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Athlete Awards

Athlete of the Week

Payton Nelson

  • Award
    Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    5/17/2021
  • Sport
    Baseball
  • Bio
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Nelson hit .647 with four home runs, a 1.471 slugging percentage and 10 RBI in a four-game sweep of UW-Platteville to help UWSP clinch the first league title in 10 years.  Nelson began the week with a career-high five hits in game one on Wednesday.  He hits two home runs, his first multi-homer game, and tied a career high with five RBI.  In game two, he hit another home run and added two doubles with two RBI and three runs.  On Saturday in Platteville, he hit another home run in game one with two RBI.  In the series finale, ended his hitting streak against the Pioneers to nine-straight dating back to 2018.



Other Nominees

JD Schultz, Baseball
Schultz tossed 7.0 to earn the win in the league-title clinching season finale at UW-Platteville.  He struck out 13 and allowed just two hits in the win.  He held Pioneers hitters to a .091 average in the game.



Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/1/2025 Ayden Knuth Men's Tennis
10/1/2025 Chloe Regal Women's Tennis
9/24/2025 Jaxon Buckley Men's Soccer
9/24/2025 Cass Klitzke Women's Soccer
9/24/2025 Cass Klitzke Women's Soccer
9/17/2025 Brycen Cashin Football
9/17/2025 Chloe Regal Women's Tennis
9/10/2025 Shea Lucas Women's Soccer
9/10/2025 Logan Murphy Cross Country
9/3/2025 Hannah Strege Volleyball
9/3/2025 Vincent Bianco Men's Soccer
5/28/2025 Logan Murphy Track & Field
5/27/2025 Jesse Klicker Softball
5/21/2025 Ian Lillquist Track & Field
5/21/2025 Morgan Harwood Softball
5/14/2025 Logan Murphy Track & Field
5/14/2025 Emmie Cibrario Softball
5/7/2025 Courtney Leising Women's Lacrosse
5/7/2025 Ella Smith Softball
4/30/2025 Tyler Soule Baseball
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