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UW-Whitewater’s Paget Named Max Sparger Baseball Scholar-Athlete

MADISON, Wis.--University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Nick Paget has been named the recipient of the 2023 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Max Sparger Baseball Scholar-Athlete Award.
 
A senior from New Berlin, Wis. (West), Paget boasts a 4.00 grade point average and is majoring in mathematics with an emphasis in actuarial science and minoring in general business. He is a three-time member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll and been recognized on UW-Whitewater’s Dean’s List and Honor Roll every semester. Paget has received numerous academic scholarships.
 
A team captain a season ago, Paget claimed All-WIAC honorable mention status and helped UW-Whitewater claim the conference regular-season title for the second straight year. The Warhawks won the WIAC Tournament crown in 2021. He received the team’s Justin Wegner Award in 2022.
 
Paget is a member of the Society of Actuaries and has passed actuarial exams in financial mathematics, as well as probability. He is the vice president of external relations for UW-Whitewater’s Actuarial Club, and has volunteered for the Hunger Task Force Food Drive, helped organize blood drives and tutored students in Math-related classes.
 
UW-Platteville’s Mitchell McLaughlin (Sr., Amboy, Ill./Amboy) and UW-Stout’s Alex Foss (Sr., Foley, Minn./Foley) were also nominated for this year’s scholar-athlete award.
 
The WIAC Scholar-Athlete Award is named after Max Sparger, who served as commissioner of the Wisconsin State University Conference for 22 years from 1971-93. He oversaw the transition of the conference from NAIA to full NCAA membership. Sparger arrived at UW-Stout in 1959 and served the institution in a variety of capacities, including an assistant football and basketball coach, head wrestling coach and head football coach. He served as UW-Stout's athletics director from 1969-71 and was inducted into the WIAC Hall of Fame in 2012.
 
In order to be nominated for the scholar-athlete award, a student-athlete must have a minimum 3.50 grade point average. In addition, he must be in his last year of competition, or on schedule to graduate this academic year, and have competed for a minimum of two years. The award is based on academic achievements, athletics accomplishments and involvement in other campus activities, organizations and community service projects.
 
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