UMAC Player of the Week Awards - April 1, 2019
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 by 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
Ben Boran, Sr., Bethany Lutheran
Waterville, Minn./Waterville-Elysian-Morristown
- Went 7-of-17 (.412) in Vikings' 2-2 non-conference week
- Tallied eight RBI, four runs and two home runs
- Finished with .824 slugging percentage
BASEBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Kress Medina, Sr., Crown
Detroit, Mich./Melvindale
- Led Crown to victory over North Central
- Pitched complete game shutout
- Threw seven strikeouts and held opponent to .240 avg.
SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ellie Ronning, So., Northwestern
Alexandria, Minn./Alexandria
- Went 12-of-19 (.632) in six games last week
- Collected 14 RBI, six doubles, six runs and two home runs
- Tallied 1.263 slugging and .720 on-base percentages
SOFTBALL PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Olivia Howe, Fy., St. Scholastica
Scandia, Minn./Forest Lake
- Went 2-0 with 1.000 ERA on the week
- Recorded a complete-game, three-strikeout win vs. Martin Luther
- Allowed just one hit in non-conference win over Augsburg
MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Malcolm Lumsden, Jr., St. Scholastica
Kingston, Jamaica/Kingston College
- Won the 100-meter dash Saturday in first outdoor collegiate meet
- Clocked a time of 11.00 seconds that is top 50 in Division III
- Placed fourth in the 200-meter dash with time of 22.72
MEN'S OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Fuaston Wirtz, Sr., Wisconsin-Superior
Esko, Minn./Esko
- Won the hammer throw with school-record mark Saturday at Saint John's
- Recorded a mark of 52.39 meters (171-10) that ranks 19th in Division III
- Finished second in hammer at Emory Invite on March 23
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Anika Kling, Jr., St. Scholastica
Hudson, Wis./Hudson
- Recorded three top-five finishes Saturday in Ohio
- Won the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.90 seconds
- Recorded a personal-best time in the 100-meter (12.61)
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Natalie St. Marie, Jr., St. Scholastica
St. Francis, Minn./St. Francis
- Placed eighth in two events over the weekend in Ohio
- Finished eighth in the shot put with mark of 11.45 meters (37-6.75)
- Tossed 39.04 meters (128-1) in the hammer throw
MEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Josiah Borst, Sr., Wisconsin-Superior
Becker, Minn./Becker
- Led Yellowjackets to 9-0 win over Martin Luther Saturday
- Won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 singles
- Collected 8-1 victory at No. 1 doubles
WOMEN'S TENNIS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Anna Hemelmann, Jr., Martin Luther
Winona, Minn./Luther
- Went 2-0 at No. 1 singles last week
- Tallied straight-set wins over Wartburg and Wisconsin-Superior
- Has won four-consecutive No. 1 singles matches
A history of winners from the 2019 spring sports can be found by award name below:
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