St. Bernard's Gracie Loyd.

Gracie Loyd put together a pair of remarkable performances this past week.

The impressive junior standout finished first in the 100-meter dash (13.35), first in the 200-meter dash (27.97), first in the long jump (15-3.5) and second in the triple jump (32-1.5) to lift St. Bernard’s girls to a close triumph over Cold Springs for the coveted team title at the April Fools Invitational.

Under the weather, she also nabbed second (long jump), fourth (200-meter dash) and seventh (triple jump) at the Corner Invitational to help guide the Lady Saints to yet another team crown.

Along the way, she set personal bests in the long jump and the 200-meter dash.

Take all that into account, and Loyd is The Times’ Athlete of the Week.

St. Bernard also received strong contributions from other athletes.

Leahrose Mami secured first-place showings in the 1,600-meter run (5:32.59) and 3,200-meter run (12:15.04) at the April Fools Invitational in addition to helping out the 4×400-meter relay (4:57.56) and 4×800-meter relay (11:24.67) teams — both of which notched first-place efforts.

Mami racked up first-place finishes in the 800-meter run (2:35.06), 1,600-meter run (5:49.37) and 3,200-meter run (11:24.67) at the Corner Invitational as well. She also aided the 4×800-meter relay team in a second-place effort.

Andrew Sweeney, meanwhile, collected first in the 3,200-meter run (10:30.74) and second in the 1,600-meter run at the April Fools Invitational.

He snagged first-place outings in the 800-meter run (2:07.01), 1,600-meter run (4:41.01) and 3,200-meter run (11:02.67) at the Corner Invitational, too, and spearheaded a wonderful performance in the 4×800-meter relay (9:00.07) for another yet first-place showing.

 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 Thursday, April 5 through Tuesday, April 10 below.

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% Abbie Chambless, Bri Ory, Anna Grace Luker, Cecilee Gaither, Kendra Tyree and Madison Aderholt, Addison: Combined for 13 hits and 14 RBIs in a 17-2 win over Lynn.

% Jake Abbott, Dylan Gable, Ayden Alexander, Roberto Ayala, Brylan Aaron, Logan Rice and Lawson Burgess, Cold Springs: Combined for 20 hits and 15 RBIs in three games.

% Crimson Gann, Anna Kate Voce, Drew Sanders, Kylon Hamby and Emily Williams, Cold Springs: Combined for 17 hits and seven RBIs in two games.

% Ragan Canter, Cullman: Finished first (discus) at the Scottsboro Invitational.

% Anna Franklin, Cullman: Finished first (pole vault) at the Scottsboro Invitational.

% Abby Branham, Cullman: Had four goals in a 5-3 win over Albertville.

% Faith Guest, Savannah Davis, Regan Quattlebaum, Kennedy Wren, Keslynn Grimmett, Ashlen Heatherly and Alex Stansell, Cullman: Combined 37 hits and five RBIs in three games.

% Will Kress, Cullman: Finished first (110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles) at the Scottsboro Invitational.

% Will Reid, Cullman: Finished first (discus) and third (shot put) at the Scottsboro Invitational.

% Cooper Beck, Peyton Colvard, Grayson Taylor, Brennen Norton, Hayden Henderson and Will Morrison, Cullman: Combined for 30 hits and 29 RBIs in four games.

% Peyton Colvard, Cullman: Pitched a complete game (seven innings, six hits and four strikeouts) in an 8-1 win over Albertville.

% Will Morrison, Cullman: Pitched a complete game (seven innings, four hits and eight strikeouts) in an 8-1 win over Helena.

% Michael Myers, Cullman: Pitched a complete game (five innings, two hits and seven strikeouts) in a 14-1 win over Brewer.

% Abby Schnittker, Fairview: Finished first (triple jump), second (high jump) and third (lone jump) at the April Fools Invitational.

% Lorin Zehr, Fairview: Finished first (shot put) and fifth (discus) at the April Fools Invitational.

% Hunter McKelvy, Fairview: Earned low-medalist honors at the Good Hope Invitational.

% Truman Boyd, Dayne Black, Riley Carroll, Garrett Dunn and Bryson Fletcher, Fairview: Combined for 21 hits and 11 RBIs in three games.

% Kara Tingle, Good Hope: Finished first (100-meter hurdles) and second (high jump) at the Falkville Invitational.

% Austin Eakes, Tyler Legg, Preston Bagwell, Matt Hancock, Josiah Cofer and Matthew Dixon, Good Hope: Combined for 18 hits and 12 RBIs in three games.

% Jessica Thompson, Hanceville: Finished first (800-meter run) and sixth (1,600-meter run) at the April Fools Invitational.

% Isaac Holmes, Alex Campbell, Tate Brown, Dalton Rice, Ashton James and TJ Kubia, Hanceville:Combined for 21 hits and 23 RBIs in four games.

% Dalton Rice, Hanceville: Pitched a complete game (five innings, three hits and four strikeouts) in a 10-0 win over Vinemont.

% Andrew Sweeney, St. Bernard: Finished first (3,200-meter run) and second (1,600-meter run) at the April Fools Invitational.

% CJ O’Neil, Deacon Samples, Isaac Smith, Clay Rogers and Derrick Ransom, Vinemont: Combined for 16 hits and 11 RBIs in three games.

% Olivia Ball, West Point: Had five hits (three home runs) and 10 RBIs in two games.

% Makayla Brown, West Point: Had three hits (two home runs) and four RBIs in two games.