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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
9/4/2012 Monica Preisig Women's Tennis
9/4/2012 Angela Gallow Women's Soccer
9/4/2012 Ethan Lockhart Football
9/4/2012 Shelley Samuel Women's Soccer
9/4/2012 Jesse VerVelde Football
6/5/2012 Dan Sullivan Men's Track & Field
6/5/2012 Brandon Jaeger Men's Hockey
6/5/2012 Julia Colling Women's Track & Field
6/5/2012 Dennis Haak Men's Track & Field
6/5/2012 Kelly Haen Women's Track & Field
6/5/2012 Alexis Hartman Volleyball
6/5/2012 Kyle Heck Men's Hockey
6/5/2012 Sam Barber Women's Basketball
5/8/2012 Max Frederick Baseball
5/8/2012 Erin Kline Women's Track & Field
5/8/2012 Dan Douglas Baseball
5/8/2012 Amy Krzykowski Women's Track & Field
5/1/2012 Amy Krzykowski Women's Track & Field
5/1/2012 Kelly Haen Women's Track & Field
5/1/2012 Michelle Jones Softball
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