High School Sports

The Ledger-Enquirer High School Boys Athlete of the Week poll winner is . . .

Ahmaud Nickerson is the Ledger-Enquirer High School Boys Athlete of the Week, based on our online poll.

As a freshman on Shaw High School’s track & field team, Ahmaud set new school records in the 100 meters (10.8 seconds) and the 200 meters (21.72 seconds). He won the 200 in the Columbus city championships..

Ahmaud Nickerson
Ahmaud Nickerson Shaw High School Courtesy of Jevion Fluellen

We invited the athletics director at each public and private high school in Muscogee County, Harris County, Chattahoochee County, Phenix City, Russell County and Smiths Station to nominate a male athlete for this poll.

Among this week’s two nominees, Ahmaud received 73% of the 132 votes from our readers. Voting started Monday and ended at noon Friday. The poll has no limit on the number of times a person can vote. Here are the complete final results:

Here are the complete final results for the Ledger-Enquirer High School Boys Athlete of the Week poll. Nominees were submitted by Columbus area coaches. There wasn’t a limit to the number of times L-E readers could vote online between April 21 and the noon April 25 deadline.
Here are the complete final results for the Ledger-Enquirer High School Boys Athlete of the Week poll. Nominees were submitted by Columbus area coaches. There wasn’t a limit to the number of times L-E readers could vote online between April 21 and the noon April 25 deadline. Mark Rice mrice@ledger-enquirer.com

This story was originally published April 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM.

Mark Rice
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Mark Rice is the Ledger-Enquirer’s editor. He has been covering Columbus and the Chattahoochee Valley for more than 30 years. He welcomes your local news tips, feature story ideas, investigation suggestions and compelling questions.
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