Lexington County is the home of some of South Carolina’s most talented athletes. To cap their year of success, 48 of the region’s former Chronicle Athlete of the Week winners have been pooled together to be recognized and voted on.

There will be two rounds of preliminary voting with 12 male and female athletes nominated each round. The top three male and female vote-getters from each round will advance to a final round, which will crown the area’s Athletes of the Year.

Athlete of the Year voting will run each week starting at 10 a.m. on Thursday until 10 a.m. on Monday. Vote on our website at lexingtonchronicle.com/athleteoftheweek.

Here is how the voting process works:

• June 13-17: Vote any athlete of your choice from 12 male and 12 female nominees, top three from each move on
• June 20-24: Vote any athlete of your choice from a new set of 12 male and 12 female nominees, top three from each move on
• June 27-July 1: Vote for the male and female Athletes of the Year from the remaining nominees
•  July 4: Winners announced!