UMAC Player of the Week Awards - March 27, 2017
ST. PAUL, Minn.--- The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced its Player of the Week award winners Monday in the sports of baseball, softball, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's outdoor 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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BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nathan Ehnstrom, Jr., Northwestern
Aitkin, Minn./Aitkin
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1282&path=baseball
- Went 5-of-11 (.455) and drove in six runs at the plate in four games
- Hit his first home run of the season in a 5-2 win over Finlandia
- Scored four runs and average a .538 on-base percentage
BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Gideon Dunn, So., Crown
Tampa, Fla./Steinbrenner
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1283&path=baseball
- Threw two complete seven-inning games to lead Crown to two wins
- Allowed just one hit and one earned run in win over Principia
- Gave up just threee runs and struck out two in start vs. Thomas
SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Lis King, So., Crown
Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1284&path=softball
- Went 5-of-13 with four RBI at the plate over four games for Crown
- Tallied five home runs over Crown's spring break trip - just one away from school record
- Scored three runs and drew two walks in four games
SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Megan Pehrson, Fy., Wisconsin-Superior
Grand Rapids, Minn./Grand Rapids
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1285&path=softball
- Made five appearances on the mound for Wisconsin-Superior last week
- Allowed just six earned runs in 17.2 innings pitched
- Tossed seven strikeouts
MEN'S TENNIS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Logan Engelstad, Sr., St. Scholastica
Thief River Falls, Minn./Lincoln
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1286&path=mten
- Helped Saints to program-first win over Wisconsin-La Crosse
- Went 6-0 between singles and doubles in three wins for the Saints
- Became winningest men's tennis player in CSS history with 120 career victories
WOMEN'S TENNIS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Sarah Coryell, Jr., St. Scholastica
Golden Valley, Minn./Robbinsdale Armstrong
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1287&path=wten
- Went 3-0 in singles over the weekend at three different spots
- Picked up a win at No. 4 singles in UMAC win over Northwestern
- Improved to 14-2 in overall singles play this season
MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Abou Doumbouya, Fy., Minnesota Morris
Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1288&path=mtrack
- Earned two second-place finishes for the Cougars at Saint John's Invite
- Clocked a UMAC-best 23.55 in the 200-meter dash
- Ran 52.25 for UMAC-best 400-meter time
WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Emily Ciesynski, So., Minnesota Morris
Blaine, Minn./Blaine
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1280&path=mten
- Earned two top-three finishes for the Cougars at Saint John's Invite
- Placed first in the 400-meter dash with a UMAC-best 62.12
- Finished third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.85
A history of winners from the 2016-17 winter sports can be found by award name below:
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2016-17 Player of the Week Archives