UMAC Player of the Week Awards - Dec. 5, 2016
ST. PAUL, Minn.--- The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced its Player of the Week award winners Monday in the sports of men's and women's basketball and men's and women's indoor track and field. The UMAC Player of the Week awards are nominated for UMAC coaches and sports information directors (SIDs) and selected by SIDs. The awards are published each Monday afternoon.
The award winners and descriptions of their accomplishments for the week are below:
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MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CD Douglas, Jr., Minnesota Morris
Marshall, Minn./Marshall
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1210&path=mbball
- Averaged 25.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg in three contests for the Cougars last week
- Recorded first double-double of the season with 29 points and 12 rebounds vs. Northland
- Scored 32 points and added six boards, three assists and three steals in win over Finlandia
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Mauren Thiesen, So., Minnesota-Morris
Sauk Centre, Minn./Sauk Centre
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1211&path=wbball
- Helped Minnesota Morris go 3-0 last week
- Scored season-high 24 points in the UMAC victory over Northland
- Averaged 17.0 ppg and shot 52 percent from the field and 39 percent from 3-point range
MEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Spencer Sutton, Fy., Wisconsin-Superior
Minocqua, Wis./Lakeland Union
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1212&path=mtrack
- Won the 200-meter dash at St. Scholastica Opener Saturday
- Clocked 23.18 to rank in the top 30 in Division III in the event
- Broke a 10-year-old Wisconsin-Superior record in his first collegiate meet
MEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
C.J. Pillath, So., Wisconsin-Superior
Coleman, Wis./Coleman
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1213&path=mtrack
- Placed second in the weight throw and third in shot put at St. Scholastica Opener
- Threw 15.76 meters (51-8.5) to rank seventh in Division III for the weight throw
- Tossed 14.12 meters (46-4) to rank 26th in Division III for the shot put
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Hannah Russert, Sr., St. Scholastica
Caledonia, Minn./Caledonia
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1214&path=wtrack
- Placed second in the pentathlon at St. Scholastica Opener with score of 2908
- Won the 60-meter hurdles in the pentathlon with a career-best time of 9.24
- Placed first in the shot put to rank second in Division III in pentathlon this season
WOMEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Taylor Phillips, So., Wisconsin-Superior
Superior, Wis./Superior
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1215&path=wtrack
- Placed third in the shot put and sixth in the weight throw at St. Scholastica Opener
- Threw 12.70 meters (41-8) to rank eighth in Division III for the shot put
- Tossed 13.45 meters (44-1.5) to rank 40th in Division III for the weight throw
A history of winners from the 2016-17 winter sports can be found by award name below:
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