UW-Platteville celebrates National-STUDENT Athlete Day at luncheon

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. —The University of Wisconsin-Platteville athletic department celebrated National STUDENT-Athlete Day on Wednesday. UW-Platteville has observed this special day for over 20 years.  The day is set aside to recognize those students who fully embrace and excel in both academics and athletics. UW-Platteville honors these representatives with the highest fall grade-point average in each sport/activity.  Each student is asked to invite a professor or staff member whom he or she holds in highest regard as being a positive influence on his or her time at UW-Platteville.

2016 Recipients

Athletic Training: Nick Saul

Baseball: Zack Iverson

Men's Basketball: Colin Connelly

Women's Basketball: Courtney Feller

Cheer & Stunt: Kerri Foster

Men's Cross Country: Zach Lee

Women's Cross Country: Janelle Ferguson, Hannah Ihlenfeldt, Johanna Meister

Football: Justin Johnson, Ben Mogilevsky

Golf: Taylor Egnarski, Lindsay Neitzel

Men's Soccer: Will Pretto, Jon Stopple

Women's Soccer: Kate Winther

Softball: Keri Treml

Men's Track & Field: Zach Leschke

Women's Track & Field: Brittany Ehlen

Volleyball: Lidia Frias

Wrestling: Bryant Etherton

National STUDENT-Athlete Day is celebrated throughout the months of March and April at NCAA colleges and universities. The day recognizes the accomplishments of student-athletes who excel in the classroom, on the playing fields and who give back to their community through service projects.

National STUDENT-Athlete Day was created by the National Consortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS) and the Northeastern University Center for the Study of Sport in Society, with partnership from the NCAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations. NCAA involvement began in 1994.

The athletic department congratulates these student-athletes and their guests for their accomplishments. We thank you for representing the very best of who we are and what we strive for in the Pioneer athletic department.