St. Bernard's Leahrose Mami.

Leahrose Mami’s high school career came to an end at last Saturday’s Class 1A-3A state track and field meet.

But not before she put the finishing touches on her prep résumé.

The outstanding St. Bernard senior crafted four gold medals inside Cullman’s Oliver Woodard Stadium to help propel the Lady Saints to a runners-up finish behind Altamont in Class 2A.

It was the program’s first-ever top-two performance at a state track and field meet.

Mami netted victories in the 800-meter run (2:29.24), 1,600-meter run (5:34.32) and 3,200-meter run (12:14.97) in addition to comprising one leg of the 4×800-meter relay team — along with Adrian Smith, Claire Sanders and Eva Barck — that also finished first with a speedy time of 10:52.72.

In doing so, the Alabama signee became just the second athlete in school history (Will Faulk in 2013) to snare four gold medals at a single state track and field meet. Mami snagged 11 gold medals, eight silver medals and four bronze medals in total during her track and field tenure with the Lady Saints.

There’s no question … Mami is The Times’ Athlete of the Week.

Several other track and field standouts also delivered awesome performances at their respective state meets.

West Point’s Hunter Appling set a new state record in the 5A 110-meter hurdles with a 14.10 effort. The senior also picked up another gold in the 300-meter hurdles (38.36) to finish his career with six golds, two silvers and one bronze. Appling is headed to South Alabama.

Addison’s Emee Baldwin scored her second state record following a 10-08 leap in the 1A pole vault. The UAH signee also owns the 2A pole vault record, set back in 2016, with a jump of 9-06.

St. Bernard’s Andrew Sweeney also recorded three gold medals in his final meet with the Saints. He dominated the 1,600-meter run (4:35.18) and 3,200-meter run (10:18.18) in addition to offering his help in the 4×800-meter relay (8:46.06). Caleb Guthery, Joey McCarthy and Joseph Arriaga made up the rest of the gold-medal group. 

Sweeney, like Baldwin, is also headed to UAH after graduation.

Cold Springs’ Grace Chambers (100-07 in 2A discus), Cullman’s Caroline Hollingsworth (5-04 in 6A high jump) and St. Bernard’s Elijah Price (6-02 in 2A high jump) rounded out the local gold medal recipients.

Athlete of the Week, which is sponsored by Mitch Smith Chevrolet, is open to all local athletes.

Nominations can be sent to jwinfrey@cullmantimes.com with the person’s name, school and statistics.

See other notable performances from Friday, May 4 through Wednesday, May 9 below.

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% Abbie Chambless, Addison: Won a silver medal (Class 1A high jump) at the state meet.

% Connor Herald and Isaac Lancaster, Addison: Finished seventh out of 197 boats at the Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association (ASABFA) Classic at Smith Lake.

% Mason Harris, Cold Springs: Won a bronze medal (Class 2A 400-meter dash) and a bronze medal (Class 2A 110-meter hurdles) at the state meet.

% Trentan Williams, Cole Akridge, Aaron Spurger and Jonathan Collett, Cold Springs: Won a bronze medal (Class 2A 4×800-meter relay) at the state meet.

% Anna Franklin, Cullman: Won a silver medal (Class 6A pole vault) at the state meet.

% Will Morrison, Cullman: Pitched a complete game (seven innings, three hits and 10 strikeouts) in a 6-1 win over Homewood.

% Michael Myers, Cullman: Pitched a complete game (seven innings, four hits and four strikeouts) in an 8-1 win over Homewood.

% Cooper Beck, Weston Norton, Will Morrison, Grayson Taylor and Brennen Norton, Cullman: Combined for 11 hits (three home runs) and 11 RBIs in a third-round playoff series against Homewood.

% Will Kress, Cullman: Won a silver medal (Class 6A 110-meter hurdles) at the state meet.

% Chase Taylor and Kolton Williams, Good Hope: Finished second out of 197 boats at the Alabama Student Angler Bass Fishing Association (ASABFA) Classic at Smith Lake.

% Gracie Loyd, St. Bernard: Won a bronze medal (Class 2A 100-meter hurdles) at the state meet.

% Claire Sanders, St. Bernard: Won a bronze medal (Class 2A 800-meter run) at the state meet.

% Andrew Sweeney, St. Bernard: Won a bronze medal (Class 2A 800-meter run) at the state meet.