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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
12/7/2016 Cara Lemirande Women's Hockey
11/30/2016 Taylor Douglas Women's Basketball
11/30/2016 Logan Hermsen Wrestling
11/23/2016 Sean Cloghessy Swimming & Diving
11/23/2016 Autumn Hennes Women's Basketball
11/16/2016 Ali Biagini Women's Hockey
11/16/2016 Willem Nong-Lambert Men's Hockey
11/9/2016 Jackie Braun Swimming & Diving
11/9/2016 Logan Hermsen Wrestling
11/2/2016 Meredith Ingbretson Women's Hockey
11/2/2016 Kyle Larson Football
10/26/2016 Jackie Braun Swimming & Diving
10/26/2016 Juleyan Givens Football
10/19/2016 Adam Wachowiak Football
10/19/2016 Kelly Cefalu Volleyball
10/12/2016 Kelly Cefalu Volleyball
10/12/2016 Calvin VanRyzin Cross Country
10/5/2016 John Kontowicz Football
10/5/2016 Ellen Drewry Volleyball
9/28/2016 Kevin Sanchez Football
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