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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
9/20/2023 Jordan Scharf Women's Tennis
9/12/2023 Gavino Lopez Football
9/12/2023 Tristin Jantz Women's Tennis
9/5/2023 Steven Benoy Men's Tennis
9/5/2023 Ashley Kopp Volleyball
5/30/2023 Brooke Wellhausen Track & Field
5/30/2023 Payton Nelson Baseball
5/23/2023 Brooke Wellhausen Track & Field
5/23/2023 Bradley Comer Baseball
5/16/2023 Hannah Roepke Softball
5/16/2023 Kamden Oliver Baseball
5/9/2023 Anthony Tomczak Baseball
5/9/2023 Mackenzie Johnson Track & Field
5/2/2023 Jakob Boos Baseball
5/2/2023 Hannah Roepke Softball
4/25/2023 Nick Paulsen Baseball
4/25/2023 Barbara Covek Women's Tennis
4/18/2023 Nick Paulsen Baseball
4/18/2023 Ashley Zygowski Softball
4/11/2023 Trent Van Ess Baseball
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