Olentangy's Joaquin Love named OSU Wexner Boys Athlete of the Week

Olentangy track and field athlete Joaquin Love was selected the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Boys Athlete of the Week for May 25-31.

Love qualified for four events at the super regional for the Division I state meet. He took second in the 200-meter dash, third in the long jump, third in the 4×200-meter relay and first in the 4×400-meter relay team. He is the first athlete in Olentangy track and field history to qualify for the state meet in four events.

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Love received 55.6% of the vote and was followed by Dublin Jerome lacrosse player Ty Haqq, who received 43.7%.

Also nominated were Newark Catholic baseball player Owen Przymierski, Bexley tennis player Harrison Lessard and Liberty Christian baseball player Dawson Kamppi.

Haqq, the runner-up, had three goals and one assist and picked up four ground balls in a 12-7 win over Olentangy Liberty in the Division I, Region 1 final.

Przymierski struck out 11 without a walk and allowed one earned run in a one-hitter in a 4-2 win over Shekinah Christian in a Division VII tournament game.

Kendall Owens, Columbus Academy basketball. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Jan. 31.

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Kendall Owens, Columbus Academy basketball. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Jan. 31.

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Ty Gilbert, Newark basketball. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Jan. 30.

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Alexis Wooten, Hamilton Township basketball. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Jan. 24.

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Quinn Dean, Reynoldsburg bowling. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Jan. 23.

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Leah Caudill, Newark Catholic High School. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Jan. 17.

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JR Bates, Pickerington North basketball. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Jan. 16.

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Eloise Gerlach, Watterson swimming. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Jan. 10.

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Breaker Heller, Westland basketball. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Jan. 9.

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Westerville South diver Andrew Keir. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Dec. 26.

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Kiannah Ingram, Logan Elm basketball. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Dec. 22.

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Matty Gardner, Thomas Worthington basketball. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Dec. 19.

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Anna Stroup, Madison-Plains basketball. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Dec. 13.

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Tate Rook, Upper Arlington hockey. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Dec. 12.

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Bailey Neff, Johnstown basketball. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Dec. 6.

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Treyton Schroeder, Olentangy Orange football. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Dec. 5.

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Tatum Lusher, Grandview Heights basketball. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Nov. 29.

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Brady Delmore, Dublin Jerome soccer. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Nov. 28.

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Rocco Williams, Pickerington Central football. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Nov. 21.

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Sophie Khelashvili, Upper Arlington soccer. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Nov. 15.

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Ben Rucker, Olentangy Liberty football. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Nov. 14.

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Jaidyn Gussler, Thomas Worthington field hockey. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Nov. 8.

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Dallen Maxson, Olentangy Berlin football. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Nov. 7.

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Gigi Peachey, Upper Arlington water polo. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Nov. 1.

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Braxton Vance, West Jefferson football. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Oct. 31.

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Soleil Cordell, Olentangy Berlin tennis. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Oct. 25.

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Michael Milenkovski, Columbus Academy football. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Oct. 24.

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Reyna DeSilva, Dublin Scioto volleyball. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Oct. 18.

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Donevin Ghiloni, Licking Valley football. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Oct. 17.

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Cami Ludban, Hilliard Darby volleyball. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Oct. 11.

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Jackson Beatty, West Jefferson football. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Oct. 10.

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Lorin Gabriel, Grove City soccer. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Oct. 4.

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Carson Welsh, Grove City football. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Oct. 3.

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Caylee Lattimer, Newark Catholic golf. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Sept. 27.

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Spike Woods, Teays Valley football. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Sept. 26.

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Madelyn Richner, Worthington Kilbourne water polo. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Sept. 20.

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Wes Abbott, Ready football. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Sept. 19.

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Sophia Borghese, Thomas Worthington field hockey. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Sept. 13.

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Nathan Huss, Buckeye Valley football. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Sept. 12.

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Keira Posey, Thomas Worthington field hockey. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Sept. 6.

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Blaike Jackson, Grove City football. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Sept. 5.

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Julia Beatty, West Jefferson volleyball. Selected Girls Athlete of the Week on Aug. 30.

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Robert Lathon, Hartley football. Selected Boys Athlete of the Week on Aug. 29.

After winning two matches in the state individual tournament but having to retire from and forfeit his last two because of an injury, Lessard’s 7-5, 7-6 win over Cincinnati Indian Hill’s Gareth Kurowski clinched the Lions’ first Ohio Tennis Coaches Association Division II state team tournament championship in nine years.

Kamppi struck out nine of the 13 batters he faced in a 10-0 win over Northside Christian in a Division VII tournament game. He and Seth Mollohan combined on a five-inning perfect game.

The Athlete of the Week voting recognizes athletes across all sports.

Nominations are due Monday mornings for competitions that took place the previous week. The boys poll is live until 4 p.m. Fridays. The girls poll is live until 4 p.m. Saturdays.

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Anyone can nominate an athlete by email to bwhite1@dispatch.com or through X (formerly Twitter) tagging @BrianWhite13.

Once athletes win during the regular season, they’re not eligible to be back on the ballot until the postseason. Athletes who have not been a recipient of one of the weekly awards can be nominated more than once.

Have any questions? Email sports editor Brian White at bwhite1@dispatch.com.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Meet OSU Wexner Medical Center’s Athlete of the Week: Joaquin Love