Grimstad won three individual events in UWSP’s dual victory at UW-Oshkosh on Friday. He won the 100-yard breaststroke by more than two seconds with a time of 1:03.24. His 100-yard freestyle time of 48.05 was more than three seconds faster than the runner-up. He also took first place in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:01.72, nearly a full minute ahead of the runner-up.
Other Nominees
Brennan Timm, Men's Basketball
Timm recorded his second double-double of the year to lead UWSP past UW-Eau Claire on Saturday. He scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the win over the Blugolds.
Evan Plummer, Men's Diving
Plummer won both the 1-meter and the 3-meter dives at UW-Oshkosh on Friday with scores of 263.45 and 284.75, respectively. On Saturday at Northern Michigan, he took second place in both the 3-meter and the 1-meter dives with scores of 258.07 and 248.47, respectively.
Austin Rennhack, Men's Field
Rennhack opened up his sophomore campaign as well as possible with two new personal bests of 14.91 meters in the shot, the top collegiate finisher and 14.62 meters in the weight.
Conor Witherspoon, Men's Hockey
Witherspoon racked up four points over UWSP’s two road games against MIAC foes, including his second three-point night of the year. In Friday’s win at Concordia College (Minn.), he scored a goal and two assists, his second three-point night and fourth multi-point game of the season. On Saturday at Saint John’s, Witherspoon had an assist on the power-play goal int eh first period that tied the game.
Braedon Gilles, Men's Track
Gilles first attempt at 600 meters was a successful one, the 11th best time in school history and a winning time of 1:22.09.
Josh Heuss, Men's Wrestling
Heuss placed third in the 174 bracket at the Al Hanke Invitational on Saturday. He won his first three matches of the day by decision, 2-1, 3-1 and 4-0.
