October’s Athletes of the Month include stars in 6 sports

Finley Krystkowiak

Torrey Pines

Volleyball

The 6-foot-3 Penn State commit led the Falcons to an unbeaten 15-0 record in October. The Falcons are ranked third in the state and No. 6 nationally.

Cooper Castleberry

Poway

Boys cross country

The senior posted a fourth-place finish in the Division 1-2 Mt. SAC Invitational team sweepstakes, taming the tough 3-mile course in 15:02.

Azul Trujillo

Vincent Memorial

Flag football

Trujillo led the Scots to a 6-2 record in October. With 8,383 yards passing this season, the Scots sophomore ranks No. 1 in the state.

Tanner Kavanagh

Mar Vista

Boys water polo

Kavanagh led Mar Vista to a 9-6 record in October. With 138 goals on 231 shot attempts and 44 assists in 27 games this season, the senior ranks tied for sixth in the state with 182 points.

Sabrina Sun

Carlsbad

Girls golf

Only a sophomore, Sun moved up to No. 2 overall in the section (with a -1.40). That included a 3-under 33 at the Miramar Green front nine en route to winning the New Coastal League title.

Tyler Holmes

Grossmont

Football

Leading Grossmont to a 9-1 overall record, the junior completed 142 of 247 passes (57.5%) for 1,636 yards and 24 touchdowns with just five interceptions. The ‘Hillers were 5-0 for the month.