Prep athlete of the week nominees 1/7

Nominees for The Columbian’s prep athlete of the week for the week of Dec. 31-Jan. 6.

MATT BRAATEN, L A CENTER BOYS BASKETBALL: Braaten had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Ilwaco.

JESSICA FLANAGAN, WOODLAND GIRLS BASKETBALL: Flanagan had 12 points and five assists in a win over King’s Way Christian, and had nine points, five rebounds and four assists in a win over Toledo.

JASMIN KARLOUS, CAMAS GYMNASTICS: Karlous won the vault (9.1) and the all-around (34.30) in a meet with Skyview and Hudson’s Bay.

JIM NGUYEN, EVERGREEN BOYS SWIMMING: Nguyen won the 50 freestyle in 24.31 seconds and won the 100 breaststroke in a state-qualifying time of 1:02.19 in a meet with Skyview and Fort Vancouver.

JOHN WHITE, RIDGEFIELD WRESTLING: White earned a runner-up finish at the Bearcat Classic in Chehalis at 195 pounds. White is ranked third in the state at his weight class at Class 2A.

To cast your vote, go to The Columbian’s prep sports facebook page at www.facebook.com/360preps.

Voting will continue until 8 p.m. Thursday and be announced in Friday’s edition of The Columbian.