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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
9/8/2021 Ashley Kopp Volleyball
5/31/2021 Tom Kohn Track & Field
5/31/2021 Sylviann Momont Track & Field
5/24/2021 Sylviann Momont Track & Field
5/24/2021 Aaron Simmons Baseball
5/17/2021 Payton Nelson Baseball
5/17/2021 Makenna Tkach Softball
5/10/2021 Sidney Ferry Baseball
5/10/2021 Sylviann Momont Track & Field
5/3/2021 Bradley Comer Baseball
5/3/2021 Bree Downie Women's Golf
4/26/2021 Paige Allemann Track & Field
4/26/2021 Sam Welch Track & Field
4/19/2021 Aaron Simmons Baseball
4/19/2021 Bree Downie Women's Golf
4/12/2021 Barbara Covek Women's Tennis
4/12/2021 Tom Kohn Track & Field
4/5/2021 JD Schultz Baseball
4/5/2021 Faith Leithold Women's Tennis
3/29/2021 Nick Carpenter Baseball
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