Wrestling

UW-W Subway Athletes of the Week

For the week of January 7-13, 2019:

UW-W SUBWAY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:
WOMEN'S FIELD
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Shelby Nickels (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln), Sophomore
Nickels won the long jump and finished second in the 60-meter dash Saturday to help UW-Whitewater win the season-opening, seven-team Karl Schlender Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse. She smashed her previous personal best in the long jump with an 18-09.25 (5.72 meters), good for second in the WIAC and third in NCAA Division III. Nickels' preliminary time of 8.20 in the 60-meter dash currently ranks sixth in the conference.

        
MEN'S FIELD
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Dylan Ferger (Beloit, Wis./Beloit Turner), Senior
Ferger placed first in the high jump with a height of 6-06.75 (2.00 meters) on Saturday to help UW-Whitewater win the season-opening, seven-team Karl Schlender Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse. His mark currently ranks second in the WIAC and is tied for sixth in the nation.



HONORABLE MENTION:
MEN'S BASKETBALL
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Andre Brown (Kenosha, Wis./Indian Trail), Senior, Guard
Brown averaged 18.5 points per game on 51.9 percent shooting from the floor and added 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.0 steals per game last week to help the 14th-ranked Warhawks split a pair of games. In Wednesday's 83-60 victory over UW-Stout, he posted 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting to go along with four rebounds and five assists. Three days later at UW-La Crosse, Brown collected a team-best 17 points to go with five rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal.

             
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
23409 Olivia Freckmann (Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI), Senior, Forward
Freckmann averaged a double-double in two games last week with 10.5 points, 14.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals per contest and shot 57.1 percent from the floor. She registered 10 points and 12 rebounds to go along with two assists and one steal on Wednesday at UW-Stout. On Saturday against UW-La Crosse, Freckmann finished with 11 points and a career high-tying 17 rebounds, tied for the 25th-most in one game in program history, while adding two assists and two steals. For the season, she owns three double-doubles and has finished 13 of her 15 games with six rebounds or more.
         
MEN'S TRACK
22247 Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon), Junior
Duff posted a preliminary time of 8.40 in the 60-meter hurdles on his way to a first-place finish in the event at the season-opening Karl Schlender Invitational on Saturday at Kachel Fieldhouse. His mark of 8.42 in the final was more than two-tenths faster than the race's runner-up. Duff's 8.40 currently leads the WIAC and ranks 18th in NCAA Division III. Duff's performance helped the Warhawks win the seven-team meet.
              
WOMEN'S TRACK
No image available Kailey Reynolds (Whitewater, Wis./Whitewater), Freshman
Reynolds won the 60-meter dash with a time of 8.10 Saturday to help the Warhawks win the seven-team, season-opening Karl Schlender Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse. After placing fourth in the preliminary race, she improved her time in the final by 12 hundredths of a second to cross the finish line first. Reynolds' mark currently ranks third in the WIAC.
               
WRESTLING
23529 Nick Stencel (Oregon, Ohio/Clay), Senior, 184 Pounds
Stencel bested Grant Wedepohl, who is ranked ninth in the nation at 184 pounds by D3wrestle.com, to help the No. 14 Warhawks defeat UW-Platteville 26-19 on Thursday night in Platteville. Trailing 5-1 in the second period, Stencel earned an escape and takedown to narrow his deficit to 5-4. Starting on bottom in the third period, he tied the bout with an escape and took the lead for good with a takedown, and eventually hung on for a 7-6 decision. For the season, Stencel owns an 8-3 record with six pins.
 
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Players Mentioned

Dylan Ferger

Dylan Ferger

Jumps
Junior
Alex Duff

Alex Duff

Multi-Events
Sophomore
Shelby Nickels

Shelby Nickels

Sprints
Freshman
Nick Stencel

Nick Stencel

Senior
Olivia Freckmann

#23 Olivia Freckmann

F
5' 11"
Senior
Andre Brown

#14 Andre Brown

G
6' 1"
Senior
Kailey Reynolds

Kailey Reynolds

Short Sprints
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Dylan Ferger

Dylan Ferger

Junior
Jumps
Alex Duff

Alex Duff

Sophomore
Multi-Events
Shelby Nickels

Shelby Nickels

Freshman
Sprints
Nick Stencel

Nick Stencel

Senior
Olivia Freckmann

#23 Olivia Freckmann

5' 11"
Senior
F
Andre Brown

#14 Andre Brown

6' 1"
Senior
G
Kailey Reynolds

Kailey Reynolds

Freshman
Short Sprints