Vote Now for This Fall's Birmingham Athlete of the Season

There were a lot of great individual performances from high school athletes in Birmingham this fall and we want to hear from our readers which one they thought was the best.

Here are the candidates:

Devin Church (Senior; Brother Rice football) – Church led Brother Rice High School to a Division 2 championship this year with over and he racked up over 900 yards in the playoffs. He also set a new single season rushing record for the Warriors this season. Church earned a full scholarship to Northern Illinois to play football.

Mary Henry (Senior; Marian volleyball) – Henry was a finalist for the Miss Volleyball award in her senior year. As the Mustangs setter, she racked pushed her all-time assist total to over 5,000 this season. Henry signed a letter of intent to play college volleyball at Duquesne University

Jaynie Pulte (Senior; Marian swimming) – Pulte had a tremendous year for the Mustangs picking up an in the 50-yard freestyle and All-State honors in the 100-yard butterfly. It was the second consecutive season she won the Division 1 50-yard freestyle and her time of 23.23 was a new record. Pulte signed a letter of intent to swim at Stanford.

Aubrey Wilberding (Junior; Seaholm cross country) – Wilberding helped lead the Seaholm girls to a fourth place finish in the Division 1 state finals, with a time of 18:23 and earning All-State honors for the first time.

Keon Collier (Senior; Groves football) – Collier made the this season leading the Falcons in rushing. He finished the year with over 1300 yards rushing and had 20 touchdowns. He helped led Groves to a share of the OAA Blue title this season and the team’s

Essence Biggs (Senior; Seaholm golf) – Biggs finished in seventh place this year in the Division 2 state finals . In the Maples regional, the senior shot qualify as a team for the finals. She signed a letter of intent to golf at Seminole State College.

Rishi Patel (Sophomore; Detroit Country Day tennis) – As the No. 3 singles for the Yellowjackets, Patel won the individual championship in Division 3 in two sets (6-1, 6-1) over the top seed Mike Kincaid from St. Joseph. The freshman breezed through the tournament and didn’t lose a single set.

Tariq Akeel (Senior; Detroit Country Day soccer) – One of the top soccer players in the state of Michigan helped Akeel was the leading scorer on team with 12 goals and also had 10 assists this season. The senior will play soccer at Brown next year.

Want to write in your own candidate? Go ahead! But be sure to explain your pick in the comments and be sure to vote by 9 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7. Final results will be posted on Friday, Dec. 9.

And while you're at it, make sure to vote for athletes in other areas: