Farmers Insurance Player of the Week
For the second straight year, the Starr’s Mill sports programs will partner with Tim Monihan of Farmers Insurance in Peachtree City to bring forward a player of the week award. At the beginning of each week, Monihan will present this award to an athlete who has shown either exemplary effort in the classroom, leadership among his or her peers, or had an excellent performance in his or her respective sport.
“We care about this cluster of schools because they are local, they have great academic and sports reputation, and eventually, I will have my own kids attending Rising Starr and Starr’s Mill,” Monihan said.
After a week filled with games and practices, coaches of the sports that are in season will meet and discuss some of the top players who they consider worthy of this award. After presenting each respective athlete and why he or she deserves the award, the coaches will collectively select one student who will be named the following Monday.
“The award is just something that will hopefully motivate the students to do bigger things in their life and also to continue playing the sport they love years down the road,” Monihan said.
Farmers Insurance is a nationwide company with a branch Monihan runs locally in Peachtree City. They primarily provide home, auto, golf cart, commercial, and life insurance and are considering implementing a discount for public servants.
“We are local and we care about the teachers and first responders who sacrifice so much to help improve our community,” Monihan said.
For more information about Farmers Insurance or to contact Monihan’s local branch, click here.
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Jolie Lester
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Tessa Laney
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Kalen Sims
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Kamdyn Kasler
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Hunter Lawson
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Cole Bishop
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Jalen Lazenby
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Michael Lantz
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Ben Bodne
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Wes Haney
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance have presented sophomore Wes Haney with the 11th Player of the Week award for the 2018-2019 school year. “Wes is just a baller. He loves the game. He’s a competitor,” head coach Chad Phillips said. “He broke that first tackle and I said, ‘Boys, y’all don’t have to worry about the next series. He’s about to go to the house’.” Haney made...
Nicole Smith
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance have presented freshman Nicole Smith with the 12th Player of the Week award for the 2018-2019 school year. “We’ve been really enthused with her work ethic and just being coachable,” head coach Flowers said. “Her play has just elevated a lot and she has the ability to lead even as a freshman.” Smith made a big impact on last Saturday’s game against South Effingham. Smi...
Ardit Hoti
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance have presented junior Ardit Hoti with the 13th Player of the Week award for the 2018-2019 school year. “That position that he plays is like the key position of our offense,” head coach Phillips said. “When he’s performing like he did this past week, you can’t stop just one guy.” Hoti played a big part in last week’s game against Riverdale. He rack...
Michael Burnett
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance have presented senior Michael Burnett with the 14th Player of the Week award for the 2018-2019 school year. “Michael has done everything we’ve asked him to do,” defensive coordinator Jeff Schmidlkofer said. “He’s made us a lot better, we’ve got a lot more speed on the edge, he’s physical, he understands the game, and he’s a leader out on the field...
Ben Bodne
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance presented junior fullback and linebacker Ben Bodne with the 15th Player of the Week award for the 2018-2019 school year. This is Bodne’s second time winning the award this year. “The things he’s done this offseason have really set him up for success,” head coach Chad Phillips said, “He’s influential, not just by the way he talks, but the way he works.” Bodne has been a physical machine on offense, totaling 303 yards on 31 carrie...
Daryl Rice
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance has named junior point guard Daryl Rice the first Player of the Week recipient for the winter sports season. Rice has had a solid start to this season as the starting floor general for the Panthers. “He’s the most valuable guy we have on the floor,” head coach Charlemagne Gibbons said. “I feel that he carried us early in the season.” Rice is av...
Ryanne King
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Alyson Phinney
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Filip Borjeson
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance in Peachtree City have presented senior swimmer Filip Borjeson with the fourth Player of the Week award for the 2018-19 winter sports season. “Filip has been performing at a very high level,” head coach Derek Abrams said. “He got some state times in the fifty free and recently the hundred back.” Earlier this season, Borjeson set a time of 22.22 seco...
Alyssa Angelo
Farmers Insurance presented senior Alyssa Angelo from the girls’ varsity basketball team as the fifth Player of the Week for winter sports. Angelo, the 5’4” guard, averages one charge per game. “She’s our number one defender,” head coach Emily Sweeney said. “She’s averaging a charge per game which is pretty impressive. We always put her on the toughest offensive players and she usually sh...
Avery McFaddin
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Michael Tucker
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance in Peachtree City presented sophomore swimmer Michael Tucker with the seventh Farmers Insurance Player of the Week award for winter sports. “The team has been performing really well, a lot of us made it to state,” Tucker said. “The coaches have worked hard, too. They’ve all made us better in their own way.” Tucker has qualified for four state events inc...
Luke Presley
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance have named senior forward Luke Presley the eighth Player of the Week recipient for the winter sports season. In his first year on the varsity basketball team, Presley has made a significant impact in games and in practices. “[Presley] has demonstrated a lot of leadership regardless of how much he has played,” head coach Charlemagne Gibbons said. “He has set an example of how a player is supp...
Collin Kasler
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance have named senior wrestler Collin Kasler the ninth Player of the Week for the winter sports season. Kasler has had an impressive senior season, boasting a record of 37-1. “Collin brings a lot of leadership to the team,” head wrestling coach Andrew Garner said. “He’s a hard worker, he leads by example, and he makes sure that all orders are being followed [a...
Chay Yeager
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Chloe Spradlin
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Harrison Fultz
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance have named senior Harrison Fultz the third Player of the Week recipient of the spring sports season. “He’s as solid as they get right now and he’s running good,” head coach Chad Walker said. “Hopefully, he’ll have a chance to do what he did last year at state.” Fultz was last year’s state champion in the 1600 meter and 800 meter events. So far this seaso...
Julia Colson
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance have named junior pole vaulter Julia Colson the fourth Player of the Week for the spring sports season. “Last year she had a PR of 10-feet and finished 3rd in the state,” head coach Chad Walker said. “She came out in the first meet this year and cleared 10 feet, 6 inches...If she can get to the 11 feet, 6 inch-range, she’ll start getting a lot of attentio...
Reid Harrison
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance have named senior Reid Harrison the fifth Player of the Week for the spring sports season. “Reid has been a great ambassador in our program for years,” head coach Jeff Schmidlkofer said. “He does a great job of staying focused at practice and trying to get the guys to rally around him.” Compared to last season, Harrison and the Panthers have had a rough schedule t...
Luke Phillips
Farmers Insurance presented Luke Phillips with the sixth Player of the Week award for the spring. “[Phillips] has been consistent all season,” head coach Burt Waller said. “He led us to the win at Chateau Elan.” Along with the team’s win in the Gwinnett Open at Chateau Elan, Phillips placed second individually at the GA-SC Cup, an event for the top golfers in Georgia and South Carolina. He was also the individual runner u...
Victoria Fuller
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance have crowned junior lacrosse player Victoria Fuller with the seventh Player of the Week award for spring sports. “[Victoria] is the player that is always able to lift the spirits of the team,” head coach Mary Lehman said. “You will never see her with a frown on her face, and she will always give 110 percent all the time.” While still relatively new to...
Kayden Parker
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance have crowned freshman tennis player Kayden Parker with the eighth Player of the Week award for spring sports. “She’s impressed me a lot,” head coach Emily Sweeney said. “It’s always nice to get a freshman where you can put her anywhere. The pressure doesn’t get to her.” Although only a freshman, Parker has played a key role in the team’s run in t...
Liza Eubanks
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance have named senior Liza Eubanks the ninth Player of the Week recipient of the spring sports season. “I’ve been doing pretty good this season,” Eubanks said. “Right now my game seems to be coming together.” The defending state champion and Rollins golf commit has been on fire for the girls’ golf team. She was recently named as the WSB-TV Player of the Week, and led the Mill with a score of +2 in their match against M...
Ryan Shanahan
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance in Peachtree City presented senior soccer player Ryan Shanahan with the tenth Farmers Insurance Player of the Week award for spring sports. “He’s very good at reading the game,” head coach Mike Hanie said, “and finding open players with the ball.” In the first round of state playoffs against Ware County, Shanahan scored three goals and had one assist. The P...
Quin Nowicki
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance have named junior soccer player Quin Nowicki the 11th Player of the Week for spring sports. “She’s kinda the glue that puts everything together,” head coach John Bowen said. “She gets the ball, then someone else gets it, and [she] works hard defensively to get it back.” Nowicki was injured for a majority of the season, but came back on the field j...
Nick Nyman
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance have named senior Nick Nyman the 12th Player of the Week for spring sports. “[Nick] has been pretty solid these last four years,” track head coach Chad Walker said. “I wish him the best and look forward to what he does in the future.” In the AAAAA GHSA State Championship last weekend, Nyman placed second in the 1600 meter and second in the 3200 meter, prov...
Lea Duben
Tim Monihan and Farmers Insurance have named senior Lea Duben the 13th and final Player of the Week for spring sports. “Lea has been incredible,” track head coach Chad Walker said. “Her attitude and leadership are what it’s supposed to be like for the younger runners.” At the AAAAA GHSA State Championship last weekend, Duben placed sixth in the 3200 meter, and set a new school r...
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