Pioneers name athletes of the week
Pioneers name athletes of the week
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Men's Soccer - Logan Rinderknecht, Junior, (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Prairie), Forward - Rinderknecht scored two goals on Sunday, October 29th against rival UW-Whitewater in a battle for the Shaymus Guinn Cup. His first goal came in the 77th on a one-on-one breakaway with the Warhawks keeper that he put into the lower right 90. His second goal was the game winner in the 85th minute off of a header right in front of the net. The goals were Rinderknecht's seventh and eighth of the season. Rinderknecht's performance puts the Pioneers in great position to be selected as the Pool B representative for the NCAA Tournament.
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Volleyball - Offense - Allison Jensen, Senior, (Lowden, Iowa), Outside Hitter - Jensen capped off her illustrious career with 27 kills in two matches this week and collected her 1,000th career kill. Her 3.86 kills per set this week moved her up to third overall in the WIAC in that category. On Wednesday, October 25th against UW-Oshkosh she led all hitters with 10 kills. On Friday, October 27th at UW-River Falls she led all hitters once again with 17 kills and added four service aces.
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Women's Cross Country - Janelle Ferguson, Junior, (Rockford, Ill./Auburn) - Ferguson ran a 41-second seasonal best to finish as the Pioneers' third runner at the WIAC Championships. She also matched her lifetime best with her 23:30 time, which earned her 30th place.
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Men's Cross Country - Nolan Wallenkamp, Junior, (Huburtus, Wis./Hartford) - Wallenkamp ran a personal best of 49-seconds to finish as the Pioneers' third runner at the WIAC Championships. Earlier in the season he had finished as the team's 12th man. His time of 26:25 earned him 34th place.
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