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Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week - March 24

MADISON, Wis.--Following are the WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week for the week of March 17 - 23.

BASEBALL
Position
Justin Sedin, Senior (Poplar, Wis./Northwestern), Firstbase of UW-Stout
Sedin had a strong week in Florida at the Blue Wahoos Challenge. In five games, he went 10-22 (.455 BA, .458 on-base percentage, and 1.045 slugging percentage) with three home runs, two doubles, a triple, eight RBI and four runs scored. He had three multi-hit games, including a 4-6 performance with a HR. Sedin was a double short of the cycle against Edgewood College (Wis.). He had four RBI against Carroll University (Wis.). In the field, he had 50 putouts with 2 assists and no errors. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Logan Hesselman, Freshman, Infield, Eau Claire, Wis. (North)
UW-La Crosse, George Seaman, Senior, Firstbase, Jackson, Wis. (West Bend East)
UW-Oshkosh, Zach Taylor, Grad. Student, Infield, Long Grove, Ill. (Stevenson)
UW-River Falls, JV Castillo, Freshman, Utility, Abbotsford, Wis. (Abbotsford)
UW-Stevens Point, Kamden Oliver, Senior, Infield, Viroqua, Wis. (Viroqua)
 
Pitcher
Isaiah Katz, Senior (Fall Creek, Wis./Fall Creek), Righthanded Pitcher of UW-La Crosse
Katz went 2-0 with a 0.00 earned run average in two starts during the week. He went 5.0 innings in a victory over Illinois Tech on March 18, recording three strikeouts while not allowing a run. Katz earned the win over Augustana College (Ill.) on March 23, pitching 7.0 innings, allowing one unearned run with seven strikeouts. He pitched 12.0 innings, while not allowing an earned run with two walks and 10 strikeouts. 
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Sebastian De La Toba, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Chula Vista, Calif. (Olympian)
UW-Oshkosh, Josh Jansen, Junior, Lefthanded Pitcher, DeForest, Wis. (DeForest)
UW-River Falls, Kaleb Zabielski, Freshman, Righthanded Pitcher, Burlington, Wis. (Burlington)
UW-Stevens Point, Bryce Her, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Plover, Wis. (SPASH)
 
 
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Offense
Tobin Lonergan, Senior (Brattleboro, Vt./Northfield Mount Hermon School), Attack of Colorado College
Tobin had a career-high five assists and a goal in a 13-8 win over No. 9-ranked Pomona-Pitzer College (Calif.) on March 20. It’s the first Top 10 win for the Tigers in 20 years and Lonergan led the team with six points in the winning effort. She also had an assist earlier in the week against SUNY Paltz and ended the week with seven points.
 
Also nominated:
Hamline University, Avery Wilson, Senior, Attack, Rogers, Minn. (Rogers)
UW-Eau Claire, Jess Stiller, Sophomore, Midfielder/Defense, Evergreen, Colo. (Evergreen)
UW-La Crosse, Ava Schiltz, Junior, Midfielder, Prior Lake, Minn. (Prior Lake)
UW-River Falls, Brooke Glumack, Junior, Attack, Scandia, Minn. (Forest Lake)
UW-Stout, Mai Nou Vang, Senior, Midfielder, Green Bay, Wis. (Preble)
 
Defense
Cassidy Schnaufer, Junior (Williston Park, N.Y./Mineola), Goalie of Colorado College
Schnaufer had a strong weekend, making a total of 25 saves against SUNY New Paltz and No. 9-ranked Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (Calif.). She had 12 saves against the Sagehens in the first Top 10 win of her career as she held the Sagehens to under 10 goals for the first time this season.
 
Also nominated:
Hamline University, Lola Brouwer, Sophomore, Goalie, Pine City, Minn. (Visitation)
UW-La Crosse, Stefania Rossi, Sophomore, Goalie, Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Conant)
UW-River Falls, Lilah Gilyard, Junior, Defense, Coon Rapids, Minn. (Coon Rapids)
UW-Stout, Emilia Bullock, Freshman, Goalie, Delafield, Wis. (Kettle Moraine)
 
 
SOFTBALL
Position
Paige Lathrop, Junior (South Milwaukee, Wis./South Milwaukee), Outfield of UW-Eau Claire
Lathrop put together an impressive week at the Space Coast Spring Games from March 19-21 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. She hit .727 (16-for-22) across six games for the Blugolds and drove in seven runs, while scoring 12 of her own. She finished with multiple hits in all six games she played, including two three-hit performances and a 4-for-4 performance. She knocked a double and two triples and also stole four bases. Across the final three games of the tournament against Millikin University (Ill.), Hamilton College (N.Y.) and Rutgers University-Newark (N.J.), she went 10-for-11. Lathrop finished the week with a .750 on-base percentage and .909 slugging percentage. Defensively, she posted a perfect fielding percentage while making three putouts.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Kyra Lard, Senior, Shortstop, McHenry, Ill. (East)
UW-Oshkosh, Morgan Rau, Senior, Infield, Downers Grove, Ill. (South)
UW-Platteville, Melissa Dietz, Junior, Thirdbase, Reedsburg, Wis. (Reedsburg)
UW-River Falls, Addi DeMeyer, Sophomore, Infield, Rhinelander, Wis. (Rhinelander)
UW-Stevens Point, Hailee Thompson, Freshman, Utility, Bonduel, Wis. (Bonduel)
UW-Stout, Payton Dolecki, Junior, Centerfield, Schaumburg, Ill. (Schaumburg)
UW-Whitewater, Kiarra Kostroski, Senior, Utility/Firstbase, Fort Atkinson, Wis. (Fort Atkinson)
 
Pitcher
Morgan Harwood, Sophomore (Neenah, Wis./Neenah), Righthanded Pitcher of UW-Stevens Point
Harwood pitched her second no-hitter of the season and fourth of her career during the week at The Spring Games. For the week, she pitched 24.0 innings with a 0.88 ERA and 39 strikeouts. She earned the save in the opener with 1.1 perfect frames, striking out all four batters against State University of New York at Fredonia. In the second game on March 17, she earned the win with 4.0 innings with three strikeouts and one hit allowed versus Buffalo State University (N.Y.). Harwood struck out two against No. 4-ranked Rowan University (N.J.) on March 18, and had three more strikeouts against Plymouth State University (N.H.). On March 20, she struck out five over 4.0 innings against Ramapo College (N.J.) before fanning eight against Simpson College (Iowa) in 4.1 hitless frames. On March 21, Harwood capped the week with 6.2 innings of a no-hitter, while striking out 14 against the University of New England (Maine).
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jacie Schultz, Senior, Lefthanded Pitcher, Lake Crystal, Minn. (Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial)
UW-La Crosse, Kaeley Niemiec, Freshman, Righthanded Pitcher, Menomonee Falls, Wis. (Menomonee Falls)
UW-Oshkosh, Brianna Bougie, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Oshkosh, Wis. (West)
UW-Platteville, Morgan Erickson, Freshman, Righthanded Pitcher, Rochester, Minn. (Century)
UW-River Falls, Brooklyn VanGruensven, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Suamico, Wis. (Bay Port)
UW-Stout, Anna Blanford, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Elmwood, Wis. (Elmwood)
UW-Whitewater, Madi DeBennette, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Wadsworth, Ill. (Carmel Catholic)
 
 
MEN’S TENNIS
West Division - Singles
Tyler Schneider, Freshman (Whitefish Bay, Wis./Whitefish Bay), of UW-La Crosse
Schneider went 3-1 on spring break, playing all four matches at No. 1 singles. He earned victories over Colby-Sawyer College (N.H.), St. Lawrence University (N.Y.) and the University of Scranton (Pa.). 
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Billy Hughes, Freshman, Trowbridge, England
UW-Whitewater, Charlie Morgan, Freshman, Naperville, Ill. (Central)
 
West Division - Doubles
Nikko Vilwock, Freshman (Sun Prairie, Wis./United) & Alex Aranda, Sophomore (Fox Point, Wis./Nicolet), of UW-La Crosse
Vilwock and Aranda went 4-0 at No. 1 doubles on spring break. The duo earned a 7-6 victory over Saint John's University (Minn.) and 6-4 wins over Colby-Sawyer College (N.H.), St. Lawrence University (N.Y.) and the University of Scranton (Pa.).
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Juan Gallego, Sophomore (Madison, Wis./Memorial) & Ethan Wurtzel, Senior, Menomonie, Wis. (Menomonie)
UW-Whitewater, Reuben Giorgio, Senior, Perth, Western Australia (Applecross) & Theo Billson, Senior, Lindfield, England (BHASVIC)
 
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