Nick Coppola, Las Cruces Sun-NewsTue, November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM UTC·1 min readEvery week, the Las Cruces Sun-News will nominate several athletes for its Athlete of the Week award, sponsored by the El Paso Children's Hospital. The winner is decided by you, the readers.
The award highlights the best performances from Las Cruces-area schools from the previous week. This week, there are five football and volleyball nominees from Las Cruces.
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Last week's winner was Las Cruces volleyball's Caleigh Garcia, who tallied 31 total digs in the 5A semifinals and state championship game against Cleveland and La Cueva, respectively.
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The poll will close at midnight on Friday, Nov. 28. There are no restrictions, so vote now and vote often.
Here are our nominations for this week.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementDaniel Amaro, Las Cruces football
Amaro tallied 244 total yards and three rushing touchdowns in a 44-7 playoff win over La Cueva.
Carlos Gamboa, Las Cruces football
Gamboa was recorded as making 16 total tackles against La Cueva.
Josiah Gutierrez, Las Cruces football
Gutierrez returned an interception for a touchdown against La Cueva.
Addison Massey, Las Cruces volleyball
Massey was voted as the Star of the Match for the Green Team at the 5A Red-Green match.
Caleigh Garcia, Las Cruces volleyball
Garcia was voted as the Star of the Match for the Red Team at the 5A Red-Green match.
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This article originally appeared on Las Cruces Sun-News: Vote: El Paso Children's Hospital Athlete of the Week for Nov. 17-22
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