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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
12/5/2011 Nicole Schaub Women's Hockey
11/28/2011 Sam Barber Women's Basketball
11/28/2011 Dan Tillema Men's Basketball
11/22/2011 Tyler Tillema Men's Basketball
11/22/2011 Anna Nyland Swimming & Diving
11/22/2011 Joe Mileski Wrestling
11/22/2011 Ashlee Brager Swimming & Diving
11/22/2011 Ashley Averkamp Women's Basketball
11/21/2011 Ashley Majewski Swimming & Diving
11/21/2011 Erin Marvin Women's Hockey
11/21/2011 Sam Davy Swimming & Diving
11/21/2011 Brandon Jaeger Men's Hockey
10/31/2011 Sarah Vitale Women's Soccer
10/31/2011 Grant Malmquist Football
10/31/2011 Joe Mleziva Football
10/31/2011 Joey Clapp Swimming & Diving
10/31/2011 Andrea Wagner Swimming & Diving
10/31/2011 Brooke Hanson Women's Hockey
10/31/2011 Carly Falk Women's Soccer
10/31/2011 James Sladek Football
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