Cape Henlopen High wrestler Carson Kammerer was voted this week’s State News Athlete of the Week. He registered a third-period pin in the final individual bout of the night to give the Vikings a 34-30 Henlopen North victory over Smyrna.

The senior 170-pounder then finished second in the Grapple at the Tournament (Springbrook, Md.) as Cape won the team title. Kammerer won by pin in both the quarterfinals and semifinals and now has a career record of 78-37 with 21 pins.

Also a lacrosse player, Kammerer plans to continue his wrestling career at Roanoke College.

“Carson has a come a long way since his freshman year,” said Cape Henlopen coach Chris Mattioni. “He is a hard worker who never misses practice. He has a strong desire to excel in wrestling. He asks questions and wants to get better. He is coachable and will do anything to help the team succeed. He welcomed the pressure of the Smyrna match ending at 170.”

The Athlete of the Week is nominated and chosen by our readers. The nominating period starts at 2 p.m. on Friday and ends at noon on Monday. A voting period follows from 5 p.m. Monday through 5 p.m. Wednesday.

This process is performed exclusively online. When nominating an athlete, please include name, school and sport as well as a photo and brief description of why he or she deserves that week’s honor.

All nominations must be high school varsity athletes and come from high schools within Kent or Sussex counties. The winner appears in print and online each Friday.