The week of Oct. 5-11 was another exciting week of female high school sports featuring athletes and teams from the Des Moines metro area.

The week's standout events included a loaded Fort Dodge Invitational cross country meet on Oct. 9, the Indianola Invitational volleyball tournament on Oct. 11 and No. 1 Waukee Northwest going on the road pulling off a sweep over No. 6 Ankeny in 5A volleyball on Oct. 7.

There were several standout performances from female athletes in the metro area during the week.

Here are the Des Moines Register's female Athlete of the Week candidates from the Des Moines metro area for the week of Oct. 5-11. DesMoinesRegister.com readers vote to determine the winners, who will be announced at the end of the week.

Avery Vogt, Waukee Northwest

Vogt helped the 5A No.

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