Vote for the JS high school athlete of the week, Week of Oct. 19-24

Who was the Milwaukee area’s top prep athlete last week? You tell us.

You can vote for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel high school athlete of the week until 3 p.m. Oct. 31. You don’t have to be a subscriber to vote. Votes are limited to one per hour per device.

You can make a nomination for a future player of the week by sending an email with statistics and context on their performance to mwhitlow@gannett.com and zbellman@gannett.com each week throughout the school year. Do not send official votes to these addresses.

Milwaukee Reagan’s De’Myen Dixon was the winner of last week’s poll.

Here are the nominees. If the poll does not display, refresh your browser.

Bear Bonk, so., Marquette football

The sophomore appears again this fall as an athlete of the week nominee after a stellar all-around performance in Marquette’s 44-7 blowout of Madison Memorial in the opening round of the WIAA Division 1 playoffs. Bonk ran 23 times for 167 yards and three touchdowns, while also blocking two punts for the Hilltoppers, including one that he returned for a touchdown.

Connor Haen, so., Oconomowoc boys cross-country

The sophomore won the Mukwonago boys cross-country sectional in 15 minutes, 47 seconds, leading a team sectional victory and qualifying the Raccoons for the WIAA Division 1 state meet in Wisconsin Rapids on Halloween for the 14th time in program history.

Julianne Johnson, fr., Franklin girls cross-country

The freshman won the Muskego girls cross-country sectional in 18:54, qualifying individually for the WIAA Division 1 state meet alongside teammate Presley Blythe (20:31.8, 14th).

Ritisha Mathur, sr., Brookfield Academy girls tennis

The senior helped vault top-seeded Brookfield Academy to its second WIAA Division 2 state girls tennis team championship in Madison. The victory in the four-team bracket marked the second time in the last three seasons that the Blue Knights are the D2 state champions. Mathur was excellent at No. 2 singles for BA, winning both of her matches by 6-1, 6-1 scores.

Cici Schuenke, so., Brookfield East girls tennis

For the third straight season, Brookfield East is the WIAA Division 1 state team girls tennis champion. The sophomore Schuenke was superb at No. 4 singles for the Spartans, going 3-0 in her three matches in Madison. Schuenke dropped just three total games in her three matches against Brookfield Central, Bay Port and Neenah.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Vote for the JS high school athlete of the week, Week of Oct. 19-24