UMAC Player of the Week Awards - Jan. 20, 2020
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 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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MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Tanner Youngberg, Sr., Northwestern
Pocahontas, Iowa/Pocahontas
- Led Northwestern to two UMAC wins
- Averaged 20.5 ppg, 12.5 rpg, 2.5 apg, 2.5 spg shot 79.0% from the field
- Recorded seventh and eighth double-doubles of the season
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Abby Olson, Jr., Bethany Lutheran
Montevideo, Minn./Montevideo
- Averaged 22.5 ppg and 7.5 rpg to lead Vikings to eight-straight wins
- Shot 52% from the field and 5-for-9 from 3-point range
- Added eight assists and two steals on the week
MEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Samuel Eben Ebai, Jr., Fy., St. Scholastica
Yaounde, Cameroon/P.S.S. Mankon
- Won the 60-meter dash at Twin Ports Invitational
- Clocked season-best time of 7.02
- Time is second-best in UMAC, fourth-best in Central Region
MEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
C.J. Pillath, Sr., Wisconsin-Superior
Coleman, Wis./Coleman
- Won the weight throw at the Twin Ports Invitational
- Bettered his NCAA Division III-leading mark by a half-meter
- Tossed 18.97 meters (62-3) to win by 1.5 meters
WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Alexxa DeQuevedo, Fy., Wisconsin-Superior
Silver Bay, Minn./William Kelley
- Won the 200-meter hurdles at Twin Ports Invitational
- Clocked a personal-best time of 30.78
- Placed fourth in the 60-meter hurdles (10.11)
WOMEN'S INDOOR FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Natalie St. Marie, Sr., St. Scholastica
St. Francis, Minn./St. Francis
- Finished as runner-up. top DIII finisher in weight throw at Twin Ports Invitational
- Recorded season-best mark of 15.40 meters (50-6)
- Ranks eighth in event in Central Region
A history of winners from 2019-20 winter can be found by award name below:
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