DAPHNE, Ala. – The United States Sports Academy has announced its Athlete of the Month ballot for November and public voting is in progress. Following the selection committee’s meeting, 12 …
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DAPHNE, Ala. – The United States Sports Academy has announced its Athlete of the Month ballot for November and public voting is in progress. Following the selection committee’s meeting, 12 candidates – six male and six female – from seven countries comprise the list.
Each month, the public is invited to participate in the Academy’s worldwide Athlete of the Month program by nominating athletes and then voting online during the first week of every month. The online votes are used to guide the Academy selection committee in choosing the male and female monthly winners, who then become eligible for selection to the prestigious Athlete of the Year ballot. A worldwide public vote on the annual ballot is used to guide the committee in making the final selection.
Everyone is encouraged to cast a vote on the Academy’s website
(SEE RELATED LINK BELOW) and have friends do the same. The full ballot is listed along with bios of what each athlete accomplished during the month. Voting will continue until 5 p.m. Central time on Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018.
Male nominees are Giannis Antetokounmpo, basketball, Greece; Lelisa Desisa, marathon, Ethiopia; Yuzuru Hanyu, figure skating, Japan; Eddie Jackson, football, United States; Jordan Wilimovsky, swimming, United States; and Alexander Zverev, tennis, Germany.
Female nominees are Simone Biles, gymnastics, United States; Brittany Bowe, speed skating, United States; Mary Keitany, marathon, Kenya; Katie Ledecky, swimming, United States; Mikaela Shiffrin, skiing, United States; and Alina Zagitova, figure skating, Russia.