07-02-2025
Watterson swimming star named Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Athlete of the Week
With more than 26,800 of the votes, Watterson swimmer Maddy Thomas is the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Athlete of the Week for Jan. 28-Feb. 2.
Thomas won first place in the 50-meter freestyle and was part of the winning team in the 200-meter freestyle relay at the CCL championship.
Thomas received 67.9% of the vote and was followed by Hartley basketball player Naomie Burnett, who received 17.7%, and Hamilton Township bowler Madden Karg (12.4%).
Burnett had 40 points, nine 3-pointers, eight rebounds and four steals in a 68-64 win over Olentangy Berlin. The points and 3s are school records.
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Karg scored a 204 and 171 in Tuesday's match and 213 and a 278 on Thursday night. She leads central Ohio with a 198.8 average.
The Athlete of the Week voting recognizes athletes across all sports.
Nominations are due Monday mornings for competitions that took place the previous week. The poll is live until 4 p.m. Fridays.
Anyone can nominate an athlete by email to bwhite1@ or through X (formerly Twitter) tagging @BrianWhite13.
Once athletes win during the regular season, they're not eligible to be back on the ballot until the postseason. Athletes who have not been a recipient of one of the weekly awards can be nominated more than once.
Have any questions? Email sports editor Brian White at bwhite1@
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Meet OSU Wexner Medical Center's Athlete of the Week: Maddy Thomas
