Over the course of two weeks, more than 100,000 of you came to our Facebook page and voted for your favorite people, places and things in this city. And now that winners have been officially announced via our latest print edition (you can pick up a copy at any of the 500 locations listed here), we will be rolling out all 30 winners online–one a day for the next month.

Best 49er Athlete
TIE: Misty May-Treanor and Jered Weaver

It’s no surprise our readers had a hard time choosing their favorite 49er athlete—the school is well-known for producing world-class sports stars, dozens of whom took their black and gold roots with them to the Olympics last year. Beach volleyballer Misty played for Long Beach State from 1995-1999 where she racked up numerous national awards before officially retiring from the sport after winning her unheard-of third gold medal in London. And strikeout king Jered spent the early 2000s pitching for the Dirtbags, eventually becoming a first-round draft pick for the Angels, where he has been playing progressively more awesome seasons since 2006. 

Read more:

• Training May-Treanor: Armando Hart Overcomes Hurdles, Helps Misty Go for Gold
• Long Beach Athletes Win Olympic Medals With More to Come