* Canfield's Nick Plant in the 1,600m at the OATCCC Indoor State Championships
Photo Credit: Shawn Conlon/Ohio MileSplit
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One of New Jersey's top athletes earned top honors last week.
Following his NJSIAA Division 4 Group Championship championship win in the 1,600m, with a U.S. No. 1 time of 4:06.27, Ridge High School senior Jackson Barna scooped up National Performer of the Week recognition for Week 9.
Barna received a dominating 68-percent of the vote, accumulating just over 330 tallies, en route to the victory. He's the first New Jersey athlete to win the honor this indoor season.
A big congrats goes out to Jackson and all the other nominees on their recognition. Now, let's move on to this week's poll.
We will recognize a winner every week in this poll, with nominations handed out on Monday. The poll will end on Friday and winners will be announced the following Monday.
NPOTW Indoor Series:
- Week 1: Will Sumner, Woodstock (GA)
- Week 2: Maddox Hamm, Scottsboro (AL)
- Week 3: Chris Brinkley, Fort Bend Marshall (TX)
- Week 4: Nyckoles Harbor, Archbishop Carroll (DC)
- Week 5: Kevin Sanchez, Austin Vandegrift (TX)
- Week 6: Christopher Morales Williams, Ontario Speed Academy (CAN)
- Week 7: Wyatt Stewart, Madison Central (KY)
- Week 8: Zyaire Nuriddin, Montverde Academy (FL)
- Week 9: Jackson Barna, Ridge (NJ)
