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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
9/29/2014 Corey Reid Women's Soccer
9/29/2014 Kelsey Schneider Women's Soccer
9/29/2014 Kyle Larson Football
9/22/2014 AJ Harris Football
9/22/2014 Christian Almonte Football
9/22/2014 Alexis Hartman Volleyball
9/22/2014 Jordon Denfeld Football
9/22/2014 Hannah Picel Volleyball
9/15/2014 Hannah Picel Volleyball
9/15/2014 Lauren Dilley Women's Cross Country
9/15/2014 Katelyn Asfeld Women's Tennis
9/15/2014 Krista Loos Volleyball
9/15/2014 Alex Gonzales Cross Country
9/15/2014 Megan Zielke Women's Tennis
9/8/2014 Bri Piepenbrok Volleyball
9/8/2014 Dane Tyler Men's Cross Country
9/8/2014 Lauren Dilley Women's Cross Country
9/8/2014 Jillian Ross Women's Soccer
9/8/2014 Matt Sosinsky Football
9/8/2014 Jesse VerVelde Football
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