UMAC Player of the Week Awards - April 3, 2017

UMAC Player of the Week Awards - April 3, 2017

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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:  
Jump to : | Baseball Player | Baseball Pitcher | Softball Player | Softball PitcherMen's Tennis | Women's Tennis | Men's Track | Men's FieldWomen's Track | Women's Field |

BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
7120Steven Neutzling, Jr., St. Scholastica
St. Cloud, Minn./St. Cloud Cathedral
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1290&path=baseball
- Helped St. Scholastica to 6-1 mark last week with three wins over ranked teams
- Hit .485 (16-of-33) with five doubles, two triples, two home runs and 12 RBI
- Boasted a .528 on-base percentage and .939 slugging mark in seven games


BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
7121Isaac Rocha, So., St. Scholastica
Owatonna, Minn./Owatonna
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1291&path=baseball
- Picked up a win and a save against nationally-ranked teams last week
- Allowed just one hit in four innings for win vs. No. 4-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater
- Struck out four and gave up no hits in save vs. No. 11-ranked Wisconsin-La Crosse


SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
7119Emily Nordquist, So., Minnesota Morris
Lino Lakes, Minn./Centennial
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1292&path=softball
- Went 6-of-11 (.545) with three RBI at the plate in four games last week
- Recorded two extra-base hits including a triple
- Finished with a .583 on-base percentage and .818 slugging percentage


SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
7110Lis King, So., Crown
Buffalo, Minn./Buffalo
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1293&path=softball
- Picked up two wins for Crown on the mound last week
- Threw a complete game and struck out seven against Augsburg
- Struck out six in just four innings of win over North Central


MEN'S TENNIS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
7123Serhii Tykhonenko, Fy., St. Scholastica
Kiev, Ukraine/Lyceum #100 "Podil"
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1294&path=mten
- Went 2-0 at No. 1 singles to extend winning-streak to four-straight
- Finished 2-0 at No. 1 doubles to extends streak to five-straight victories
- Currently ranked No. 25 in ITA Central Region singles rankings


WOMEN'S TENNIS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
7122Miki Samz, Sr., St. Scholastica
Savage, Minn./Burnsville
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1295&path=wten
- Went 2-0 at No. 3 singles last weekend
- Picked up a win at No. 1 doubles vs. Minnesota Morris
- Dropped just one game combined in both singles wins


MEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
7125Jordan Koski, Jr., Wisconsin-Superior
Park Falls, Wis./Chequamegon
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1296&path=mtrack
- Placed fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at Hamline Saturday
- Clocked a personal- and UMAC-best time of 9:51.76
- His time ranks 51st in all of Division III this spring


MEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
7124Noah Potratz, Jr., Wisconsin-Superior
Ripon, Wis./Ripon
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1297&path=mtrack
- Broke his own school record to win the javelin at Hamline Saturday
- Threw 54.44 meters (178-7) to defeat field of Division II and III competitors
- Currently ranks 38th in all of Division III for the event


WOMEN'S TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
6975Taylor Gibson, Sr., St. Scholastica
La Crescent, Minn./La Crescent
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1298&path=wtrack
- Won the 800-meter run at the Saint Mary's meet Saturday
- Clocked a time of 2:18.45 that was seven seconds in front of runner-up
- Her time currently ranks 38th in all of Division III


WOMEN'S FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
6947Svenja Ruehl, Jr., Wisconsin-Superior
Kirchuers, Germany/Gymnasium Philippinum Marburg
http://umacathletics.com/awards.aspx?aow=1299&path=wtrack
- Placed third in the long jump at Hamline Saturday
- Jumped a UMAC-best 5.15 meters (16-10.75) 
- Her mark currently ranks 59th in all of Division III


A history of winners from the 2016-17 winter sports can be found by award name below: 
| Baseball Player | Baseball Pitcher | Softball Player | Softball Pitcher | Men's Tennis | Women's Tennis | Men's Outdoor Track | Men's Outdoor FieldWomen's Outdoor Track | Women's Outdoor Field |

2016-17 Player of the Week Archives