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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
2/17/2014 Jared Kust Wrestling
2/17/2014 Brandon Jaeger Men's Hockey
2/10/2014 Kevin Gibson Men's Hockey
2/10/2014 Nicholas Geiger Men's Track & Field
2/10/2014 Joe Ritchay Men's Basketball
2/10/2014 Katelynn Homeyer Swimming & Diving
2/10/2014 Shannon Burke Women's Track & Field
2/10/2014 Joann Wolfenberg Women's Basketball
2/10/2014 Dustin Wozniak Wrestling
2/10/2014 Cassandra Salmen Women's Hockey
2/10/2014 Matt Gerber Men's Track & Field
2/3/2014 Megan Nickelson Women's Hockey
2/3/2014 Myranda Tyler Women's Basketball
2/3/2014 Dustin Wozniak Wrestling
2/3/2014 Garrett Ladd Men's Hockey
2/3/2014 Shannon Burke Women's Track & Field
2/3/2014 Ana Breit Women's Track & Field
2/3/2014 Clayton Heuer Men's Basketball
2/3/2014 Michael Evans Men's Track & Field
1/27/2014 Kyle Sharkey Men's Hockey
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