Football

Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week - September 4

MADISON, Wis.--Following are the WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week for the week of August 28 - September 3. 

FOOTBALL
Offense
Kobe Berghammer, Senior (Clayton, Wis./Cumberland), Quarterback of UW-Oshkosh
Berghammer had a career outing in No. 21-ranked UW-Oshkosh's first game of the 2023 season. Completing 24-of-35 passes, he set the school record with seven touchdown passes and a personal record of 382 passing yards in a 48-31 defeat of Texas Lutheran University. His first attempt of the day was a 74-yard throw to Tony Steger for a touchdown. He also added 42 yards rushing on seven attempts.   
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Landon Tonsager, Freshman, Wide Receiver, Eagan, Minn. (Eagan)
UW-La Crosse, Jack Studer, Senior, Wide Receiver, Eyota, Minn. (Dover-Eyota)
UW-Platteville, Michael Priami, Junior, Quarterback, St. Charles, Ill. (North)
UW-River Falls, Kaleb Blaha, Junior, Quarterback, Coon Rapids, Minn. (Fridley)
UW-Stout, Mitch Waechter, Junior, Quarterback, Campbellsport, Wis. (Fond du Lac St. Mary’s Springs)
UW-Whitewater, Alijah Maher-Parr, Sophomore, Running Back, Brookfield, Wis. (Hartland Arrowhead)
 
Defense
Aaron Borgerding, Junior (Spring Valley, Wis./Spring Valley), Defensive Back of UW-River Falls
Borgerding paced the Falcon defense that held University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) to -5 rushing yards during a 45-22 victory over the No. 3-ranked Crusaders. He totaled a team-high seven tackles (4 solo), along with an interception and two pass breakups.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Malik Johnson, Senior, Defensive Line, Lomira, Wis. (Lomira)
UW-La Crosse, Henry Walsh, Sophomore, Defensive Line, Monona, Wis. (Monona Grove)
UW-Oshkosh, Carson Raddatz, Junior, Defensive Back, Fond du Lac, Wis. (Fond du Lac)
UW-Platteville, Sam Smith, Senior, Linebacker, Pewaukee, Wis. (Anoka, Minn.)
UW-Stout, Wyatt Beyerl, Senior, Linebacker, Mosinee, Wis. (Mosinee)
UW-Whitewater, Thomas Wojnowski, Senior, Defensive Back, Oak Creek, Wis. (Oak Creek)
 
Special Teams
Jeff Isotalo-McGuire, Sophomore (Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle), Kicker of UW-Whitewater
Isotalo-McGuire was perfect on extra point tries and tallied a pair of field goals to help the No. 11-ranked Warhawks to a 27-23 win at No. 19-ranked John Carroll to open the 2023 campaign. Isotalo-McGuire got UW-Whitewater on the board with a 28-yard field goal late in the second quarter. Early in the fourth, Isotalo-McGuire split the uprights from 24-yards out to give the Warhawks a 20-16 lead.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Dan Zeuli, Junior, Kicker/Punter, Hudson, Wis. (Hudson)
UW-La Crosse, Michael Stack, Sophomore, Kicker, Oshkosh, Wis. (West)
UW-Platteville, Andrew Schweigert, Senior, Kicker, Sussex, Wis. (Hamilton)
UW-River Falls, Dawson Kriske, Sophomore, Kicker, South Range, Wis. (Northwestern)
UW-Stout, Luke Cool, Junior, Kicker, Franklin, Wis. (Franklin)
 
 
WOMEN’S GOLF
Ellie Johnson, Junior (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg), of UW-Whitewater
Johnson led the Warhawks to a title at the Battle on the Border hosted by Carthage College (Wis.). She carded a 77 on day one before posting a 72 during the second round. The 72 is the second-best round in program history. Her 149 was the best at the tournament and is fourth in program history. Johnson helped UW-Whitewater to a total of 631 – a top 15 mark in the women’s golf record book – for first in the 18-team field.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Nora Cerroni, Freshman, Waukesha, Wis. (North)
UW-Platteville, Josie Alm, Junior, DeForest, Wis. (Aurora Central Catholic, Ill.)
UW-Stevens Point, Kate Downie, Sophomore, Hortonville, Wis. (Hortonville)
UW-Stout, Abbey Filipiak, Senior, Elk River, Minn. (Elk River)
 
 
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Offense
Arianna Lombardi, Junior (Bourbonnais, Ill./Bradley Bourbonnais), Midfielder of UW-Platteville
Lombardi netted a hat trick in her Pioneers debut against Concordia University-Chicago (Ill.) on Sept. 1. She provided all three UW-Platteville goals in the 3-0 win on eight total shots. Lombardi added five more shots in a 0-0 draw against Concordia College-Moorhead (Minn.) on Sept. 3.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Megan Hansen, Senior, Forward, Andover, Minn. (Anoka)
UW-La Crosse, Hayley Slaski, Junior, Midfielder, Germantown, Wis. (Germantown)
UW-River Falls, Ellie Ketcher, Freshman, Forward, Hutchinson, Minn. (Hutchinson)
 
Defense
Sophie Pope, Junior (Hudson, Wis./Hudson), Defender of UW-La Crosse
Pope, making her first career two starts, helped lead UW-La Crosse's defense to a pair of shutouts. The Eagles held College of Saint Benedict (Minn.) to five shots with two on goal in a 1-0 win on Sept. 1. UW-La Crosse, in a 7-0 victory on Sept. 3, held the University of Dubuque (Iowa) to two shots, including one on goal. Pope had a pair of assists in the victory over Dubuque (Iowa). She recorded five shots in the two games, including three on goal. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Paige Crawford, Sophomore, Defender, Elk River, Minn. (Elk River)
UW-Stevens Point, Savannah Reed, Junior, Midfielder/Goalkeeper, Waukegan, Ill. (St. Joseph Catholic Academy)
 
 
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Singles
Cassie Lee, Junior (Downers Grove, Ill./Timothy Christian), of UW-Whitewater
Lee led the Warhawks to a season-opening 8-1 win over UW-Oshkosh with a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 1 singles. In doubles play, she paired with teammate Gracie Ha for an 8-5 victory. The next day, Lee went 3-0 at the Warhawk Invitational. She registered a comeback win in the championship match in the No. 1 singles bracket. After trailing 0-5, Lee rallied to beat Xingchen Liu of Carthage College (Wis.) - the top singles player - 6-2, 7-5 for the title.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Lauren Lindow, Freshman, East Troy, Wis. (East Troy)
UW-Stevens Point, Chloe Leithold, Senior, Onalaska, Wis. (Onalaska)
 
Doubles
Kayla Gibbs, Freshman (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) & Jameson Gregory, Freshman (Delevan, Wis./Big Foot) of UW-Oshkosh
Gibbs and Gregory captured their first doubles win in UW-Oshkosh’s dual at UW-Whitewater on Sept. 1. In No. 3 doubles, they defeated the Warhawks’ Sarah Ferguson and Megan Griswold 8-4. Gibbs and Gregory were paired together again at No. 2 doubles during the UW-Whitewater Warhawk Invitational on Sept. 2, reaching the championship match with an 8-4 win over Hattie Timerman and Natasha Gauerke of Augustana College (Ill.) and an 8-7 decision over Anika Sheth and Nehir Ergun of Grinnell College (Iowa). The Titan duo ran into Riley O’Donnell and Jay Mascardo of Luther College (Iowa) in the championship round, falling 8-4 to take second place. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Lauren Lindow, Freshman, East Troy, Wis. (East Troy) & Tasha Bailey, Junior, Wausau, Wis. (West)
UW-Stevens Point, Chloe Leithold, Senior, Onalaska, Wis. (Onalaska) & Brooklyn Steier, Sophomore, West De Pere, Wis. (West De Pere)
UW-Whitewater, Kellie Ha, Senior, Palatine, Ill. (Fremd) & Molly Asfeld, Sophomore, Waukesha, Wis. (West)
 
 
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Offense
Sidney Hoverman, Senior (St. Croix Falls, Wis./St. Croix Falls), Outside Hitter of UW-Stout
Hoverman led the Blue Devils to a 4-0 start at the Central College (Iowa)/Grinnell College (Iowa) Invitational held Sept. 1-2. All four wins were 3-0 sweeps which is the first time since 2002 that UW-Stout has started the season without dropping a set. Hoverman hit 20+ kills twice in four matches. She currently leads the nation in total kills (75), kills per set (6.25), and points per set (6.92). Hoverman is second in the WIAC in hitting percentage (.448), and tallied double digit digs twice and added six service aces. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Brianne Korducki, Senior, Outside Hitter, Watertown, Wis. (Watertown)
UW-Oshkosh, Sami Perlberg, Freshman, Outside Hitter, Chippewa Falls, Wis. (Chippewa Falls)
UW-Platteville, Emma Carlson, Junior, Outside Hitter, Dixon, Ill. (Dixon)
UW-River Falls, Kameri Meredith, Senior, Outside Hitter, Elk Mound, Wis. (Colfax)
UW-Stevens Point, Ashley Kopp, Junior, Outside Hitter, Muskego, Wis. (Muskego)
UW-Whitewater, Jenna Weinfurt, Senior, Outside Hitter, Waukesha, Wis. (Catholic Memorial)
 
Defense
Abby Fregien, Junior (Waukesha, Wis./West), Libero of UW-Oshkosh
Fregien compiled 66 digs during No. 15-ranked UW-Oshkosh’s four games in the Trinity University (Texas) Invitational. She recorded 13 against University of Texas at Dallas, 22 against Texas Lutheran University and eight against Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) before finishing the weekend off with 23 against Trinity University (Texas). On top of her stellar defense, Fregien notched eight aces, including four against Texas Lutheran. UW-Oshkosh handed Trinity its second loss on its home court since 2018 and its first three-set loss at home since 2017. For her performance, Fregien was named to the All-Tournament Team.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Sheridan Dettman, Senior, Defensive Specialist, Watertown, Wis. (Watertown)
UW-La Crosse, Taylor Larson, Sophomore, Defensive Specialist, Hartland, Wis. (Menomonee Falls)
UW-Platteville, Bri Gartner, Sophomore, Libero, Bettendorf, Iowa (Assumption)
UW-River Falls, Brenna Olson, Junior, Libero, Centuria, Wis. (Unity)
UW-Stevens Point, Ryleigh Zeller, Freshman, Defensive Specialist/Libero, Muskego, Wis. (Wisconsin Lutheran)
UW-Stout, Terrah Moshier, Senior, Defensive Specialist, Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan)
UW-Whitewater, Kirsten Anderson, Senior, Middle Hitter, Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie)
 
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