Your Alabama Pro Athlete of the Week is Patrick Kaukovalta. Kaukovalta won his third straight Men’s Singles title at the Finnish Outdoor Championships. Kaukovalta, who came in as the 8-seed, won his finals match 6-1, 6-2.
Others of note:
Rhyan White finished 2nd in the Women’s 200m Backstroke at the USA Swimming National Championships, and was named to the US team for the upcoming World Aquatics Championships.
Kensey McMahon finished 3rd in the Women’s 1650m Freestyle at the USA Swimming National Championships, and also made the A Finals in the 400m Freestyle and 800m Freestyle events. McMahon posted personal bests in both the 1650m and 800m events.
Reuben Foster had 7 tackles, a tackle for loss, a sack, and a forced fumble in the USFL Championship Game.
Dicky Pride finished T-6th at the US Senior Open.
Frankie Capan finished 4th at the Memorial Health Championship.
Jereem Richards finished 2nd in the Men’s 200 meter at the Diamond League event in Lausanne.
Dylan Ray pitched 6 scoreless innings and struck out 8 batters in his start for Hillsboro.
Peyton Wilson had 3 straight multi-hit games, going 7-for-13 over the stretch.
Sam Gardner picked up his first two career saves in affiliated ball.
