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

Nominees for March include:

• Jorge Acosta Herrera, senior, Island Coast Gators: Acosta Herrera finished first in the javelin at the Loretta Purish Invitational, posting a mark of 47.08 meters.

• Abagail Brannan, freshman, Cape Coral Seahawks: Brannan put together a 4-for-4 performance with a triple in a 19-0 win over Dunbar, where she collected 5 RBI and scored 4 runs.

• Chris Minto, senior, Mariner Tritons: The senior climbed the mountain again, earning his third consecutive FHSAA State Championship. Minto was tops in the 2A 160-pound weight class, and finished the year with a 54-1 record.

• Maximus Brady, sophomore, Mariner Tritons: Brady took home his second consecutive FHSAA State Championship in Kissimmee, this year in the 126-pound division. The 2A champion finished the season with a record of 53-1.

• Kaiden Crossdale, senior, Ida Baker Bulldogs: The senor took top honors at the 63rd Edison Relays in Fort Myers in the high jump, clearing the bar at 6-feet 4-inches.

• Kendall Wylie, senior, North Fort Myers Red Knights: The senior got it done both at the plate and in the circle last week for the Red Knights, going 4-for-9 with a home run and 3 RBI over three North wins. She also went 3-0 as a pitcher, tossing 18 total innings allowing 2 earned runs and striking out 24.

• Layton Breckenridge, senior, Ida Baker Bulldogs: The senior took home a Lee County Athletic Conference Championship in Olympic weightlifting in the 219-pound division, with a total lift of 440 pounds. He also finished second in traditional, lifting 570 pounds.

• Melanie Moreno, sophomore, Bishop Verot Vikings: Moreno help propel the Vikings to a 4-0 Orange Bowl Tournament record with her bat, driving in 11 runs and smashing two homers throughout the tournament.

• Madison Sanchez, sophomore, Cape Coral Seahawks: Sanchez finished first in the Open 1600 meters at the Guy Thomas Memorial Classic at Dunbar High School with a time of 6:49:67.

• Kevin Martinez, senior, Island Coast Gators: The senior hurled eight innings of one-run ball, striking out nine in a 2-1, nine-inning win for the Gators over Sebring. He then went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in a win over Charlotte.

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

To vote, please visit www.capecoralbreeze.com and click the Athlete of the Month Vote Now icon along the right-hand side. Voting is open until April 6 at noon.