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Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week - March 3

MADISON, Wis.--Following are the WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week for the week of Feb. 24 - March 2.

BASEBALL
Position
Matt Scolan, Senior (Downers Grove, Ill./South), Outfield of UW-Whitewater
Scolan hit two homers in the opening game of the season. He blasted his first in the second at-bat of the game, following it up with a three-run home run in the sixth. Scolan finished the week with a .462 batting average, with two homers and two doubles in 13 at-bats.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Zach Taylor, Grad. Student, Infield, Long Grove, Ill. (Stevenson)
UW-Platteville, Caleb Parker, Sophomore, Infield, Minooka, Ill. (Minooka)
 
Pitcher
Connor Walters, Junior (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville), Righthanded Pitcher of UW-Oshkosh
Walters threw seven innings of UW-Oshkosh’s 11-6 victory over North Park University (Ill.) on March 1. He struck out a career-high 10 batters, while holding the Vikings to two extra-base hits and three earned runs.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Whitewater, Jack Hagen, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, San Clemente, Calif. (San Clemente)
 
 
WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
Specialist
Carleigh Moore, Junior (Oregon, Wis./Oregon), of UW-Whitewater
Moore registered a pair of first-place finishes to help UW-Whitewater to the second-highest overall team score in program history in a dual meet against UW-Eau Claire on March 1. She scored a 9.750 to win the vault and shared first place with a teammate on the floor exercise with a 9.850. Bolstered by Moore, UW-Whitewater tied the program record for team score on the vault (48.550), recorded the second-highest team floor total (48.925) and the second overall team score (193.750).
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Linnea Vasali, Sophomore, York, Pa. (Central York)
Gustavus Adolphus College, Lili Guy, Senior, Glendale Heights, Ill. (Glenbard North)
Hamline University, Brianna Weikel, Senior, Mililani, Hawaii (Myron B. Thompson)
UW-La Crosse, Laura Main, Sophomore, Belvidere, Ill. (North)
UW-Oshkosh, Averie Evans, Freshman, Fort Worth, Texas (Boswell)
Simpson College, Kaelyn Tally, Junior, Grants Pass, Ore. (Rogue CC)
UW-Stout, Effie Ferguson, Senior, Mississauga, Ontario (Clarkson secondary)
Winona State University, Kaylee Bateman, Junior, Arden Hills, Minn. (Mounds View)
 
All-Around
Jamie Beatty, Freshman (Lakeville, Minn./South), of UW-Stout
In a dual meet against Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) on Feb. 28, Beatty won the all-around with a 37.875. She scored a season-high 9.025 on the vault, placed fourth on the uneven bars with a 9.600, tied for third on the balance beam with a career-high 9.650 and scored a 9.600 on the floor exercise.
 
Also nominated:
Simpson College, Olivia Hedary, Freshman, Dallas, Texas (University Prep)
UW-Stout, Jamie Beatty, Freshman, Lakeville, Minn. (South)
 
 
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
Offense
Peyton Murphy, Senior (Austin, Texas/Westlake), Attack of Colorado College
Murphy had a career-high eight points in the season opener against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (Calif.) on March 2. She led No. 17-ranked Colorado College to a 1-0 start behind her five goals (career-high), three assists and five shots. She had a perfect 1.000 shot percentage and ended the game with a ground ball and two caused turnovers. Murphy helped lead the Tigers to their highest national ranking since 2019 as they debuted at No. 17 in the IWLCA polls this week.
 
Also nominated:
Hamline University, Reagan Zywicki, Freshman, Midfielder/Attack, Duluth, Minn. (Proctor)
UW-La Crosse, Ava Schiltz, Junior, Midfielder, Prior Lake, Minn. (Prior Lake)
UW-River Falls, Samantha Hayek, Junior, Attack, Scandia, Minn. (Forest Lake)
UW-Stevens Point, Aubrey Keeping, Freshman, Attack, Moorhead, Minn. (Moorhead)

Defense
Julia Hayek, Sophomore (Scandia, Minn./Forest Lake), Defense of UW-River Falls
In UW-River Falls’ 22-1 season-opening victory over Cornell College (Iowa) on March 1, Hayek totaled four caused turnovers, three ground balls, and one draw control. She anchored UW-River Falls’ defense in a performance that saw the Rams limited to just six total shots, a 9-32 success rate in clears, and 39 total turnovers.
 
Also nominated:
Colorado College, Meilani Molina, Sophomore, Midfielder, San Diego, Calif. (Cathedral Catholic)
UW-La Crosse, Kaley Hendrick, Senior, Defense, Holland, Mich. (West Ottawa)
 
 
SOFTBALL
Position
Jesse Klicker, Senior (Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton), Infield of UW-Stevens Point
Klicker hit .900 and slugged 2.200 with a .846 on-base percentage to help the Pointers to a 4-0 week. She went 9-for-10 with four home runs, drove in nine, scored six times, drew two walks, and stole three bases. She hit a home run in each of UW-Stevens Point’s four games during the week. On Feb. 27, she was 5-for-5 in the doubleheader sweep of Ripon College (Wis.) with two home runs, four RBI and scored three times. In a sweep of Lawrence University (Wis.) on Feb. 28, she again homered in both games going 4-for-5 on the day with five RBI. In game two against the Vikings, she was a triple shy of a cycle and her two-run home run was a walk-off in the run-rule victory.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Molly Marquardt, Sophomore, Catcher, Manhattan, Ill. (Lincoln-Way West)
UW-La Crosse, Lindsay Steien, Sophomore, Outfield, Taylor, Wis. (Blair-Taylor)
UW-Oshkosh, Cali Divito, Senior, Infielder, Inverness, Ill. (Fremd)
UW-Platteville, Melissa Dietz, Junior, Thirdbase, Reedsburg, Wis. (Reedsburg)
UW-River Falls, Tessa Peterson, Sophomore, Catcher, Barrington, Ill. (Barrington)
UW-Stout, Rayni Bresnahan, Sophomore, Secondbase, Shakopee, Minn. (Shakopee)
 
Pitcher
Jacie Schultz, Senior (Lake Crystal, Minn./Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial), Lefthanded Pitcher of UW-Eau Claire
Schultz delivered a strong week for the Blugolds, picking up two wins while maintaining a 1.17 ERA to land on the All-Tournament Team at the NFCA Leadoff Classic. She opened with a strong four-inning performance against Piedmont University (Ga.) on Feb. 28, allowing no earned runs and striking out three. Against Denison University (Ohio) on March 1, Schultz pitched a complete game with four strikeouts and limited the opposition to just two earned runs. She capped off the week with a perfect one-inning relief outing against Spalding University (Ky.) on March 2. Across 12 innings of work, Schultz allowed just two earned runs while striking out eight, proving to be a key factor in her team’s success during a 5-1 showing at the tournament.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Madi Lee, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Farmington, Minn. (Farmington)
UW-Oshkosh, Sydney Nemetz, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Marinette, Wis. (Marinette)
UW-Platteville, Carlie Jo Brownlee, Junior, Righthanded Pitcher, Muscoda, Wis. (Riverdale)
UW-River Falls, Lindsey Duggan, Senior, Righthanded Pitcher, Oakdale, Minn. (Tartan)
UW-Stevens Point, Morgan Harwood, Sophomore, Righthanded Pitcher, Neenah, Wis. (Neenah)

 
MEN’S TENNIS
West Division - Singles
Jack Hehli, Junior (West Salem, Wis./West Salem), of UW-La Crosse
Hehli earned a straight set victory (6-4, 7-5) over Ryan Reid of Bethel University (Minn.) in helping UW-La Crosse to a 4-3 dual win on March 2. He improved to 10-4 on the season with the win.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Stevens Point, Steven Benoy, Senior, Stoughton, Wis. (Stoughton)
UW-Whitewater, Charles Morgan, Freshman, Naperville, Ill. (Central)
 
West Division - Doubles
Jack Hehli, Junior (West Salem, Wis./West Salem) & Tyler Schneider, Freshman (Whitefish Bay, Wis./Whitefish Bay), of UW-La Crosse
Hehli and Schneider earned a 6-3 win over Dylan Magistad/Zack Chaffey of Bethel University (Minn.) on March 2, in helping UW-La Crosse to a 4-3 dual triumph. The duo improved to 7-2 on the season.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Stevens Point, Steven Benoy, Senior, Stoughton, Wis. (Stoughton) & Frederick Diehl, Senior, Minneapolis, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels)
UW-Whitewater, Reuben Giorgio, Senior, Perth, Western Australia (Applecross) & Theo Billson, Sophomore, Lindfield, England (BHASVIC)
 
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