Week 6 Athlete of the Week: Kiefer Tucker

Here is the Louisburg Sports Zone Athlete of the Week for week six of the spring sports season, sponsored by Tri-County Termite and Pest Control.

KIEFER TUCKER, TRACK AND FIELD, JUNIOR

 

Louisburg junior Kiefer Tucker had a nice week on the track as won the discus competition Friday at the Redbud Classic in Wellsville. Tucker won with a throw of 138-8 and also set a personal record in the shot put with a toss of 41-9. Later in the day he, along with Michael Waldron, John DePriest and Austin Moore, won the thrower’s relay in a new meet record time of 47.83 seconds and are currently ranked third in the nation according to milesplit.com

The athlete of the week award is announced every Wednesday morning during the spring season and the winner is selected by Louisburg Sports Zone with the help of nominations from coaches.
Previous winners:
Week 1: Bailey Belcher
Week 2: Carlee Gassman
Week 3: Isabelle Holtzen
Week 4: Calvin Dillon
Week 5: Maddie Svoboda