The Auburn Reporter is proud to recognize the area’s top student athletes in our first Athlete of the Year contest.

The online ballot at auburn-reporter.com (click here to vote) features students from Auburn, Auburn Mountainview and Auburn Riverside high schools who were nominated as Athlete of the Week during the school year.

The ballot will be active May 10-24. We will announce the winners June 7.

Athletes were selected by their respective school districts and represent a range of sports including basketball, football, baseball, softball, swimming, track, tennis, golf, cheerleading and dance.