This week’s Central Bank and Insurance Athlete of the Week
is Andrew Wellik, a senior on the Emmetsburg
High School football team. The 5’11, 200 pound running back has been an
integral part of the E-Hawks’ march to this Saturday’s Class 1A State
Semi-Final game.
In Round One of the playoffs, on Oct. 24, Wellik went over
the 2,000 yard mark for the season as he gained 145 yards, and scored three
touchdowns, in Emmetsburg’s 41-0 win over Ridgeview.
He followed that up by rushing for 357 yards and four
touchdowns, last Monday, in their 28-0 Round Two win over Ft. Dodge St. Edmond.
Emmetsburg registered another big win, Friday, by beating
IKM-Manning, 55-7. Wellik led the way
with 279 yards rushing, and five touchdowns.
You can vote for the Central Bank and Insurance Athlete of
the Week at exploreokoboji.com.
This week’s candidates are Will Norris, the Class 2A State
Champion from the Spirit Lake cross-country team; Taylor Sieperda, a state runner-up on the Spencer-Spirit
Lake swim team; and Paul Brown, the senior quarterback on the Spirit Lake
football team.
If you have an Athlete of the Week nomination, we want to
hear from you. Send your suggestion to sports@exploreokoboji.com today.
