VOTE: 2014 Female Athlete of the Year Final Four

After more than 1200 unique voters had their say last week, the vote for Chatham-Kent’s Female Athlete of the Year for 2014 is down to four.

There are two ways to vote, click the poll below, or on our homepage, and comment below. A click on the poll counts as one vote, and a comment counts as one vote, giving every reader up to two votes per computer.

Below the poll, you’ll see a brief write up on each athlete. VOTE!

Maddy Broad: A Wallaceburg swimmer, Madison Broad won multiple National swimming gold medals in her age group, and was dominant in provincial competitions, while representing the Chatham Y Pool Sharks.
Bridget Carleton: A Chatham basketball player, Carleton represented Team Canada at both the Cadette and National Junior level this year winning a silver with the Cadettes at the FIBA Americas. She also led her JMSS Panthers team to a LKSSAA and SWOSSAA title, and competes with the London Ramblers. Committed to the NCAA’s Iowa State next year, Carleton also advanced to OFSAA in badminton this year.
Breanne Nicholas: From Blenheim, Nicholas won gold with Team Canada’s Rugby 7s team at the FISU Championships in Brazil, and then starred for Canada in their wins over the USA in the Can-Am Series. Nicholas was also one of the top scorers in the OUA for the Western University Mustangs.
Emily VanDamme: A Wallaceburg athlete, VanDamme became one of the first female athletes in years to play Junior B men’s lacrosse, suiting up for the Wallaceburg Red Devils. VanDamme also won multiple provincial lacrosse medals and represented Team Ontario at the National Championships, where she won gold and was named a Canadian All-Star.