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Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week - October 23

MADISON, Wis.--Following are the WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week for the week of October 16 - 22.

MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Xavier Lasee, Junior (Fond du Lac, Wis./North), of UW-Platteville
Lasee won the Warhawk Open on Oct. 20, running a personal-best time of 26:57.7 in the 8,000-meter race. He bettered his previous best by 40 seconds as the Pioneers placed second as a team at the meet.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Aidan Manning, Sophomore, Verona, Wis. (Verona)
UW-Whitewater, Jonah Block, Sophomore, Whitefish Bay, Wis. (Whitefish Bay)
 
 
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Brooklyn Luebke, Sophomore (Maribel, Wis./Manitowoc Lincoln), of UW-La Crosse
Luebke won the individual title in helping lead UW-La Crosse to a dual victory at Luther College (Iowa) on Oct. 20. She completed the 5,000-meter course in 19:42.0, an improvement of :18 from last year. A total of 28 runners completed the race. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-Whitewater, Abby Motz, Freshman, New Berlin, Wis. (Eisenhower)
 
 
FOOTBALL
Offense
Alec Ogden, Senior (Marshall, Wis./Monona Grove), Quarterback of UW-Whitewater
Ogden led No. 5-ranked UW-Whitewater to a 37-20 win over UW-Stout on Oct. 21. He was 23-of-40 for 281 yards and a pair of passing touchdowns. Ogden added another 90 yards and two more touchdowns on the ground. For the game, he accounted for 371 total yards of offense and four touchdowns, while reaching the 1,000 passing yard milestone for the season.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Isaac Garside, Junior, Wide Receiver, Bonduel, Wis. (Bonduel)
UW-La Crosse, Keyser Helterbrand, Senior, Quarterback, Hudson, Wis. (Hudson)
UW-Oshkosh, Kobe Berghammer, Senior, Quarterback, Clayton, Wis. (Cumberland)
UW-Platteville, Brandt Stare, Junior, Wide Receiver, Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
UW-River Falls, Kaleb Blaha, Junior, Quarterback, Coon Rapids, Minn. (Fridley)
UW-Stout, Tucker Haakonson, Sophomore, Wide Receiver, St. Cloud, Minn. (Rocori)
 
Defense
Tyler Bacon, Senior (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston), Defensive Line of UW-Platteville
Bacon and the rest of the Pioneers defense bounced back after giving up two early scores as they held UW-Eau Claire scoreless for the final 53 minutes of play. He recorded three tackles for loss and one sack, while breaking up one pass and recovering a fumble. Bacon found his way into the end zone late in the third quarter on a 20-yard scoop-and-score to increase the UW-Platteville lead to 40-14.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Brady Hoffner, Sophomore, Linebacker, Mankato, Minn. (East)
UW-La Crosse, Tanner Newlin, Junior, Linebacker, Savage, Minn. (Prior Lake)
UW-River Falls, Gage Timm, Sophomore, Linebacker, Shawano, Wis. (Shawano)
UW-Stout, Blaine Seidl, Sophomore, Linebacker, Medford, Wis. (Medford)
UW-Whitewater, Egon Hein, Senior, Defensive Back, St. Charles, Ill. (North)

Special Teams
Michael Stack, Sophomore (Oshkosh, Wis./West), Kicker of UW-La Crosse
Stack went four-of-four in extra-point attempts and converted a 40-yard field goal in UW-La Crosse's 31-28 victory over UW-Oshkosh on Oct. 21. His field goal with 4:14 left in the third quarter extended UW-La Crosse's lead to 24-14. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-Platteville, Beau Kopp, Sophomore, Long Snapper, Cuba City, Wis. (Cuba City)
UW-River Falls, Tim Oeun, Junior, Running Back, St. Paul, Minn. (Tartan)
UW-Whitewater, Jeff Isotalo-McGuire, Sophomore, Kicker, Phoenix, Ariz. (Pinnacle)

 
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Offense
Hailey Kane, Junior (Green Bay, Wis./Bay Port), Defender of UW-Stout
Haliey scored four goals and had an assist in two games during the week. She recorded her first career hat-trick in a 4-2 road win over UW-Whitewater on Oct. 21. She was instrumental in all four goals, with three goals and an assist on four shots on goal to lift the Blue Devils to their first win over UW-Whitewater since 2011. She scored UW-Stout’s lone goal against No. 11-ranked UW-La Crosse on Oct. 18 (just the sixth goal UW-La Crosse has conceded all season). After playing at defense all season, Kane made a position change this week and in her past two games, she has four goals on six shots on goal.  
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Elise Pinewski, Junior, Midfielder/Forward, Anoka, Minn. (Anoka)
UW-La Crosse, Maggie Hernandez, Senior, Forward, Green Bay, Wis. (Pulaski)
UW-Oshkosh, Alayna Clark, Junior, Forward, Watertown, Wis. (Watertown)
UW-Platteville, Alysssa Peterson, Junior, Midfielder, New Lennox, Ill. (Lincoln Way-West)
UW-Stevens Point, Madison Culli, Junior, Forward, Arlington Heights, Ill. (Prospect)

Defense
Sydney Halstead, Senior (Wauwatosa, Wis./East), of UW-La Crosse
Halstead, playing on Senior Night, scored a pair of goals in UW-La Crosse's 3-0 victory over UW-Eau Claire on Oct. 21. Her game-winning goal at 11:58 came off a Claire Cater corner kick. Halstead added her second goal at 25:05 off another corner kick from Maggie Hernandez. Halstead helped UW-La Crosse clinch the WIAC regular-season title with the win. She had four shots in two matches during the week, including three on goal. Halstead had two shots (one on goal) in a 6-1 victory at UW-Stout on Oct. 18. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Paige Crawford, Sophomore, Defender, Elk River, Minn. (Elk River)
UW-Oshkosh, Maddie Anderson, Junior, Midfielder, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Central)


MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Swimming
Hunter Hayberger, Senior (Sandusky, Ohio/Sandusky), of UW-Whitewater
At the Wisconsin Showcase on Oct. 21, Hayberger placed sixth in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:49.45 – the second-fastest time for a Division III swimmer in the field. He was the top Division III finisher in the 500-yard freestyle with a fifth-place overall time of 4:58.98. Hayberger is now ranked second in the 200-yard freestyle and first in the 500-yard freestyle in the WIAC Top Times list.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Jesse Hammes, Sophomore, Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie)
 
Diving
Tyler Herder, Sophomore (Fridley, Minn./Fridley), of UW-La Crosse
Herder placed fourth in the one-meter (211.80 points) and three-meter (184.60) competition at the Wisconsin Showcase on Oct. 20. The meet featured UW-Milwaukee, UW-Green Bay, Carthage College (Wis.), Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wis.), St. Norbert College (Wis.), UW-Oshkosh and UW-Whitewater. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-Whitewater, Drew Schmitz, Freshman, Appleton, Wis. (North)

 
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Swimming
Francesca Schiro, Junior (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus), of UW-Oshkosh 
Schiro led the Titans with three top-three finishes at the Wisconsin Showcase on Oct. 21. She took second in both the 100-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle events, finishing in 54.23 seconds and 1:56.94, respectively. She also took third in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.85 seconds.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Emily Schoenbrodt, Sophomore, McFarland, Wis. (McFarland)
UW-Whitewater, Hannah Wenszell, Freshman, Milwaukee, Wis. (Wisconsin Virtual)
 
Diving
Laci Gottschalk, Junior (Sturgis, Mich.), of UW-La Crosse
Gottschalk placed second in the one-meter (241.28 points) and three-meter (243.23) competition at the All-Wisconsin Showcase on Oct. 20. The meet featured UW-Milwaukee, UW-Green Bay, Carthage College (Wis.), Milwaukee School of Engineering (Wis.), St. Norbert College (Wis.), UW-Oshkosh and UW-Whitewater. 
 
Also nominated:
No other individuals were nominated.
 
 
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Offense
Jenna Weinfurt, Senior (Waukesha, Wis./Catholic Memorial), Outside Hitter of UW-Whitewater
Weinfurt led the Warhawks offensively during the week. Averaging 5.00 kills per set, Weinfurt hammered down 16 against Concordia University (Wis.) on Oct. 17. She reached the 1,000-career kill milestone with her final kill in that match. She wrapped up the week with 14 kills against UW-Stout on Oct. 20. In the pair of sweeps, Weinfurt registered 30 kills, hitting .324. She added an ace, 21 digs and five blocks.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Charlie Nelson, Senior, Setter, Lakeville, Minn. (Farmington)
UW-La Crosse, Anna Rossner, Senior, Middle Blocker, Wauwatosa, Wis. (East)
UW-Oshkosh, Riley Kindt, Senior, Middle Blocker, Brookfield, Wis. (East)
UW-Platteville, Emma Carlson, Junior, Outside Hitter, Dixon, Ill. (Dixon)
UW-River Falls, Sami Hilley, Senior, Middle Blocker, Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Champlin Park)
UW-Stevens Point, Sydney Mosinski, Junior, Middle Blocker, Nevada, Iowa (Nevada)
 
Defense
Kierney McDonald, Sophomore (Taylor Ridge, Ill./Rockridge), Middle Blocker of UW-Platteville
McDonald put together a strong week for the Pioneers, averaging 2.00 kills and 1.14 blocks per set across three matches. She hit .476 and recorded 13 kills to start the week in a loss to Coe College (Iowa), but was strong the net against UW-Stevens Point and Cornell College (Iowa). McDonald tallied three solo blocks and two block assists in the win over the Pointers on Oct. 20, before adding another three solo blocks and seven block assists in the loss to Cornell on Oct. 21.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Sheridan Dettmann, Senior, Defensive Specialist, Watertown, Wis. (Watertown)
UW-La Crosse, Taylor Larson, Sophomore, Defensive Specialist/Libero, Hartland, Wis. (Menomonee Falls)
UW-Oshkosh, Abby Fregien, Junior, Libero, Waukesha, Wis. (West)
UW-Whitewater, Morgan Jensen, Graduate Student, Libero, Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie)