Pickerington Central's Austin Bruey named OSU Wexner Boys Athlete of the Week

Pickerington Central tennis player Austin Bruey was selected the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Boys Athlete of the Week for April 13-19.

Bruey went 4-0 to improve to 9-0 on the season. He lost only five games in his four matches with three 6-0 set wins.

Bruey received 62.1% of the vote and was followed by Buckeye Valley track and field athlete Austin Browning, who received 30.1%.

Also nominated were Granville baseball player Wilson Wells and Newark baseball player Brody Randall.

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Browning, the runner-up, broke four school records in a week, including the 400 meters (49.78), 110 hurdles (14.83), 300 hurdles (38.88) and 4x100 (42.94 in second leg). He also finished second in the 4x400 (48.5 first leg, team time 3:28.34)

Wells was 5 for 5 with two home runs and five RBIs in a 14-5 win over Mount Vernon.

Randall pitched a no-hitter, striking out 12 and waking two in a 6-0 win over Pickerington Central.

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 boys poll is live until 4 p.m. Fridays. The girls poll is live until 4 p.m. Saturdays.

Anyone can nominate an athlete by email to bwhite1@dispatch.com 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@dispatch.com

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Meet OSU Wexner Medical Center's Athlete of the Week: Austin Bruey