Berlin won the 133 bracket at the Pointer Open on Saturday. He went 4-0 with a tech fall, a fall, a major decision and won the finals by a 4-3 decision over Kyle Burwick of the University of Wisconsin, a four-time state champion in North Dakota and the fourth-ranked recruit in the nation last year.
Other Nominees
Matt Urmanski, Football
Urmanski completed 14 of 25 passes for 247 yards with four touchdowns in Saturday’s Spud Bowl win over UW-Eau Claire. He alternated touchdown passes to fellow senior Jonte Webb and freshman Jeffery Williams with a score in each quarter. All four touchdown passes came in a span of 37-straight points by UWSP. His four touchdown passes tied a career-high.
Nevada Laabs, Football
Laabs led all players with 24 tackles in Saturday’s win over UW-Eau Claire. He had 12 solo tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.
Donovan Lucas, Football
Lucas returned a kick for a touchdown for the second time in as many games. In Saturday’s win over UW-Eau Claire, he returned a free kick following a safety 65 yards for a touchdown to put UWSP up 30-6 in an eventual 40-12 victory. He totaled 122 yards on three returns and had an interception.
Luke McElhenie, Men's Hockey
McElhenie scored a goal in each game and totaled three points on the weekend against No. 4 St. Norbert. On Friday, he netted a shorthanded goal in the second period to put UWSP in front, 2-0. On Saturday, he scored the game-winner on a penalty shot in the third period to break a 1-1 tie. Later in the third, he assisted on an insurance goal as the Pointers snapped SNC’s 43-game home unbeaten streak with a 3-1 victory.
Payton Kilian, Swimming and Diving
Kilian won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:47.83, edging out four teammates by less than a second. He also swam the final leg of the winning 200-yard medley relay team that finished in 1:37.42, more than a second faster than the runner-up from Gustavus. Kilian also swam the second leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay team that came in second with a time of 3:13.88.
Evan Plummer, Jr., Swimming and Diving
Plummer won the three-meter dive on Saturday with a score of 264.80, just three points ahead of the runner-up. He was also UWSP’s top finisher in the one-meter dive with a score of 231.00, good for third.
