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Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week - February 19

MADISON, Wis.--Following are the WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week for the week of February 12 - 18.

MEN’S BASKETBALL
Logan Pearson, Senior (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly), Forward of UW-Platteville
Pearson averaged 26.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game as the Pioneers wrapped up the regular season with wins over UW-Whitewater and UW-Stout. He opened the week with 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting with six rebounds and three steals against the Warhawks before adding a team-high 26 points on 9-of-17 shooting with five assists to help the Pioneers score a season-high 110 points against the Blue Devils on Feb. 17. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Carter Huschka, Senior, Forward, Farmington, Minn. (Farmington)
UW-La Crosse, Will Fuhrmann, Senior, Guard, Reedsburg, Wis. (Reedsburg)
UW-Oshkosh, Will Mahoney, Senior, Guard, Appleton, Wis. (West)
UW-River Falls, Noah Hanson, Senior, Guard, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
UW-Stevens Point, Malik Abdul-Wahid, Junior, Forward, Brookfield, Wis. (Central)
UW-Stout, Brody Fox, Junior, Guard, Mahtomedi, Minn. (Mahtomedi)
UW-Whitewater, James Kelley, Senior, Forward, Milwaukee, Wis. (St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy)
 
 
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Kacie Carollo, Junior (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater), Guard of UW-Whitewater
Carollo averaged a double-double in her first week back from injury. She played over 38 minutes in her return to the hardwood against UW-Platteville on Feb. 14. She scored 22 points bolstered by 6-of-13 from the floor, 3-of-6 from three-point range and 7-of-9 from the free throw line in an 82-72 victory. Carollo added 13 rebounds and four steals in the game. In a 72-71 win at UW-River Falls on Feb. 17, she scored 16 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and added seven assists. For the week, Carollo averaged 19 points, 13.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.5 steals per outing.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Lauryn Milne, Junior, Guard, Lodi, Wis. (Lodi)
UW-Oshkosh, Bridget Froehlke, Sophomore, Guard, Wrightstown, Wis. (Wrightstown)
UW-Platteville, Ella Mackiewiez, Sophomore, Guard, Shawnee, Kan. (Mission Northwest)
UW-River Falls, Macy Nilsen, Senior, Guard, Edina, Minn. (Edina)
UW-Stevens Point, Jamie Pfeifer, Senior, Forward, Wisconsin Dells, Wis. (Wisconsin Dells)
UW-Stout, Raegan Sorensen, Junior, Guard, Centuria, Wis. (Unity)
 
 
WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
Specialist
Caelen Lansing, Senior (La Crosse, Wis./Central), of UW-La Crosse
Lansing captured the floor exercise (9.875) in UW-La Crosse's dual victory over Winona State University (Minn.) on Feb. 16. Her score of 9.875 is a career-high and is tied for second in school history.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Andrea O’Connell, Junior, Blue Mounds, Wis. (Mount Horeb)
Gustavus Adolphus College, Lindsay Bangs, Junior, Owatonna, Minn. (Owatonna)
UW-Oshkosh, Kaylie Berens, Senior, Golden, Colo. (Wheat Ridge)
UW-Stout, Genevieve Czaplewski, Senior, Grand Island, Neb. (Grand Island)
UW-Whitewater, Carleigh Moore, Sophomore, Oregon, Wis. (Oregon)
Winona State University, Taryn Sellner, Senior, Mankato, Minn. (West)
 
All-Around
Harriet Toth, Junior (Regina, Saskatchewan/Martin), of UW-Eau Claire
Toth placed second in the all-around competition during a dual against UW-Oshkosh on Feb. 16, helping the Blugolds shatter the school record for team scoring. Toth tallied a 38.250 in the all-around - highlighted by a 9.775 on the floor - to help the Blugolds score a 189.575, setting a new team record. Toth placed third in the floor exercise and fifth on the vault. She scored a 9.400 or better in all four events.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Emily Buffington, Senior, Huntersville, N.C. (Lake Norman Charter)
Winona State University, Bryce Stoltz, Junior, Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Mountain Vista)

 
WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY
Rose Beeman, Senior (Minneapolis, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s), Goalie of UW-Superior
Needing one point on the weekend to secure the No. 3 seed in the WIAC Tournament/O’Brien Cup, Beeman put together strong back-to-back performances. On Feb. 16 against Northland College (Wis.), she made 32 saves as the Yellowjackets shutout the LumberJills 3-0. She was just as good the following day (Senior Day), making 23 saves to post a 4-0 shutout. For the week, she was 2-0-0 with a 0.00 goals against average and a 1.000 save percentage. She now has shutouts in three of her last four starts.
 
Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Kaitlyn Ronn, Sophomore, Defender, Blaine, Minn. (Blaine)
 
 
MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Track
UW-La Crosse – Distance Medley Relay – Parker Heintz, Sophomore, Lodi, Wis. (Lodi); Addison Hill, Senior, Marshfield, Wis. (Marshfield); Cael Schoemann, Sophomore, Hartford, Wis. (Union); Michael Madoch, Senior, Middleton, Wis. (Middleton)
The unit took first with a school record time of 9:50.64 in helping lead UW-La Crosse to the team title at the UW-La Crosse Eagle Open on Feb. 16. The relay broke the school record of 9:54.29 set last season. The converted time of 9:42.73 ranks first on this year's NCAA Division III Honor Roll.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Kevin Eisenzimmer, Senior, Mineral Point, Wis. (Mineral Point)
UW-Oshkosh, Joey Kean, Senior, Middleton, Wis. (Middleton)
UW-Stevens Point, Braedon Gilles, Senior, Middleton, Wis. (Middleton)
UW-Whitewater – Distance Medley Relay – Justin Krause, Senior, Ixonia, Wis. (Pewaukee); Kobe Chandler, Sophomore, Beloit, Wis. (Memorial); Craig Hundley, Junior, Grayslake, Ill. (North); Christian Parker, Junior, Black Earth, Wis. (Wisconsin Heights)
 
Field
Adam Strouf, Senior (Rice Lake, Wis./Rice Lake), of UW-Eau Claire
Strouf took second in the shot put and seventh in the 35-pound weight throw in the Snowshoe Open at the University of Minnesota on Feb. 16. His heave of 60-0 1/2 (18.30m) in the shot put is third in NCAA Division III and his throw of 58-5 (17.88m) in the weight throw is No. 24 in NCAA Division III.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Aiden Williams, Senior, Sun Prairie, Wis. (Sun Prairie)
UW-Oshkosh, Isaiah Isom, Sophomore, Lansing, Ill. (Thornton Fractional South)
UW-Platteville, Justin Eichler, Senior, Mukwonago, Wis. (Mukwonago)
UW-Stout, Karter Rashkie, Junior, Stevens Point, Wis. (SPASH)
UW-Whitewater, Jordan Hall, Freshman, Elkhorn, Wis. (Elkhorn)
 
 
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Track
Hannah Zastrow, Senior (Spencer, Wis./Spencer), of UW-Stout
Zastrow won the 60-meter hurdles at the UW-La Crosse Indoor Eagle Open on Feb. 16, with a time of 8.55 seconds, which ranks first in the conference by 0.4 and is second in NCAA Division III.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse – Distance Medley Relay – Gwen Hinz, Sophomore, Freedom, Wis. (Freedom); Amber Johnson, Senior, Rosemount, Minn. (Rosemount); Greta Koehler, Senior, Bloomington, Minn. (Homeschool); Maddie Hannan, Senior, Minneapolis, Minn. (Southwest)
UW-Oshkosh – 4x400-Meter Relay – Julia Steger, Freshman, Kewaskum, Wis. (Kewaskum); Olivia Stenzel, Sophomore, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. (Sevastopol); Cyna Madigan, Junior, Rosendale, Wis. (Laconia); Maddy LaVoi, Freshman, Ankeny, Iowa (Centennial)
UW-Stevens Point, Adyn Theriault, Sophomore, Fort Atkinson, Wis. (Fort Atkinson)
UW-Whitewater – Distance Medley Relay – Paige Fassbender, Senior, Slinger, Wis. (Slinger); Hannah Bilodeau, Sophomore, Machesney Park, Ill. (Harlem); Katie Erb, Sophomore, Winnebago, Ill. (Winnebago); Ari De La Cerda, Junior, Milwaukee, Wis. (Pewaukee)

Field
Brenna Masloroff, Senior (Franklin, Wis./Franklin), of UW-Oshkosh
Masloroff placed in the top-two in both throwing events at the UW-Oshkosh Titan Challenge on Feb. 17. She won the 20-pound weight throw with a 61-7 (18.77m) cast which is good for second in NCAA Division III this season and sixth in program history. She also finished second in the shot put by throwing 44-2 1/2 (13.47m).
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Ayden Fleeharty, Senior, Viola, Wis. (Kickapoo)
UW-La Crosse, Macie Todd, Junior, Lake Geneva, Wis. (Badger)
UW-Stevens Point, Lindsey Taylor, Freshman, Mukwonago, Wis. (Mukwonago)
UW-Stout, Jenna Driscoll, Senior, St. Croix Falls, Wis. (St. Croix Falls)
UW-Whitewater, Kenni Czarnecki, Junior, Muskego, Wis. (Muskego)
 
 
MEN’S TENNIS
East Division - Singles
Matthew Michibata, Grad. Student (West Windsor, N.J./West Windsor-Plainsboro South), of The College of New Jersey
Michibata downed Arman Ganchi of Lafayette College (N.J.) 7-5, 6-4 at No. 1 singles to clinch the Lions’ victory over the NCAA Division I Leopards in the spring opener on Feb. 18. Ganchi had defeated Michibata in a third-set super tiebreak when the teams met a year ago. 
 
Also nominated:
No other individuals were nominated.
 
East Division - Doubles
Aayush Kishore, Freshman (Monmouth Junction, N.J./South Brunswick) & Dorian Makarski, Junior (Garfield, N.J./Garfield), of The College of New Jersey
Kishore and Makarski blanked their opponents from Lafayette College (N.J.), 6-0, at No. 2 doubles as the Lions knocked off the NCAA Division I Leopards in the spring opener on Feb. 18.
 
Also nominated:
No other individuals were nominated.

West Division - Singles
Drew Van Fossen, Junior (Germantown, Wis./Germantown), of UW-Whitewater
Van Fossen took a three-set win at No. 4 singles while several other matches were still up in the air against Carthage College (Wis.) on Feb. 16. He blanked his opponent in the first set, 6-0. The second was close with Van Fossen battling into the tiebreak but falling 7-6(3). Van Fossen secured the victory with a 6-1 win in the third set.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Brady Horstmann, Sophomore, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier)
UW-Stevens Point, Hayden Schreier, Sophomore, Stoughton, Wis. (Stoughton)
 
West Division - Doubles
Brady Horstmann, Sophomore (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) & Alex Aranda, Freshman (Fox Point, Wis./Glendale Nicolet), of UW-La Crosse
Horstmann and Aranda earned an 8-4 win over Isaac Bruins/Dylan Nadolski of Concordia University (Wis.) at No. 2 doubles on Feb. 18.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Whitewater, Theo Billson, Freshman (Brighton, United Kingdom/BHASVIK) & Drew Van Fossen, Junior, Germantown, Wis. (Germantown)
 
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