Salpointe junior forward Leo Gutierrez’s hat trick of three goals in the 4A state championship victory over Mica Mountain on Feb. 23 was a symbol of how important he was to the Lancers’ nine-match winning streak to end the season.
Gutierrez had 16 goals and five assists in that stretch.
For his late-season performance, particularly in February, when he had the hat trick in the 4-1 win over Mica Mountain in the championship match, Gutierrez is the Jet Sports Training Male Athlete of the Month for February.
Salpointe junior Leo Gutierrez had a hat trick to help pick up his third state championship in a row. #azpreps365 pic.twitter.com/omO1ksCmKi
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) February 24, 2024
2024 MALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH HONORS
January 2024: Sunnyside soccer player Angel Bracamontes-Pulido
February 2024: Salpointe soccer player Leo Gutierrez
2023 MALE ATHLETE OF THE MONTH HONORS
January 2023: Sabino basketball player Weston Haebig
February 2023: Sunnyside wrestler Sergio Vega
March 2023: Catalina Foothills baseball player Ethan Bell
April 2023: Tucson baseball player Gennaro Brito
May 2023: Rincon/University track & field athlete Nathaniel Curtiss
June 2023: Former CDO track athlete Turner Washington
July 2023: Canyon View Little League outfielder/pitcher Ethan Burnside
August 2023: Sabino quarterback Cam Hackworth
September 2023: Pusch Ridge cross country runner Myles Floyd
October 2023: Ironwood Ridge golfer Brasen Briones
November 2023: Sabino running back/linebacker Mason Cade
December 2023: CDO running back/linebacker Kayden Luke
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ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com publisher, writer and editor Javier Morales is a former Arizona Press Club award winner. He is a former Arizona Daily Star beat reporter for the Arizona basketball team, including when the Wildcats won the 1996-97 NCAA title. He has also written articles for CollegeAD.com, Bleacher Report, Lindy’s Sports, TucsonCitizen.com, The Arizona Republic, Sporting News and Baseball America, among many other publications. He has also authored the book “The Highest Form of Living”, which is available at Amazon. He became an educator five years ago and is presently a special education teacher at Gallego Fine Arts Intermediate in the Sunnyside Unified School District.
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