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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
3/4/2020 Shannon Nelson Track & Field
2/26/2020 Kasy Walker-Daniels Track & Field
2/26/2020 Tom Kohn Track & Field
2/19/2020 Anna Pilecky Swimming & Diving
2/19/2020 Zach Zech Men's Hockey
2/12/2020 Colin Raver Men's Hockey
2/12/2020 Larkin Hoepner Track & Field
2/5/2020 Sylviann Momont Track & Field
2/5/2020 Matt Berlin Wrestling
1/29/2020 Evan Plummer Swimming & Diving
1/29/2020 Kasy Walker-Daniels Track & Field
1/22/2020 Sam Young Swimming & Diving
1/22/2020 Brooke Thurber Women's Wrestling
1/15/2020 Taylor Greenheck Women's Basketball
1/15/2020 Jordan Weinzetl Wrestling
1/8/2020 Ethan Bublitz Men's Basketball
1/8/2020 Anna Pilecky Swimming & Diving
12/18/2019 Eli Billing Men's Hockey
12/18/2019 Bailee Collins Women's Basketball
12/11/2019 Jacob Aegerter Swimming & Diving
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