ST. PAUL, Minn.-- The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced their Athlete of the Week award winners Tuesday in the sports of men’s and women’s basketball, and men’s and women’s indoor track and field. The awards are nominated by UMAC coaches and athletics communications staff and selected each week by the latter group.
Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week
Carvin Fish, So, Minnesota Morris, F
Sisseton, S.D./ Tiospa Zina Tribal School
Fish led the Cougars in their two victories to sit atop the conference. To start the week, Fish recorded a double-double at Crown with 28 points and 10 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 12-for-18 (66.7 percent) from the field and added a three pointer. In the following game, the Sisseton, S.D., native scored 27 points in the 80-78 victory against UW-Superior. In the win he shot 10-for-14 (71.4 percent) from the field, 2-for-3 from three and made five free throws. Fish ended the week with 27.5 points per game, 9.5 rebounds per game, five blocks and three assists.
Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week
Brycelyn Brewster, Sr, North Central, G
Burnsville, Minn./United Christian Academy
Brewster posted a career-high 29 points with 5 total rebounds against BLC. She did so on 75% (12-16) shooting from the field and 100% (3-3) shooting from deep.
Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Ethan Bowe, Sr, UW-Superior
Chetek, Wis./ Chetek-Weyerhaeuser
Bowe took second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.07 seconds while garnering third place in the 200-meter dash with a personal best time of 23.10 seconds. In the UMAC, he ranks first in the 60-meter dash while ranking second in the 200-meter dash.
Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Week
R.J. Perry, Jr, Martin Luther
At the Macalester meet, Perry broke his previous MLC Indoor records by once again setting the new MLC men's shot put record of 15.58m, which gave him fifth place out of 43 throwers. Perry also took 12th in the weight throw (14.42 meters).
Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Week
Emery Maki, Sr, Northwestern
Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing
Maki broke her own school record and turned in the top performance of the meet for the Eagles on Saturday at the Vanessa Seljeskog Classic, placing fourth in the 1000-meter run with a personal-record and new school record time of 3:06.27, finishing just one second behind the event winner.
Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
KelliJoy Manninen, Jr, UW-Superior
Duluth, Minn./Proctor
Manninen leaped to a new personal record in the high jump this weekend at the CSB/SJU Invite. Her mark of 1.54 meters now leads the UMAC and also serves as a personal best. In the North Region, she ranks 19th overall.