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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
2/8/2017 Kathy Derks Track & Field
2/8/2017 Zack Goedeke Men's Basketball
2/1/2017 Jerry Williams Track & Field
2/1/2017 Ellie Punnett Women's Hockey
2/1/2017 Jackie Braun Swimming & Diving
2/1/2017 Owen Gluck Swimming & Diving
2/1/2017 Grant Moser Swimming & Diving
2/1/2017 Bryce Williams Men's Basketball
2/1/2017 Sylviann Momont Track & Field
2/1/2017 Autumn Hennes Women's Basketball
2/1/2017 Logan Hermsen Wrestling
1/25/2017 Kyle Sharkey Men's Hockey
1/25/2017 Ethan Bublitz Men's Basketball
1/25/2017 Jack Englehardt Swimming & Diving
1/25/2017 Owen Gluck Swimming & Diving
1/25/2017 Cara Lemirande Women's Hockey
1/25/2017 Jackie Braun Swimming & Diving
1/25/2017 Lexi Roland Women's Basketball
1/25/2017 Erica Perkins Swimming & Diving
1/25/2017 Jerry Williams Track & Field
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