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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
2/19/2025 Makenna Hanke Women's Wrestling
2/12/2025 Austin Rennhack Track & Field
2/12/2025 Molly Pohlkamp Women's Hockey
2/5/2025 Alexa Thomson Women's Basketball
2/5/2025 James Stadler Swimming & Diving
1/29/2025 Declan Trant Swimming & Diving
1/29/2025 Hollyn Ambre Swimming & Diving
1/22/2025 Nico Chmelevski Men's Hockey
1/22/2025 Kyler Ernst Swimming & Diving
1/15/2025 Brooke Schuenemann Women's Wrestling
1/15/2025 Peyton Hart Men's Hockey
1/8/2025 Alexis Winecke Women's Wrestling
1/8/2025 Logan Neitzel Wrestling
12/25/2024 Lily Truchon Women's Basketball
12/25/2024 Darrius Bolden Men's Basketball
12/18/2024 Alexa Thomson Women's Basketball
12/18/2024 Riese Thornberry Wrestling
12/11/2024 Gracyn Schmitz Swimming & Diving
12/11/2024 Logan Baumgartner Men's Basketball
12/4/2024 Seth Miron Men's Basketball
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