ATHLETES OF THE WEEK – week of 6/28/26

During the summer months, the Citizen is proud to feature exceptional athletes from across our community each week. Whether they’re leading their teams to victory, showing strong character on and off the field, or making steady progress in their sport, these athletes represent the very best within the local community. We celebrate their hard work, dedication, and leadership in schools, leagues, and clubs throughout Fayette and Coweta counties.

This week, we’re proud to feature these athletes from the Peachtree City Running Club Summer Track Series:

Jessa Kendricks, ten years old, from Fayetteville, won her heat and set a Personal Record (PR) in the PTCRC Championship one mile run with a time of 5:59. She is home schooled along with her four other siblings.  Jessa also plays soccer and is taking piano lessons.  Jessa looks forward to training and becoming more competitive in both soccer and running.

Aiden Mathis, 17, is a rising senior at Whitewater High School.  He won the 200 meter dash in a time of 23 seconds which is only one second off his best time in the event.  He also runs the 100-meter, 400 meter, 4×100 meter relay and 4×200 meter relay.  He has been on the varsity team and lettered all three years at Whitewater.  He wears a Batman mask when he runs and says Batman is his alter ego which helps him to run his fastest!!

The Summer Track Series concluded with the Championships on 23 and 24 June.  

Open Call for Athlete submissions (until August 1)

If you’d like us to feature your athlete for the week during these summer months, please send a Name, Sport, Picture and at least one Paragraph about the athlete to [email protected]. We’d love to feature the athletes in your camp, family or organization.