Here are this week's Athletes of the Week in Pueblo (April 24 - May 2)

The spring season is starting to wind down, but the Pueblo area athletes are revving up for the postseason.

This week's Athletes of the Week nods include some big soccer scores, baseball highlights, golf, lacrosse, tennis and more.

Each week, the Chieftain recognizes the top student-athletes from area schools to highlight those who have performed at a high level. The Chieftain sports staff selects them. Coaches can nominate players by emailing cabdelmalek@gannett.com before Thursday night.

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Baseball

• Aron Ruiz-Salcido, Pueblo East

Ruiz-Salcido went 4-5 with a double, earning four RBIs and scoring two runs in the Eagles' recent 18-5 victory over the Centennial Bulldogs. The Eagles are currently ranked No. 12 in Class 4A.

• Julian Reyes, Pueblo County

Reyes went 1-3 with a triple, an RBI and two runs scored in the Hornets' recent 14-2 victory over Centennial. The Hornets are tied with the Eagles for first place in the S-CL with one week of games remaining.

• Anthony Ruybal, Dolores Huerta

Ruybal went 2-4 from the plate with three RBIs and three runs scored in the Scorpions’ 23-3 victory over Florence this past week. The senior now has 10 RBIs this season.

• Joseph Mendoza, Pueblo West

Mendoza had a home run and drove in both runs for the Cyclones' 2-0 victory over Pueblo East this past week. The win put Pueblo West one game behind Pueblo County and Pueblo East for the top spot in the South-Central League with one week of games remaining.

Soccer

• Kylee Brooke Farrer, Pueblo Centennial

Farrer scored three goals and chipped in five assists as the Bulldogs defeated the East Eagles 10-1 this past week. She finished the regular season with 24 assists, which led the team, and 19 goals, which was second on the team.

• Jeni Hijar, Pueblo County

Hijar scored two goals in the Hornets’ recent 10-0 victory over Pueblo Central. The freshman finished the season with a total of four goals for the Hornets, who once again claimed the S-CL title in girls soccer.

• Niki Larson, Rye High School

Larson scored three goals in the Thunderbolts' 9-0 victory over Dolores Huerta this past week. The freshman now has seven goals. The Thunderbolts are ranked in the top 25 in Class 2A and are on the brink of a playoff berth.

Girls Golf

• Emma Garcia, Rye High School

Garcia finished tied for first place this past week at the Pueblo Girls City Championship hosted by Pueblo Central and played at Elmwood Golf Course. Garcia’s score of 77 was tied with Sofia Contreras of Pueblo Central and was five strokes better than Clayre Wagner of Pueblo West, who finished third with a score of 82.

Girls Tennis

• Megan Fields, Pueblo County

Fields earned a victory over Pueblo West's Gabriel Bhagat (6-4, 6-1) to help the Hornets to a 6-1 team win over the Cyclones this past week. Fields is 10-2 on the season as she enters regional play.

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Boys Lacrosse

• Brayden Wilson, Pueblo West

Wilson had five goals and tallied six assists as the Cyclones defeated St. Mary’s 16-4 this past week. The win has the boys team inching closer to its first-ever playoff berth as the team sits with an 8-4 record overall and a 5-1 record in the 4A Metro League.

Boys Swim and Dive

• Reyes Santoyo, Pueblo Central

Santoyo took home the diving competition event in the recent tri-meet held at Pueblo County. Santoyo won with a score of 137.35, nearly 30 points better than the second place finisher.

• Christian Garcia, Pueblo County

Garcia took home first place in two events this past week at the tri-meet held at Pueblo County. Garcia earned first place in the 100-meter butterfly and in the 200-meter freestyle events.

Track and Field

This past week, the SCL League Meet/Pueblo County Championships 2024 occurred at Dutch Clark Stadium. Here is a list of the major winners from the event.

Boys 100 Meter Dash Finals

1. Izaiah Trujillo Pueblo East High School 11.09

1. Pocky Amaro Pueblo East High School 11.38

1. Josiah Barela Pueblo Central High School 11.60

Boys 200 Meter Dash Finals

1. Wyatt Faris Pueblo County High School 23.64

1. Jayden Gylling Pueblo West High School 23.71

1. Josiah Barela Pueblo Central High School 23.79

Boys 400 Meter Dash Finals

1. Wyatt Faris Pueblo County High School 52.21

1. Bruce Hobbs Pueblo West High School 52.63

1. Royce Thomas-Quintana Pueblo West High School 53.50

Girls 100 Meter Dash Finals

1. Layla Armijo Pueblo South High School 12.69

1. Kiera Kirkpatrick Pueblo West High School 12.85

1. Gianna Sandoval Pueblo Central High School 13.15

Girls 200 Meter Dash Finals

1. Kiera Kirkpatrick Pueblo West High School 26.42

1. Jamie Suazo Pueblo West High School 27.32

1. Lilly Morrow Pueblo West High School 27.66

Girls 400 Meter Dash Finals

1. Lilly Morrow Pueblo West High School 1:02.78

1. Ruthie Kernan Pueblo West High School 1:05.23

1. Rylee Lambert Pueblo West High School 1:05.28

Christopher Abdelmalek is a sports reporter for the Pueblo Chieftain and can be reached at cabdelmalek@gannett.com or follow him on X, formerly Twitter, @chowebacca. Support local news, subscribe to The Pueblo Chieftain at subscribe.chieftain.com

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