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Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week - Nov. 17

MADISON, Wis.--Following are the WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week for the week of Nov. 10 - 16.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Brandon Beck, Sophomore (Rockton, Ill./Hillcrest Prep – Ariz.), Forward of UW-Oshkosh
Beck was named to the Illinois Wesleyan University Sikma Hall of Fame Invitational All-Tournament Team after averaging 17 points across the Titans’ pair of games during the weekend. He shot 52.6 percent (10-of-19) from the field, 60 percent (6-of-10) from three, and 100 percent (8-of-8) from the line, while adding 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game. During UW-Oshkosh’s 94-91 win over No. 21-ranked Maryville College (Tenn.) on Nov. 14, Beck scored 18 points on 6-of-13 from the field, including four three, and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe and recorded three rebounds (two offensive), two assists, two blocks, and a steal. He then registered 17 points on 4-of-6 from the field, 2-of-3 from three, and 6-of-6 from the line with four rebounds and two steals against No. 16-ranked Illinois Wesleyan in the tournament’s championship game on Nov. 15. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Carter Lichtsinn, Senior, Forward, Olathe, Kan. (Olathe West)
UW-La Crosse, JJ Paider, Senior, Forward, Neenah, Wis. (Neenah)
UW-Platteville, Bristol Lewis, Junior, Guard, East Moline, Ill. (United)
UW-Stevens Point, Josiah Butler, Junior, Guard, Appleton, Wis. (Fox Valley Lutheran)
UW-Stout, Tyrel Creger, Senior, Guard, Owatonna, Minn. (Owatonna)
UW-Whitewater, Collin Madson, Junior, Guard, Mukwonago, Wis. (Mukwonago)
 
 
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Mia Gillis, Junior (Mundelein, Ill./Carmel Catholic), Forward of UW-Whitewater
Gillis led the No. 24-ranked Warhawks to a pair of wins in the Champions Classic, including a victory over No. 13-ranked Illinois Wesleyan University. She opened the tournament with 14 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks in UW-Whitewater’s 20-point win over Millikin University (Ill.). Against IWU, Gillis posted 22 points, adding six boards to help UW-Whitewater snap Illinois Wesleyan’s 19-game regular season home win streak. Averaging 18 points and seven rebounds in nearly 32 minutes per game at the tournament, Gillis was named the Champions Classic MVP.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Kyla Overskei, Senior, Guard, Maple Grove, Minn. (Maple Grove)
UW-La Crosse, Grace Knupp, Junior, Guard, Woodbury, Minn. (East Ridge)
UW-Oshkosh, Paige Secker, Sophomore, Forward, Oshkosh, Wis. (Oshkosh West)
UW-Platteville, Ella Mackiewicz, Senior, Guard, Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest)
UW-River Falls, Olivia Hoerl, Senior, Forward, Chilton, Wis. (Chilton)
UW-Stout, Rosella Wille, Senior, Forward, Cannon Falls, Minn. (Farmington)
 
 
FOOTBALL
Offense
Nathan Uselding, Sophomore (Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington), Quarterback of UW-Platteville
Uselding wrapped up the regular season with a strong performance in a 55-28 road win over UW-Eau Claire. He completed 20-of-26 pass attempts for 301 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception in the victory. Uselding threw a pair of touchdowns in the first half from 35 and 36 yards out and added scores from 29 and 25 yards in the second half to extend the Pioneers lead. He added 18 rushing yards on the ground on five carries.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Gabe Lynch, Senior, Running Back, Indian Creek, Ill. (Carmel Catholic)
UW-River Falls, Ben Wesolowski, Junior, Wide Receiver, Wittenberg, Wis. (Wittenberg-Birnamwood)
UW-Stout, Davonte Evans, Junior, Wide Receiver, Chicago, Ill. (Argo Commands)
 
Defense
Blaine Seidl, Senior (Medford, Wis./Medford), Linebacker of UW-Stout
Seidl led the Blue Devil defense with 15 total tackles (9 solo) against No. 4-ranked UW-River Falls. He had a tackle for loss, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble, had two pass break-ups and blocked a PAT in the contest.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Tyler Shaver, Senior, Defensive Back, Savage, Minn. (Prior Lake)
UW-Oshkosh, Kyle Dietzen, Senior, Linebacker, Omro, Wis. (Omro)
UW-River Falls, Gage Timm, Senior, Linebacker, Shawano, Wis. (Shawano)
UW-Whitewater, Ethan Gallagher, Senior, Linebacker, Homer Glen, Ill. (Lockport)
 
Special Teams
Michael Stack, Senior (Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh West), Kicker of UW-La Crosse
Stack went five-of-five in extra-point attempts and converted a 28-yard field goal in UW-La Crosse's 52-0 victory at UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 15. He improved to 35-of-35 in extra-points this season and 131-of-131 in his career. Stack is second in career extra-points made in program history and tied for second in attempts. He is fourth in career field goals made (28).
 
Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Justin Scheberl, Senior, Kicker, Fond du Lac, Wis. (Fond du Lac)
UW-Stout, Blaine Seidl, Senior, Linebacker, Medford, Wis. (Medford)

 
MEN’S ICE HOCKEY
Arhip Sidarovich, Freshman (Minsk, Belarus), Forward of UW-Stout
Sidarovich helped the Blue Devils to two wins over the weekend. He tallied two goals and two assists for four points in UW-Stout's 8-2 win over Bethel University (Minn.) and 6-2 win over St. John’s University (Minn.). All three of his points vs SJU were in the 3rd period. He scored the game winner on a snipe from the top of the circle. Then later added an assist and scored shorthanded to ice the game.  He also won 15 faceoffs and had 6 total shots over the weekend.
 
Also nominated:
Beloit College, Valeril Kneib, Junior, Forward, Dmitrov, Russia
UW-River Falls, Keenan Ingram, Freshman, Forward, Calgary, Alberta (Bowness)
UW-Superior, Kade Shea, Sophomore, Forward, Duluth, Minn. (Duluth Denfeld)
 
 
WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY
Anne Beck, Junior (Grandville, Mich./Grandville), Goalie of UW-Stevens Point
Beck recorded a career high of 67 saves, three shy of tying the program record, against No. 1-ranked UW-River Falls in the WIAC opener on Nov. 14.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Adrienne Hansen, Sophomore, Forward, Monticello, Minn. (Monticello)
UW-River Falls, Jordan O’Kane, Senior, Goalie, Alexandria, Minn. (Alexandria)
 

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Swimming
Wyatt Gross, Sophomore (Geneva, Ill./Geneva), of UW-Stevens Point
Gross won three events in a dual with UW-Whitewater on Nov. 15. He finished first in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke with times of 1:00.04 and 2:11.78, respectively, and the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:01.87. Gross also swam the fourth-leg of the 200-yard medley relay that took first-place with a time of 1:26.69.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Zhander Rowley, Senior, Janesville, Wis. (Janesville Parker)
UW-Oshkosh, Leo Ramirez-Gutierrez, Junior, Schaumburg, Ill. (Hoffman Estates)
UW-Stevens Point, Wyatt Gross, Sophomore, Geneva, Ill. (Geneva)
UW-Whitewater, Dom Schlueter, Senior, South Elgin, Ill. (South Elgin)
 
Diving
Declan Trant, Junior (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove South), of UW-Stevens Point
Trant took both the one- and three-meter dives with scores of 323.75 and 237.00, respectively, in a dual with UW-Whitewater on Nov. 15.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Charlie Nohner, Freshman, Andover, Minn. (Andover)
 
 
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Swimming
Callee DeBruin, Freshman (Kimberly, Wis./Seton Home Study School), of UW-Oshkosh
DeBruin won three individual events in a dual at St. Norbert College (Wis.) on Nov. 15. She won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:00.82, the 50-yard freestyle in 25.47 seconds, and the 500-yard freestyle in 5:24.99 before swimming anchor in the Titans’ second-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Elaina Plonis, Graduate Student, Macomb, Mich. (Macob Eisenhower)
UW-Stevens Point, Lizzy Featherstone, Senior, Oak Lawn, Ill. (Oak Lawn)
UW-Whitewater, Nikolina Gallo, Sophomore, Greendale, Wis. (Greendale)

Diving
Olivia Santiago, Freshman (Auburn, Calif./Auburn Placer), of UW-Whitewater
Santiago helped the Warhawks defeat UW-Stevens Point for the first time in over eight years. She won the three-meter diving event with 191.55 points and was the runner-up in the one-meter competition, just 0.37 points off the lead.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jessica Beguin, Sophomore, Winona, Minn. (Winona Cotter)
UW-Oshkosh, Maya Indiraraj, Senior, West Bend, Wis. (West Bend West)
UW-Stevens Point, Kayla Warpechowski, Sophomore, Oak Creek, Wis. (Oak Creek)
 
 
WRESTLING
Tate Flege, Junior (La Crosse, Wis./La Crosse Aquinas), 184 pounds of UW-La Crosse
Flege went 4-0 to capture the 184-pound division at the Luther College (Iowa) Open on Nov. 15. After a first-round bye, he won by fall (2:01) over Cal Ries of UW-Platteville in the second round and by major decision (10-0) over Zak McPhee of UW-Eau Claire in the quarterfinals. Flege won by decision (1-0) over Dominic Mann of St. Cloud State University (Minn.) in the semifinals and won the title with a decision (2-1) over Brandt Bombard of Augsburg University (Minn.). Bombard is currently ranked first in the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) and was a finalist at the 2025 NCAA Division III Championship.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Blakelee Bastien, Freshman, 149 pounds, Casco, Wis. (Luxemburg-Casco)
UW-Platteville, Kain Killmer, Sophomore, 197 pounds, Perry, Iowa (Perry)
UW-Stevens Point, Luca Paladino, Senior, 125 pounds, Oak Creek, Wis. (Oak Creek)
UW-Whitewater, Dominik Mallinder, Senior, 149 pounds, Roselle, Ill. (Roselle Lake Park)
 
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