VOTE NOW for The Star Press IU Health Athlete of the Week for Oct. 26-31

The time has come once again to vote for The Star Press East Central Indiana high school Athlete of the Week, brought to you by IU Health.The reigning Athlete of the Week is Thomas Loney of Yorktown boys cross country. Loney placed 11th in the boys 5k at the Manchester Regional with a time of 16:00.09, leading Yorktown's boys team to a fourth-place finish and a second-straight season of state finals qualification on Saturday, Oct. 24. He received 1,805 out of 3,138 votes cast (57.6%).This week's poll brings us 11 more nominees who had standout performances during the week of Oct. 26-31. Due to the lack of ongoing fall sports, this is the first week in which the Football Player of the Week and Athlete of the Week nominees are featured in a combined poll. To submit nominees for future polls, please email names and any notable statistics or accomplishments to cbhampton@usatodayco.com by Sunday after their event(s) for the week.The poll will remain open until 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 5. You may vote as many times as you'd like — simply refresh the page after each vote and wait for the poll to cool down. Please vote using the poll found by scrolling to the bottom of this page — votes submitted via email will not be counted.Here's a quick look at this week's nominees:Brady Millspaugh, Jay County football: Millspaugh threw for 116 yards and a touchdown and logged 25 carries for 153 rushing yards and two touchdowns during Jay County's 49-22 loss to Logansport in the sectional semifinals on Friday, Oct. 30.Carlos Echols Jr., Muncie Central football: Echols hauled in four receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown on offense, had two tackles with a tackle-for-loss on defense, and returned a kickoff for a 96-yard touchdown in Muncie Central's 28-27 win over Yorktown in the sectional semifinals on Friday, Oct. 30.Cash Cowley, Shenandoah football: Cowley carried the ball 34 times for 161 yards and two touchdowns on offense and had a team-high 13 tackles with three tackles-for-loss on defense during Shenandoah's 33-16 loss to Hagerstown in the sectional semifinals on Friday, Oct. 30.Ryan Hyre, Wes-Del football: Hyre recorded five tackles with one tackle-for-loss, a fumble recovery and a 36-yard interception return for a touchdown during Wes-Del's 22-14 loss to Knightstown in the sectional semifinals on Friday, Oct. 30.Diezel Walker, Yorktown football: Walker ran the ball 16 times for 99 yards and a touchdown on offense and had 10 tackles and a pass defended on defense in Yorktown's 28-27 loss to Muncie Central in the sectional semifinals on Friday, Oct. 30.Kendall Rowray, Yorktown volleyball: Rowray racked up 26 kills, 24 digs and two blocks in Yorktown's 3-2 semi-state semifinal win over Floyd Central, then followed it up with 15 kills, 22 digs, an ace and a block in the Tigers' 3-1 loss to Center Grove in the semi-state championship on Saturday, Oct. 31. Rowray crossed the 1,000 career kills milestone during the semi-state tournament.Rylie Paskiewicz, Yorktown girls cross country: Paskiewicz made her IHSAA state finals debut with a 27th place finish in the girls 5k on Saturday, Oct. 31, finishing her race in 18:06.43.Shiloh Bunch, Delta girls cross country: Bunch made her IHSAA state finals debut with a 48th place finish in the girls 5k on Saturday, Oct. 31, finishing her race in 18:37.85.Wyatt Turner, Yorktown boys cross country: Turner finished his Yorktown cross country career with a 47th place finish in the boys 5k at the IHSAA state finals on Saturday, Oct. 31, finishing his race in 15:46.00. He led Yorktown's boys team to an 11th place finish out of 25 teams.Peyton Engle, Delta boys cross country: Engle finished his Delta cross country career with a personal-best time in the boys 5k at the IHSAA state finals on Saturday, Oct. 31, finishing in 117th place overall with a time of 16:17.78.Colin Elam, Daleville boys cross country: Elam became the first runner to represent Daleville at the IHSAA state finals in 60 years and set a new personal-best time, finishing in 162nd place overall with a time of 16:33.26 on Saturday, Oct. 31.Contact Cade Hampton via email at cbhampton@usatodayco.com or on X, formerly known as Twitter, @CadeHamp10.This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: VOTE NOW for The Star Press IU Health Athlete of the Week for Oct. 26-31