Meet the finalists for The Gazette’s 2024 Athlete of the Year awards: Female | Male.

Monticello’s Preston Ries poses for a portrait during the Gazette’s Athlete of the Year photo shoot on Friday, June 28, 2024. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Sigourney’s Carly Goodwin poses for a portrait during the Gazette’s Athlete of the Year photo shoot on Friday, June 28, 2024. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Jesup’s Jack Miller poses for a portrait during the Gazette’s Athlete of the Year photo shoot on Friday, June 28, 2024. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Marion’s Michaela Goad poses for a portrait during the Gazette’s Athlete of the Year photo shoot on Friday, June 28, 2024. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

North Linn’s Skylar Benesh poses for a portrait during the Gazette’s Athlete of the Year photo shoot on Friday, June 28, 2024. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Maquoketa Valley’s Lance McShane poses for a portrait during the Gazette’s Athlete of the Year photo shoot on Friday, June 28, 2024. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Bliss Beck poses for a portrait during the Gazette’s Athlete of the Year photo shoot on Friday, June 28, 2024. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Solon’s Brett White poses for a portrait during the Gazette’s Athlete of the Year photo shoot on Friday, June 28, 2024. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Williamsburg’s Derek Weiskopf poses for a portrait during the Gazette’s Athlete of the Year photo shoot on Friday, June 28, 2024. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Solon’s Callie Levin poses for a portrait during the Gazette’s Athlete of the Year photo shoot on Friday, June 28, 2024. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

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