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Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week - Dec. 8

MADISON, Wis.--Following are the WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week for the week of Dec. 1 - 7.

MEN'S BASKETBALL
Luke Bara, Senior (Muskego, Wis./Muskego), Guard of UW-Whitewater
Bara led the Warhawks to their fifth win of the season with a game-high 24 points against a previously undefeated Elmhurst College (Ill.) on Dec. 2. He was solid from behind the arc, shooting 6-for-8 from three-point range on his way to the 24 points. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, JJ Paider, Senior, Forward, Neenah, Wis. (Neenah)
UW-Oshkosh, Brandon Beck, Sophomore, Forward, Rockton, Ill. (Hillcrest Prep – Ariz.)
UW-Platteville, Miles Hettinger, Senior, Forward, Stewartville, Minn. (Stewartville)
UW-River Falls, Micah Thompson, Junior, Forward, Perham, Minn. (Perham)
UW-Stevens Point, Seth Miron, Junior, Guard/Forward, Appleton, Wis. (Kimberly)
 
 
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Sarah Hardwick, Senior (Green Bay, Wis./Green Bay Notre Dame Academy), Forward of UW-Oshkosh
Hardwick helped the Titans to two wins in Oregon during the week by averaging 15 points and 10 rebounds with a 65 percent (13-of-20) clip from the field. As the Titans defeated Linfield University (Ore.), 57-32, on Dec. 5, she shot a flawless 6-of-6 from the field for 12 points and recorded seven rebounds. Hardwick finished her week by tallying season highs of 18 points and 13 rebounds at University of the Pacific (Ore.) on Dec. 6. During the 51-39 victory, she went 7-of-14 from the field, dished out two assists, blocked two shots, stole a possession, and had more offensive rebounds than defensive (7 to 6).
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Grace Knupp, Junior, Guard, Woodbury, Minn. (East Ridge)
UW-Platteville, Madalyn Reichmann, Senior, Guard, Wauzeka, Wis. (Wauzeka-Steuben)
UW-Stevens Point, Maija Rice, Senior, Guard, L´Anse, Mich. (L´Anse)
UW-Stout, Andy Verhagen, Freshman, Guard, Sheboygan, Wis. (Sheboygan Lutheran)
 
 
MEN’S ICE HOCKEY
Sebastian Monaco, Freshman (Caledon, Ontario), Goalie of UW-Stout
Monaco made 60 saves (.968 save %, 0.96 GAA) to give UW-Stout a five-point weekend. He made 40 saves at UW-Stevens Point on Dec. 5, to earn a 2-2 tie, before blanking the Pointers in the shoot-out to pick up the extra point. Monaco then made 20 saves to blank (RV) UW-Superior at home on Dec. 6, to earn his first career shutout. Lifting the Blue Devils to their first home win over UW-Superior since Dec. 2021, and first home shut out over the Yellowjackets since Jan. 2015. The only goals he allowed over the weekend were on the power play, stopping 11 shots across nine opponent PP opportunities.
 
Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Brennan Boynton, Senior, Goalie, Champlin, Minn. (Champlin Park)
UW-Stevens Point, Cody Pisarczyk, Freshman, Forward, Airdrie, Alberta
UW-Superior, Daniel Rozsival, Junior, Forward, Chicago, Ill. (North Shore Country Day)
 
 
WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY
Jordan Hancock, Sophomore (Alburquerque, N.M.), Forward of UW-Eau Claire
Hancock helped the Blugolds improve to 4-0 in WIAC play during the week with wins over UW-Stevens Point and UW-Superior. On Dec. 4, Hancock tallied her second multi-point game of the season, scoring two even strength goals against UW-Stevens Point, with five shots on goal. Against UW-Superior on Dec. 6, Hancock sealed the 4-2 UW-Eau Claire win with her third goal of the week just moments after the Blugolds took a 3-2 lead. Hancock was +3 overall on the week. 
 
Also nominated:
Beloit College, Madi Hoffman, Freshman, Forward, Madison, Wis. (Madison Memorial)
UW-Stevens Point, Molly Pohlkamp, Sophomore, Forward, Baxter, Minn. (Brainerd)
UW-Superior, Kendal Gustavsson, Freshman, Forward, Hibbing, Minn. (Hibbing)
 

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Swimming
Jacob Ketterling, Senior (Oak Creek, Wis./Oak Creek), of UW-La Crosse
Ketterling helped lead UW-La Crosse to a second-place finish in the eight-team Rochester (Minn.) Invitational held Dec. 4-6. Individually, he recorded four top-six finishes. Ketterling was third in the 100-yard individual medley (51.86 seconds) and 200-yard individual medley (1:54.73), while finishing fourth in the 200-yard backstroke (1:53.41) and sixth in the 100-yard backstroke (51.04 seconds). He was also on four relays placing in the top seven. Ketterling was the Eagles' fourth-place 200-yard freestyle relay (1:22.45), fifth-place 400-yard medley relay (3:22.55), sixth-place 400-yard freestyle relay (3:06.47) and seventh-place 200-yard medley relay (1:33.68).
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Drew Testin, Junior, Mequon, Wis. (Mequon Homestead)
UW-Oshkosh, Damen Seremet, Senior, Beaver Dam, Wis. (Beaver Dam)
UW-Stevens Point, Scott Jenn, Senior, Madison, Wis. (Madison Memorial)

Diving
Aanav Patel, Junior (Germantown, Wis./Glendale Nicolet), of UW-La Crosse
Patel helped lead UW-La Crosse to a second-place finish in the eight-team Rochester (Minn.) Invitational held Dec. 4-6. He finished fourth in the three-meter (351.30 points) competition and seventh in the one-meter (320.70).
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Charlie Nohner, Freshman, Andover, Minn. (Andover)
UW-Oshkosh, Jacob Gordon, Sophomore, Chesterfield, Mo. (Parkway West)
 
 
WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
Swimming
Callee DeBruin, Freshman (Kimberly, Wis./Seton Home Study School), of UW-Oshkosh
DeBruin broke three individual program records at the Carthage College (Wis.) Classic during the week. She set both the 1,650-yard freestyle with a first-place time of 17:50.25 and reset the 1,000-yard freestyle mark with her split of 10:45.64 in the event. Her third record was claimed when she won the 500-yard freestyle in a time of 5:11.54. DeBruin wrapped up her individual events with a second-place time of 1:55:84 in the 200-yard freestyle. A member of four of the Titans’ relay teams, she helped the 800-yard freestyle relay to fourth, the 400-yard medley to fourth, the 400-yard freestyle to second, and the 200-yard medley to fourth.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Elaina Plonis, Graduate Student, Macomb, Mich. (Macomb Eisenhower)
UW-La Crosse, Libby Cleveland, Junior, Sheboygan, Wis. (Sheboygan North)
UW-Stevens Point, Hollyn Ambre, Sophomore, Batavia, Ill. (Batavia)
 
Diving
Maya Indiraraj, Senior (West Bend, Wis./West Bend West), of UW-Oshkosh
Indiraraj won both the one-meter and three-meter diving events at the Carthage College (Wis.) Classic during the week. She scored 358.10 points in the one-meter and 365.25 in the three-meter.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jordan Kuhn, Senior, Waukesha, Wis. (Waukesha West)
UW-La Crosse, Joanne Banaszak, Senior, Kenosha, Wis. (Kenosha Indian Trail)
 
 
MEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Track
Dylan Doss, Junior (Sterling, Ill./Sterling), of UW-Oshkosh
Doss broke the Titans’ program record in the 200-meter dash during the UW-Oshkosh Early Bird Invitational/Multi with a time of 21.44 seconds, which converts to a banked track time of 21.07. His time is the fastest in Division III this season. As the Titans swept the top four positions in the long jump, Doss took third with a best distance of 23-4 1/2 (7.12m), which is the 11th-furthest in the division.
 
Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Tyler Parker, Sophomore, Wauwatosa, Wis. (Wauwatosa West)
 
Field
Jacob Balcome, Junior (Alexandria, Minn./Alexandria), of UW-River Falls
Balcome delivered a strong season opener at the M City Classic. He won the heptathlon with 5,240 points, setting a new meet record. Across the two-day competition, Balcome picked up event wins in the high jump (1.97m), long jump (6.65m), pole vault (4.45m), and the 1,000-meter run, where he ran a personal-best 2:48.14. He added top-three marks in the 60-meter dash (7.29 seconds), 60-meter hurdles (8.60 seconds), and shot put (11.62m) for top score in the field.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Joshua Rivers, Senior, Bolingbrook, Ill. (Bolingbrook)
 
 
WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
Track
Amelia Lehman, Senior (Oshkosh, Wis./Oshkosh Valley Christian), of UW-Oshkosh
Lehman won two distance events at the UW-Oshkosh Early Bird Invitational/Multi on Dec. 6. She won the mile run in a personal record time of 4:46.50 and the 800-meter run in 2:20.06. The mile run finish leads Division III this season and the 800-meter run finish is seventh. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Laina Viere, Junior, Richmond, Minn. (Rocori)
 
Field
Lauryn Schutz, Sophomore (St. Paul, Minn./St. Croix Prep - Wis.), of UW-River Falls
Schutz opened her indoor season with a major milestone at the M City Classic, launching a personal-best 56-11 1/4 (17.35m) in the 20-pound weight throw to set an indoor school record, surpassing the previous mark from 2007.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Halle Meyer, Junior, Kiel, Wis. (Kiel)
 
 
WRESTLING
Ian Pepple, Junior (Hastings, Minn./Hastings), 197 pounds of UW-Eau Claire
Pepple helped UW-Eau Claire remain 2-0 in WIAC competition and won his non-conference matches during the week as the Blugolds hosted No. 11-ranked UW-Whitewater, No. 8-ranked Loras College (Iowa), and No. 1-ranked Augsburg University (Minn.) for the UW-Eau Claire Super Quad. In his first match of the day, Pepple defeated UW-Whitewater's Logan Kawa by a 19-2 tech fall at 6:47. Pepple continued his momentum against Loras College's Alex Watson with his second tech fall of the evening, winning 16-0 at 5:46. In his last match of the day, Pepple was victorious over top-ranked Ethan Winkelman by a 7-2 decision, completing a 3-0 day for Pepple. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Tyler Dormanen, Junior, 197 pounds, Boyceville, Wis. (Boyceville)
UW-Oshkosh, Roman Martell, Junior, 285 pounds, Oshkosh, Wis. (Oshkosh West)
UW-Platteville, Owen Becker, Freshman, 141 pounds, Germantown, Wis. (Germantown)
UW-Stevens Point, Deakin Trotzer, Freshman, 141 pounds, Weston, Wis. (D.C. Everest)
UW-Whitewater, Jordan Rasof, Freshman, 133 pounds, Deerfield, Ill. (Deerfield)
 
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