The Coloradoan is again proud to present our weekly Athlete of the Week series, partnering with Blue Federal Credit Union to honor the best Fort Collins-area girls high school athletes.
There are five nominees each week, and fans can vote every Monday through Thursday at coloradoan.com/sports.
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This is the 11th week of the 2026-27 school sports year, as another week of championship action has narrowed the fall season down to just a few sports now.
You can find the nominees and the ballot below. Voting is open this week until NOON on Nov. 5, with the winner officially announced soon after.
Return to this page to see the official winner and a video of this week’s Fort Collins-area Athletes of the Week. You can see last week’s winners in the video currently atop the page.
Fans can nominate their favorite athletes (deadline: 11:59 p.m. every Sunday) and the Coloradoan sports staff will ultimately select the nominees each week.
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If you have nominations for a future Athlete of the Week, please send them via email to ChrisAbshire@coloradoan.com for consideration.
The following Fort Collins-area girls athletes are nominated for their performances from Oct. 26-31:
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Annabelle Loucks, Heritage Christian volleyball: The Eagles senior had a prolific part in helping HCA locked down a 2A playoff spot last week. Loucks compiled 70 kills, 46 digs, 17 aces and 79 serves received as the Eagles went 3-2 against some strong 2A contenders.
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Kamryn Margison, Fossil Ridge volleyball: The SaberCat senior did it all against premier competition at the Colorado Invite tournament. Margison posted at least 30 kills, 40 digs, 15 aces, 10 blocks and 90 assists as Fossil Ridge went 4-1 on the week.
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Ava Phankot, PSD gymnastics: Phankot was fantastic in the Stars’ team regional runner-up finish to qualify for the state meet. The PSD junior won the regional all-around title (35.825) with a winning floor routine (9.475) and a runner-up spot on the beam (8.925).
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Lily Petersen, PSD gymnastics: The PSD sophomore was also a big part of that second-place run at regionals. Petersen was third in the all-around (35.325), won the vault (9.175) and placed top five in three of her four events heading to state.
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Brooke Zink, Windsor volleyball: Zink was an ultimate distributor for the Wizards, who closed strong to earn a 4A regional host and top-10 postseason seed. The senior setter had seven kills, 11 aces, 15 blocks, 56 digs and a whopping 183 assists in Windsor’s 3-2 week that included the Colorado Invite.
