There were countless top performances from student-athletes in The Breeze coverage area to start the new school year and now it’s up to readers to decide who will earn top honors for the month.

Due to Hurricane Ian, the only set of Athletes of the Week in October have been included in this voting period.

Nominees for November include:

• Melissa Blaine, junior, Cape Coral Seahawks: Blaine helped the Seahawks finished second as a team in the district, contributing two first-place finishes in the 200 IM and 500 Freestyle.

• Adam Belof, senior, Bishop Verot Vikings: The senior rolled an impressive 268 in a match against North Fort Myers for an undefeated Vikings team that finished as the district runner-up and headed to the state championships.

• Cole Tolbert, senior, Cape Coral Seahawks: Tolbert won medalist honors shooting the top score of 75 in the 2A-13 District Golf Championships.

• Jaxon Mcardle Sykes, senior, Oasis Sharks: The do-it-all playmaker for the Sharks had a big-time performance in the Sharks’ Sunshine State Athletic Conference opening round 42-14 playoff win versus Bell Creek Academy. Mcardle Sykes caught two touchdowns and ran for two more, compiling 86 rushing and 52 receiving yards.

• Matthew Turner, junior, Bishop Verot Vikings: The speedy wide-out reeled in 3 touchdown passes during the Vikings’ 48-14 dismantling of Key West on the way to a district title. Turner led the team with five receptions for 144 yards and three scores, and also popped off a 26-yard run.

• Katarina Hagler, junior, Oasis Sharks: The stellar bowler finished the year as the No. 1 seed heading into the FHSAA State Champion-ships. There, she set a Lee County record for a single game with a 288, and increased her county record for 3 games with a 768.

• Levontai “Bo” Summersett, senior, North Fort Myers Red Knights: The two-way star galloped for 272 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown run, and recorded an interception during the Red Knight’s FHSAA 3S Region 4 opening-round 49-13 playoff win over Barron Collier.

• Samantha Chitu, junior, Oasis Sharks: The junior started off the season with a scoring touch, netting four goals and assisting on two others in the first two games for the now 3-0 Sharks. In the first match, she scored a hat trick versus Southwest Florida Christian.

• Carter Smith, sophomore, Bishop Verot Vikings: The stand-out quarterback threw for 270 yards, rushed for 109, and scored five touchdowns on the ground as part of the Vikings’ 42-39 FHSAA 2S Region 4 semifinal win versus Clewiston.

• Stephanie Saracione, junior, Mariner Tritons: The Triton forward netted five goals and tallied an assist over two games for an undefeated Mariner team, including a four-goal performance against Bishop Verot.

Athlete of the Month nominees are comprised of the Breeze’s staff-selected Athletes of the Week for that respective month.

To vote, visit www.capecoralbreeze.com and click the Athlete of the Month Vote Now icon along the right-hand side. Voting is open until Dec. 1 at noon.