Pioneers name athletes of the week
Men’s Basketball Athlete of the Week – Matt Oestreich, So. (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield). Guard. Oestreich averaged 18 points, four assists, two rebounds, and two steals per game for the Pioneers this week, while shooting 15-for-29 from the field over the two games. |
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Men’s Field Athlete of the Week – Matt Dwyer, Jr. (Palos Heights, Ill./St. Laurence). Pole Vault. Dwyer won the pole vault at the Wartburg Select. Matt’s vault of 4.86m (15'-11 ¼”) ranks him second in the WIAC and seventh on the NCAA Division III national list. |
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Women’s Track Athlete of the Week – Amber Williams, Jr. (Milwaukee, Wis./Hamilton). Pentathlon. Williams won the pentathlon at the Wartburg Select with a score of 3,348. That mark broke the UW-Platteville school record and currently ranks her fourth in the nation. During the event she cleared 5’-5¾” in the high jump which ranks tenth in the nation. |
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Wrestling Athlete of the Week – Grant Wedepohl, Fr. (Reedsville, Wis./Reedsville). 184-pound weight class. Wedepohl moved to 18-3 this season with a pin in 4:07 over Jeremy Amundson of UW-Eau Claire. |