Pioneers name athletes of the week

Volleyball - Kaite Asche, Sophomore (Pecatonica, Ill./Durand) - Middle Blocker

Asche totaled 37 kills (2.18 per set), averaged a .346 hitting percentage and had 15 blocks (.88 per set) in the Pioneers' 2-2 week. Asche had 10 kills, hit .474 and had three blocks in the win over Dubuque on October 16^th. On October 19^th, Asche had six kills, zero errors (.429 hitting percentage) and added three blocks in the loss to UW-La Crosse. On October 19^th, Asche had nine kills (.217 hitting percentage), five service aces and six blocks in the win over Augustana and finished with 12 kills and a .320 hitting percentage in the loss to Luther.

Women's Cross Country - Claudia De Valk, Senior (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly)

De Valk ran a personal best time of 27:16.6 in the 6,000m race Drews/Neubauer Invitational on Saturday, October 19th in Ettrick, Wis.

Women's Cross Country - Caitlyn Ifft, Junior (Fairbury, Ill./Prairie Central)

Ifft finished first for the Pioneer women in the Drews/Neubauer Invitational on Saturday, October 19th in Ettrick, Wis. Ifft finished 62nd overall with a time of 24:00.7 which was her season best by nearly 20 seconds.

Volleyball - Stephanie Kalinowski, Freshman (South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon) - Libero

Kalinowski totaled 103 digs (6.06 per set) in a 2-2 week for the Pioneers. Kalinowski started her week with 34 digs in the 5-set win over Dubuque on October 16^th and followed up with 18 digs in the 3-set loss to UW-La Crosse on October 18^th. On October 19^th, Kalinowski had 29 digs and three aces in the 5-set win over Augustana and 22 digs and two aces in the 4-set loss to Luther.

Men's Cross Country - Jacob Harland, Sophomore (Lodi, Wis./Lodi)

Harland ran a personal best time of 26:26.0 in the 8,000m race and was the No. 2 runner from our team to finish at the Drews/Neubauer Invitational on Saturday, October 19th in Ettrick, Wis.

Football - Defense - Antonio-Jose Ramos, Senior (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead) - Defensive Back

Ramos led the Pioneer defense with six tackles and one broken up pass in the 33-27 homecoming win over UW-Stout on October 19^th.

Football - Special Teams - Andrew Schweigert, Freshman (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) - Kicker

Schweigert scored nine points for the Pioneers in the 33-27 win over UW-Stout on October 19^th. Schweigert made both of his field goal attempts (36 and 28-yards) and was 3/3 on extra point attempts.

Football - Offense - Wyatt Thompson, Senior (Mt. Horeb, Wis./Mt. Horeb) - Running Back

Thompson totaled 125 yards on 21 carries (6.0 yard average) and scored one touchdown to lead the offense in the Pioneers' 33-27 homecoming win over UW-Stout on October 19^th. Thompson's 21-yard touchdown came in the fourth quarter and extended the lead to 33-20 to seal the game.