Goddard’s Marcos Moreno and Roswell’s Makenzie Hoover Win Athlete of the Week Honors. Here’s who’s on the ballot this week

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Marcos Moreno (0) in a game against Roswell on Aug. 20 at Goddard High School. Marshall Mecham | Roswell Tribune

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By Marshall Mecham
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Goddard boys soccer goalkeeper and Roswell girls cross country runner Makenzie Hoover 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:

Isaiah Montoya, Goddard football running back

Montoya leads the Rockets with 819 rushing yards and six touchdowns on 129 carries this season.

Izaic Gonzales, Roswell football wide receiver

Gonzales hauled in 48 receptions for 508 yards and eight touchdowns in the Coyotes’ first seven games.

Tatum Boone, Goddard volleyball middle hitter

According to MaxPreps, Boone has recorded 68 digs in 55 sets played.

Kyliegh Najar, Roswell girls soccer midfielder

Najar has scored four goals for the Coyotes this season.

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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