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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
10/4/2010 Molly Elderbrook Volleyball
9/27/2010 Mary Welch Women's Golf
9/27/2010 Tim Thornburg Men's Cross Country
9/27/2010 Anthony Aker Football
9/27/2010 Monica Preisig Women's Tennis
9/27/2010 Allison Fortier Women's Tennis
9/27/2010 Sarah Gugel Women's Soccer
9/27/2010 Kati Rau Volleyball
9/27/2010 Brandon Bruger Football
9/27/2010 Kelly Haen Women's Cross Country
9/27/2010 Andrea Peiffer Women's Soccer
9/27/2010 Peter Petersen Football
9/20/2010 Matt Lunder Football
9/20/2010 Ashley Anders Women's Soccer
9/20/2010 Kaitlin Wolfe Volleyball
9/20/2010 Kirsti Nickels Women's Soccer
9/20/2010 Leah Benn Women's Tennis
9/20/2010 Rachel Brown Women's Tennis
9/20/2010 Mike Griffin Football
9/20/2010 Kayla Johnson Women's Golf
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