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Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week - January 13

MADISON, Wis.--Following are the WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week for the week of Jan. 6 - 12.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Logan Pearson, Senior (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly), Forward of UW-Platteville
Pearson averaged 28.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game as the Pioneers win streak reached 12 games behind wins over No. 14-ranked UW-La Crosse and UW-Oshkosh. He opened the week with 25 points on 9-of-20 shooting, while dishing out five assists in an 83-75 win over the Eagles, before posting 31 points and seven rebounds on 10-of-17 from the floor in a 79-64 home victory against the Titans. Pearson was nearly perfect from the line in the two games, going 15-of-16, and he shot just over 50 percent on the week (19-of-37). 
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Carter Huschka, Senior, Forward, Farmington, Minn. (Farmington)
UW-La Crosse, Sam Grieger, Sophomore, Guard, Randolph, Wis. (Randolph)
UW-Oshkosh, Joey LaChapell, Freshman, Guard, Appleton, Wis. (East)
UW-River Falls, Jack Leifker, Junior, Center, Blaine, Minn. (Spring Lake Park)
UW-Stevens Point, Seth Miron, Sophomore, Guard/Forward, Appleton, Wis. (Kimberly)
UW-Stout, Collin Vick, Sophomore, Guard, Owatonna, Wis. (Owatonna)
UW-Whitewater, Brock Marino, Sophomore, Forward, Lake Villa, Ill. (Lakes Community)
 
 
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Kayce Vaile, Senior (Greendale, Wis./Greendale), Forward of UW-Oshkosh
In UW-Oshkosh’s wins over UW-Eau Claire and UW-Platteville during the week, Vaile averaged 14.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, shooting 64.5 percent from the field (11-of-17) and 70 percent (7-of-10) from the line. She went 5-of-8 from the field and 3-of-3 from the line with four rebounds and two steals in a 67-53 victory over the Blugolds on Jan. 8, and 6-of-9 from the field and 4-of-7 with 10 rebounds and a block in a 60-44 triumph over the Pioneers on Jan. 11.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Kyla Overskei, Junior, Guard, Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove)
UW-La Crosse, Kailee Meeker, Senior, Guard, Waunakee, Wis. (Waunakee)
UW-Platteville, Allison Wokatsch, Junior, Guard, Marathon, Wis. (Marathon)
UW-River Falls, Olivia Hoerl, Junior, Guard/Forward, Chilton, Wis. (Chilton)
UW-Stevens Point, Alexa Thomson, Senior, Guard/Forward, De Pere, Wis. (West)
UW-Stout, Raegan Sorensen, Senior, Guard, Centuria, Wis. (Unity)
UW-Whitewater, Kacie Carollo, Senior, Guard, Whitewater, Wis. (Whitewater)
 
 
WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
Specialist
Delaney Cienkus, Senior (Plainfield, Ill./North), of UW-Oshkosh
Cienkus took first in two events as the Titans scored 194.150 points against Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) in their home opener on Jan. 10. UW-Oshkosh’s team score was the second highest in program history and a home meet record. Cienkus won the balance beam outright and tied with fellow Titan Jay Ratkowski for first in the floor exercise, scoring 9.825 points on both events.
 
Also nominated:
Gustavus Adolphus College, Lili Guy, Senior, Glendale Heights, Ill. (Glenbard North)
UW-La Crosse, Lauren Main, Sophomore, Belvidere, Ill. (North)
Simpson College, Kaelyn Tally, Junior, Grants Pass, Ore.
UW-Stout, Jessica Qualich, Junior, Buffalo Grove, Ill. (Adlai E. Stevenson)
UW-Whitewater, Chloe Hammond, Sophomore, Ankeny, Iowa (Ankeny)
Winona State University, Gabby Kraft, Freshman, Eden Prairie, Minn. (Eden Prairie)
 
All-Around
Maddox Lee, Junior (Hugo, Minn./Lakes International Language Academy), of Gustavus Adolphus College
Lee once again led the Gusties in the all-around competition, as she totaled a 38.050, the fifth-highest all-around total in program history. Lee’s winning performance against UW-Oshkosh featured a 9.450 on vault, a 9.525 on the uneven bars, a 9.550 on the balance beam, and a 9.575 on floor exercise. Her season-debut on vault helped the Golden Gusties shatter the program record in the event, totaling a 47.650. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-Stout, Gillian Cummins, Senior, Farmington, Mo. (Farmington)
Winona State University, Jessica Miley, Junior, Olathe, Kan. (South)


MEN’S ICE HOCKEY
Nicholas Pigeon, Sophomore (Gatineau, Quebec/Blyth Academy), Forward of UW-Stout
Pigeon led the Blue Devils to a pair of non-conference wins during the week. He tallied three goals and an assist on eight shots, while winning 16 faceoffs. Pigeon scored a goal in the second period in a 5-1 win over Augsburg University (Minn.). In a 6-3 victory over Concordia College Moorhead (Minn.), he scored two goals, including the game winner, and added an assist. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-Stevens Point, Peyton Hart, Senior, Forward, Delafield, Wis.
UW-Superior, Kobe Grant, Sophomore, Goalie, Vernon, British Columbia (South Kamloops Secondary)


WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY
Kyleigh Moffatt, Junior (Winnipeg, Manitoba), Forward of Northland College
Over the week, Moffatt recorded three goals in two games, including her first career multiple-goal game at University of Dubuque (Iowa) on Jan. 10. She scored both goals in the second period to help Northland build a 3-2 advantage. Moffatt scored the team's first short-handed goal of the season. She tallied a team-high eight shots and five blocked shots to end the week.
 
Also nominated:
Northland College, Kyleigh Moffatt, Junior, Forward, Winnipeg, Manitoba
UW-Eau Claire, Quinn Hartmetz, Senior, Defense, Phoenixville, Pa. (Gilmour Academy)
UW-River Falls, Madison Kadrlik, Sophomore, Forward, Farmington, Minn. (Farmington)
 

WRESTLING
Jalen Dunson, Junior (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park-River Forest), 125 pounds of UW-Whitewater
Dunson won all six bouts in UW-Whitewater's six dual matches at the National Wrestling Coaches Association Duals in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He opened with an 8-7 decision over University of Dubuque's Tyler Klein. He added a 14-2 major decision over Dorian Hoffman (Baldwin Wallace College) before pinning Isaac Ayers of Luther College (Iowa) in just 2:02. In the final bout on Jan. 10, Dunson topped No. 4-ranked Gavin Bradley of Vermont State Castleton by 8-7 decision. On Jan. 11, Dunson opened with a 5-2 decision over No. 13-ranked Matt Griffin of The College of New Jersey. He rounded out the National Duals with an 18-2 technical fall over Julian Zaragoza of Alvernia University (Pa.).
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Preston Carlisle, Junior, 165 pounds, Red Wing, Minn. (Cannon Falls)
UW-La Crosse, Marcus Orlandoni, Senior, 184 pounds, Fond du Lac, Wis. (St. Mary’s Springs)
UW-Platteville, Brady Grennan, Freshman, 133 pounds, Rock Falls, Ill. (Newman Catholic Central)
 
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