Bay Area News Group girls athlete of the week: Sydney Kring, Campolindo water polo

Campolindo water polo player Sydney Kring is the Bay Area News Group’s girls high school athlete of the week for Oct. 2-7 after he received 34.27% of the vote.

Valley Christian field hockey player Cameron Klee (27.14%) took second.

Congratulations to all the candidates for this week’s recognition.

Kring, a sophomore goalkeeper, had 51 saves, 12 steals and 8 assists last week, adding to her season total of 167 saves. She helped Campolindo place second at the Arroyo Grande classic with victories over Acalanes, Righetti, Saint Francis, Sacred Heart and Carondelet.

To nominate an athlete for next week’s poll, email highschools@bayareanewsgroup.com by Monday, Oct. 16, at 11 a.m. Please include stats and team results.

We also review stats submitted to MaxPreps.com by coaches/team statisticians for consideration.

Winners are announced each Friday on the Mercury News & East Bay Times websites and in the print edition of the Mercury News and EB Times sports sections.