DAPHNE, Ala. – Athletes representing nine sports and nine countries make up the United States Sports Academy’s September Athlete of the Month ballot, which is online now for voting here.
Voting will continue until 5 p.m. Central time on Thursday, 13 October 2022.
Male nominees are Carlos Alcaraz, tennis, Spain; Remco Evenepoel, cycling, Belgium; Jalen Hurts, football, United States; Aaron Judge, baseball, United States; Eliud Kipchoge, marathon, Kenya; and Ilia Malinin, figure skating, United States.
Female nominees are Tobi Amusan, athletics, Nigeria; Tigist Assefa, marathon, Ethiopia; Stephanie Gilmore, surfing, Australia; Chelsea Gray, basketball, United States; Iga Swiatek, tennis, Poland; and Annemiek van Vleuten, cycling, Netherlands.
Each month, the public is invited to participate in the Academy’s worldwide Athlete of the Month program by nominating athletes and then voting online during the first week of every month. The online votes are used to guide the Academy selection committee in choosing the male and female monthly winners, who then become eligible for selection to the prestigious Athlete of the Year ballot. A worldwide public vote on the annual ballot is used to guide the committee in making the final selection.
