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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
11/29/2023 Malik Abdul-Wahid Men's Basketball
11/21/2023 Ngao Shoua Whitethorn Women's Wrestling
11/21/2023 Fletcher Anderson Men's Hockey
11/14/2023 Rachel Krouse Cross Country
11/14/2023 Malik Abdul-Wahid Men's Basketball
11/8/2023 Emily Griege Women's Hockey
11/8/2023 Matt Warweg Swimming & Diving
11/1/2023 Gus Grimstad Swimming & Diving
11/1/2023 Abby Hopfensperger Swimming & Diving
10/25/2023 Sydney Mosinski Volleyball
10/25/2023 Madison Culli Women's Soccer
10/18/2023 Mara Gustafson Women's Soccer
10/18/2023 Miles Gallagher Football
10/11/2023 Ashley Kopp Volleyball
10/11/2023 Jeremy Kobe Football
10/4/2023 Brycen Cashin Football
10/4/2023 Jessica Nigbur Women's Soccer
9/26/2023 Ashley Kopp Volleyball
9/25/2023 Hayden Schreier Men's Tennis
9/20/2023 Ashley Kopp Volleyball
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