High School Sports

South Iredell star, UNC recruit, is Observer athlete of the week

South Iredell volleyball star Marissa Meyerhoefer is the Charlotte Observer athlete of the week.

Meyerhoefer received more than 38 percent of the vote this week after helping her team to a second round N.C. 3A state playoff appearance.

Meyerhoefer, a University of North Carolina commit, had 163 kills and 231 digs for South Iredell..

Meyerhoefer earned the North Piedmont conference player of the year this season.

Want to nominate an athlete?: Athletes of the week highlights high school players with outstanding performances. The goal is to recognize all athletes in all sports, both the most accomplished and the underrated or underappreciated players. If you want to suggest someone to be included in the Athletes of the week column, send email to Jay Edwards at edwardswork23@gmail.com.

A new list of nominees will be released this weekend.

This story was originally published January 17, 2021 at 5:50 PM.

Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer
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