, boys cross country, Stockton ChristianStockton Christian isn't a school The Record typically covers, but performances like Kai Nakamura's are hard to ignore. The senior won the 3-mile race at MVL Cross Country #5 at Historic Durham Ferry Academy on Oct. 21 with a personal-best 17:43.9. His previous best was 18:28.8 at the CCAA League Championship on Oct. 30, 2024, which was also his last first-place finish.Kalina Rodrigues, flag football, River IslandThey say defense wins championships, and River Islands had quite the ball hawk in Kalina Rodrigues. The junior grabbed three interceptions and added 15 receiving yards in a 13-0 win over Millennium on Oct. 19, then intercepted two more passes while catching five for 50 yards and two touchdowns in a 49-0 win over Gustine. Rodrigues finished the 18-0 season with a county-best 25 interceptions and 14 touchdowns.Brooke Somerville, girls tennis, LincolnNot every team's best player occupies the No. 1 singles spot, and Lincoln's Brooke Somerville is making her own case for recognition. She defeated Lodi's No. 3 player 6-1, 6-2 on Oct. 20, her lone match of the week. Somerville is unbeaten at 12-0 in No. 3 singles, outscoring opponents 144-37, and ranks sixth in California at that position according to MaxPreps. She's also 2-0 at No. 2 singles.Analeyah Trigos, flag football, River IslandEighteen games. Eighteen wins. River Islands couldn't have asked for a better regular season, and quarterback Analeyah Trigos was at the center of it. She threw for 110 yards and rushed for a touchdown on 13-of-26 passing in a 13-0 win over Millennium on Oct. 19, just her second game without a passing touchdown. Two days later, she went 14-of-20 for 140 yards and four touchdowns in a 49-0 win over Gustine, securing the school's first SAL title.Asha Virk, flag football, TokayWhen the season began, Asha Virk wasn't even Tokay's starting quarterback. By the final week, the sophomore was leading the Tigers to their third SJAA title, throwing for 280 yards, two touchdowns and an interception on 21-of-29 passing in a 13-7 win over Stagg on Oct. 19. She followed with 237 yards and three touchdowns on 21-of-32 passing in a 32-0 win over Weston Ranch.VOTE HEREThis article originally appeared on The Record: Vote now for the SJ County Martin Dentistry AOTW for Oct. 19-24