University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Athletics

Roo racked up three points in the No. 1-ranked Pointers’ weekend sweep over WIAC opponents, remaining unbeaten and improving to 19-0-2 on the season. On Friday, Roo tallied two points in a 3-1 win over No. 3-ranked UW-Eau Claire. He assisted on the first goal of the game and scored the game-winner. The following evening, Roo grabbed his second goal of the weekend to help guide UW-Stevens Point to a 6-2 victory over UW-River Falls.

Other Nominees: 

Carly Cerrato: Cerrato led the Pointers in scoring in both games last week.  She poured in a game-high 13 points and led UWSP with three assists at UW-La Crosse on Wednesday.  On Saturday, she contributed 12 points on 4-of-9 shooting from behind the arc at UW-Platteville. Her four rebounds led the team against the Pioneers.  Seven of her nine made field goals on the week were three-pointers.

Alana Achterkirch: Achterkirch netted her second collegiate goal against UW-River Falls on Saturday.  She netted the goal at the 15:13 mark of the third period, and it was assisted by freshman Morgan Oettinger. 

Alec Jeffers: Jeffers won the 100-yard backstroke by nearly a full second, touching in a time of 54.59, as he helped the UWSP men win the Point Invite last weekend.  He dominated the 200-yard backstroke, clocking a time on 1:57.62, nearly three seconds faster than the runner-up. 

Cal Straub: Straub paced the men’s divers with the best finish in both the one- and the three-meter events.  He scored 281.90 in the three-meter to place seventh.  In the one-meter, he scored 263.45, good also for seventh.

Jess Posch: Posch scored 332.70 points in the three-meter dive to place sixth.  In the one-meter event, she scored 340.70 to come in ninth.  She was the highest placing UWSP diver in both events.

Brooke Wellhausen: Wellhausen won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:20.09.  She also ran the final leg of the 4x400-meter relay that won with a time of 4:12.04.

Tom Kohn: Kohn won the triple jump with a leap of 14.30 meters (46’ 11.00”), a distance of 0.84 meters better than the rest of the field.