Pioneers name athletes of the week
Baseball Position Player- Tanner Galeazzi, Sr. (Greenville, Wis.). Outfield. Galeazzi hit .571 over a four-game stretch with a .684 OB% with three doubles and eight RBI's, highlighted by a four-for-four performance with three RBI in a 12-1 win vs. Loras College. |
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Baseball Pitcher- Austin Daniels, Sr. (Miles, Iowa). Right-Handed Pitcher. Daniels won his first start of the year 2-0 vs. MSOE. He pitched eight innings, allowed five hits and struck out 15. |
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Men's Field- Dan Arnold, So. (West Fargo, ND/Fargo Shanley). 60m Hurdles. Arnold placed second in the 60m hurdles at the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships this past weekend. Dan ran 7.90 in the trials on Friday and 7.85 in the finals on Saturday. That time broke the UW-Platteville school record and is the 4th fast time in NCAA Division III history. The three time defending champion who defeated Dan (Luke Campbell from Salisbury College) holds the fastest time ever run in the 60 hurdles of 7.75. This is Arnold’s second All-American honor to go along with his outdoor 110m hurdle honor in 2015. |
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Women's Field- Amber Williams, Jr. (Milwaukee, Wis./Hamilton). Triple Jump & Long Jump. Williams won the triple jump at the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championships this past weekend. Her winning mark of 12.43 m (40’ 9.5”) happen on her last attempt and broke her own school record. That mark is also the sixth best triple jump in NCAA Division III history. Williams also placed second in the long jump with a mark of 5.86m (19' 2.75"). This mark also broke her school record. Along with winning her first national championship she became a nine time All-American in indoor and outdoor track and field. |