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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
3/29/2021 Brooke Wellhausen Track & Field
3/22/2021 Payton Nelson Baseball
3/22/2021 Kaitlyn Hess Women's Tennis
3/15/2021 Kaitlyn Hess Women's Tennis
3/15/2021 Carter Roo Men's Hockey
3/8/2021 Jared Schrang Track & Field
3/8/2021 Anna Pilecky Swimming & Diving
3/1/2021 Bailee Collins Women's Basketball
3/1/2021 Matt Berlin Wrestling
2/22/2021 Matt Berlin Wrestling
2/22/2021 Abby Nelson Women's Wrestling
2/15/2021 Mike Ayensu-Mensah Track & Field
2/15/2021 Brooke Wellhausen Track & Field
2/8/2021 Philip Flory Men's Basketball
2/8/2021 Maddie Starr Swimming & Diving
3/18/2020 Makenna Tkach Softball
3/18/2020 Maddie Candre Softball
3/11/2020 Blake Orr Track & Field
3/11/2020 Jessika Rottier Women's Wrestling
3/4/2020 Matt Berlin Wrestling
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