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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
12/4/2024 Malik Abdul-Wahid Men's Basketball
11/27/2024 Alexa Thomson Women's Basketball
11/27/2024 Josh Heuss Wrestling
11/20/2024 Ryan Trantham Swimming & Diving
11/20/2024 Maddie Andrle Women's Hockey
11/13/2024 Alexis Winecke Women's Wrestling
11/13/2024 Dawson Sciarrino Men's Hockey
11/6/2024 Camden Barwick Swimming & Diving
11/6/2024 Ashley Kopp Volleyball
10/30/2024 Declan Trant Swimming & Diving
10/30/2024 Carly Thomka Volleyball
10/23/2024 Conner Kryscio Men's Tennis
10/23/2024 Mara Gustafson Women's Soccer
10/16/2024 Ashley Kopp Volleyball
10/16/2024 Conner Kryscio Men's Tennis
10/9/2024 Kate Downie Women's Golf
10/9/2024 Devin Wilkerson Men's Soccer
10/2/2024 Ben Temple Men's Tennis
10/2/2024 Katie Larson Volleyball
9/25/2024 Logan Murphy Cross Country
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