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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
3/7/2018 Canon O'Heron Men's Basketball
2/28/2018 MJ Delmore Men's Basketball
2/28/2018 Ashley Cohen Softball
2/21/2018 Lexi Roland Women's Basketball
2/21/2018 Sam Jekel Swimming & Diving
2/14/2018 Brent Reierson Track & Field
2/14/2018 Carly Cerrato Women's Basketball
2/7/2018 Tanner Karty Men's Hockey
2/7/2018 Anna Hogan Track & Field
1/31/2018 Dan Squires Wrestling
1/31/2018 Anna O'Malley Swimming & Diving
1/24/2018 MJ Delmore Men's Basketball
1/24/2018 Sydney Conley Women's Hockey
1/17/2018 Ellie Punnett Women's Hockey
1/17/2018 Canon O'Heron Men's Basketball
1/10/2018 Brett Tauber Men's Basketball
1/10/2018 Mickey Roland Women's Basketball
1/3/2018 Taylor Barrett Women's Basketball
1/3/2018 MJ Delmore Men's Basketball
12/20/2017 Willem Nong-Lambert Men's Hockey
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