UMAC Player of the Week Awards (April 24-30) 5/1/2023 3:00:00 PM UMAC Softball Player of the Week Jordyn Heckendorf (Martin Luther) – Kewaskum, WI Heckendorf went 13-17 (.765) at the plate last week. Had a home run, 5 runs batted in, and 4 runs scored on the week. UMAC Softball Pitcher of the Week Kayla Senne (Bethany Lutheran) – Northwood, IA Senne threw 32 innings, allowing just 8 earned runs and striking out 36. Picked up 5 wins to help extend the Vikings win streak to 20 games and became the school record holder in career wins with 42. UMAC Baseball Player of the Week Alex Baumann (Minnesota Morris) – Howard Lake, MN Baumann was 8-13 (.615) at the dish last week for the Cougars. Also stole 6 bases to become the school record holder in that category. UMAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week Matt Rieger (Martin Luther) – New Ulm, MN Pitched a complete game shutout against Minnesota Morris. The win gave Martin Luther their first conference victory of the year. UMAC Men’s Track Athlete of the Week Izayah Boss (Minnesota Morris) – Bothell, WA Finished 5th at the Ron Masanz Classic in the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.93. That time leads the UMAC by more than three-tenths of a second. UMAC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week Cody Nye (Minnesota Morris) – Soldotna, AK Nye set the school record in the shot put at the Running on Hope Open with a throw of 15.88 meters. That throw leads the UMAC and was 4th in the event with only Division I throwers in front of him. UMAC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week Maya Habben (Martin Luther) – Flagstaff, AZ Habben finished 4th in the 1500 meters with a time of 5:11.62. Tied her own school record in the steeplechase with a time of 12:27.08. UMAC Women’s Field Athlete of the Week Emily Ashton (Northwestern) – Camas, WA Ashton won the javelin at the Roder/Bolstorff Invitational at Macalester with a distance of 36.28 meters. Is currently 2nd in school history in that event.