Tuesday, February 17, 2026: Newark Valley wrestling's Hadley Merrill is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Hadley won the 94 weight class title at the Section IV Wrestling Championships. The eighth grader took down her first two opponents via tech fall before upsetting the top seed in the final with a pin in 3:55.

Tuesday, February 17, 2026: Newark Valley wrestling's Hadley Merrill is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Hadley won&nbsp;the&nbsp;94 weight class title at&nbsp;the&nbsp;Section IV Wrestling Championships.&nbsp;The&nbsp;eighth grader took down her first two opponents via tech fall before upsetting&nbsp;the&nbsp;top seed in&nbsp;the&nbsp;final with a pin in 3:55.

Big performances deserve big recognition! Hear from ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athletes of the Week, powered by Centralus Health.

Big performances deserve big recognition! Hear from ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athletes of the Week, powered by Centralus Health.

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Newark Valley Wrestling's Hadley Merrill

Tuesday, March 10, 2026: Ithaca swimming and diving's Koen Anderson is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Koen competed at two events at the state championships, finishing in 6th place in the 500 free and 11th place in the 200 free, PR'ing in both events.

Tuesday, March 10, 2026: Ithaca swimming and diving's Koen Anderson is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Koen competed at two events at&nbsp;the&nbsp;state championships, finishing in 6th place in&nbsp;the&nbsp;500 free and 11th place in&nbsp;the&nbsp;200 free, PR'ing in both events.

Ithaca Swimming and Diving's Koen Anderson

Tuesday, March 10, 2026: Newfield track and field's Maddie White is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Maddie won the state and federation titles in the 1,500-meter race walk with a time of 6:53.11, the second-fastest time in the nation. The junior bested her PR by 20 seconds and beat the runner-up by 22 seconds.

Tuesday, March 10, 2026: Newfield track and field's Maddie White is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Maddie won&nbsp;the&nbsp;state and federation titles in&nbsp;the&nbsp;1,500-meter race walk with a time&nbsp;of&nbsp;6:53.11,&nbsp;the&nbsp;second-fastest time in&nbsp;the&nbsp;nation.&nbsp;The&nbsp;junior bested her PR by 20 seconds and beat&nbsp;the&nbsp;runner-up by 22 seconds.

Newfield Track and Field's Maddie White

Tuesday, March 3, 2026: Groton wrestling's Carmen Bishop is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Carmen finished as the state-runner up in the 132 weight class, recording two tech falls (10-0 and 11-1) and an 11-9 decision in the semifinal before falling to the top seed in the final.

Tuesday, March 3, 2026: Groton wrestling's Carmen Bishop is ESPN Ithaca's Fueling Excellence High School Athlete of the Week, presented by Centralus Health. Carmen finished as the state-runner up in the 132 weight class, recording two tech falls (10-0 and 11-1) and an 11-9 decision in the semifinal before falling to the top seed in the final.

Newark Valley Wrestling's Hadley Merrill

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