Goddard’s Bryant O’Mera and Landry Brown Win Athlete of the Week

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Bryant O'Mera (1) hauls in a Nate Vazquez pass in a game against Artesia on Oct. 23 at the Wool Bowl. Shawn Naranjo | Roswell Tribune

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By Marshall Mecham
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Goddard football wide receiver Bryant O’Mera and Goddard volleyball setter Landry Brown won Athlete of the Week.

The Roswell Tribune is letting you choose the best high school athlete from Goddard and Roswell. To vote, go to https://el-rito.contests.newspaperevents.com/event/f882170ec1066a95.

Here are this week’s nominees:

Romeo Paiz, Goddard football safety

Paiz stepped up as a running back and scored two rushing touchdowns in the Rockets’ 35-22 first-round playoff victory over Highland on Nov. 7 at the Wool Bowl.

Jonathan Ellis, Roswell football linebacker

“Ellis has done a great job at leading the defense,” Coyotes head coach Jeff Lynn said.

Harley Bowles, Goddard volleyball middle hitter

Bowles helped the Rockets earn the No. 3 seed in the Class 4A state playoffs.

Makenzie Hoover, Roswell girls cross country

Hoover paced the Coyotes at the Class 5A state meet on Nov. 7 at Albuquerque Academy High School, finishing 64th in 21:55.60.

Marshall Mecham
Marshall Mecham
I am a sports reporter for the Roswell Tribune and serve with the New Mexico Local News Fellowship, which places emerging journalists in newsrooms across the state. My role is to cover all athletic programs at Goddard and Roswell high schools. The primary types of stories I write are season and game previews, season and game reviews, and feature stories. Prior to the Roswell Tribune, I interned for the Artesia Daily Press as a reporter from June to August 2025, and I am glad to be back working with El Rito Media. I am a 2026 graduate of New Mexico State University, where I obtained my bachelor's degree in journalism, with minors in strategic communications and social media management.

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