Wrestling

UW-W Subway Athletes of the Week

For the week of January 21-27, 2019:

UW-W SUBWAY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
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Olivia Freckmann (Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI), Senior, Forward
Freckmann posted two double-doubles, extending her streak of double-doubles to three straight and five in her last six games, to lead the Warhawks to a pair of victories last week. In Wednesday's 71-55 triumph over UW-Platteville, she finished with 14 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and two steals. Three days later in a 55-53 win at No. 22 UW-La Crosse, Freckmann tallied 10 points, 14 rebounds and three steals, and hit a key free throw with 28 seconds left to put UW-Whitewater ahead by two possessions. For the week, she averaged 12 points and 13 rebounds per contest and shot 53.8 percent from the floor and 10-of-13 (76.9 percent) from the free-throw line.

        
WRESTLING
23523 Hazen Rice (Schaumburg, Ill./Schaumburg), Junior, 141 Pounds
Rice tallied a 5-0 record at 141 pounds over the weekend to win the 141-pound bracket and help the No. 14 Warhawks finish fourth at the Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational in Wheaton, Ill. He posted one pin and three major decisions on his way to the title, which was secured with a 12-7 decision in the final over top seed and fifth-ranked Jimmy McAuliffe of Elmhurst. Rice, ranked eighth in the nation at 141 pounds, owns a record of 19-2 for the season.


HONORABLE MENTION:
BOWLING
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Lauren Price (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley), Senior
Price finished seventh out of 88 bowlers with a 214.50 average in six traditional games over the weekend to help the No. 12 Warhawks place sixth at the Columbia 300 Saints Invitational in Chesterfield, Mo. She recorded a 93 percent fill percentage, 94 percent nine-spare percentage and a 48 percent strike percentage for the weekend, which UW-Whitewater finished with an 8-5 record, including a victory over No. 2 Nebraska in a Baker game on Friday.

                                        
MEN'S BASKETBALL
23545 Melvin Brown Jr. (Milwaukee, Wis./Vincent), Senior, Forward
Brown broke UW-Whitewater's all-time record for scoring in one game with 47 points on 18-of-26 shooting from the floor, including 4-of-4 from 3-point range, and 7-of-9 from the free-throw line in the team's 88-80 victory at UW-Platteville on Wednesday. He also grabbed 12 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. For the week, Brown averaged 26.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game and shot 62.5 percent from the floor.
                                   
MEN'S SWIMMING
Tristan Whiting head shot 2018-19 Tristan Whiting (Hayden, Idaho/Coeur d'Alene Charter Academy), Freshman
Whiting claimed first place in the 500- and 1000-yard freestyle events and was part of the team's third-place 200-yard freestyle relay team Saturday at UW-Eau Claire. He touched the wall in a season-best 10:23.32 in the 1000 free, and added another nine points to the team score in the 500 free with a result of 5:00.63. Whiting helped the team's 200 freestyle relay team to a time of 1:33.47 with a split of 23.91.
                               
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
23466 Renata Schlomann (New Berlin, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels), Junior
Scholmann won the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard freestyle while helping two relays to top-three finishes Saturday at UW-Eau Claire. Her time of 1:00.47 in the 100 back was more than one second faster than the runner-up, and she touched the wall in 55.99 second in the 100 free. Schlomann also anchored the 200-yard freestyle relay to a third-place finish in 1:44.15 with a split of 24.24, and led off for the team's 200-yard medley relay, which placed third in 1:56.37.
WOMEN'S DIVING
23461 Sydney Olson (Cudahy, Wis./Cudahy), Sophomore
Olson placed third in both the 1-meter dive and the 3-meter dive Saturday at UW-Eau Claire. She tallied a score of 178.35 on the 1-meter board and recorded a 185.35 on the 3-meter board to contributed six points to the Warhawks' team score.
                              
GYMNASTICS - SPECIALIST
23666 Abby Helmke (New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way Central), Senior
Competing for just the second time after coming off an injury that held her out of the entire preseason, Helmke finished second on both the uneven bars and balance beam Saturday to help the Warhawks defeat Winona State and Gustavus Adolphus in a WIAC meet at Russell Arena. She tied for second on bars with a score of 9.425 and placed second on beam with a 9.625, tied for the second-highest mark of her career. Helmke's performance helped UW-Whitewater post a team score of 183.375 and improve to 2-1 on the season.
                           
MEN'S TRACK
23739 Alex Duff (Oregon, Wis./Oregon), Junior
Duff won the 60-meter hurdles with his best time of the season Friday to help the fourth-ranked Warhawks place second at the 12-team "Squig" Converse Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse. He crossed the finish line in 8.18 seconds, which currently leads the WIAC and is tied for ninth in NCAA Division III. Duff also anchored UW-Whitewater's 4x400-meter relay team, which placed fifth at the meet with a time of 3:27.21, which ranks fourth in the WIAC.
MEN'S FIELD
22264 Zach Jasinski (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton), Junior
Jasinski recorded a season-best height in the pole vault Friday to help the fourth-ranked Warhawks finish second out of 12 teams at the "Squig" Converse Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse. He placed first with a 16-04.75 (5.00 meters), good for second in the WIAC and fourth in the nation.
                                                         
WOMEN'S TRACK
23688 Jessie Braun (Wales, Wis./Kettle Moraine), Sophomore
Braun posted a career-best time of 10:48.29 in the 3,000-meter run to place second in the event Saturday and help the No. 19 Warhawks place sixth at the Warhawk Classic Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse. Her mark currently ranks 15th in the WIAC.
WOMEN'S FIELD
23686 Ally Bachara (Fox Lake, Ill./Grant), Junior
Bachara scored in a pair of throwing events Saturday to help the No. 19 Warhawks place sixth at the Warhawk Classic Invitational at Kachel Fieldhouse. She finished fourth in the shot put with a season-best 38-11.75 (11.88 meters), which ranks 13th in the conference. Bachara placed eighth in the weight throw with a season-best 46-11.50 (14.31 meters), which is tied for 12th in the WIAC.
               
 
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Players Mentioned

Zach Jasinski

Zach Jasinski

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Ally Bachara

Ally Bachara

Throws
Sophomore
Abby Helmke

Abby Helmke

Bars, Beam, Floor
Junior
Jessie Braun

Jessie Braun

Distance
Freshman
Alex Duff

Alex Duff

Multi-Events
Sophomore
Hazen Rice

Hazen Rice

Junior
Sydney Olson

Sydney Olson

Diving
Sophomore
Renata Schlomann

Renata Schlomann

Sprint
Junior
Olivia Freckmann

#23 Olivia Freckmann

F
5' 11"
Senior
Tristan Whiting

Tristan Whiting

5' 10"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Zach Jasinski

Zach Jasinski

Sophomore
Pole Vault
Ally Bachara

Ally Bachara

Sophomore
Throws
Abby Helmke

Abby Helmke

Junior
Bars, Beam, Floor
Jessie Braun

Jessie Braun

Freshman
Distance
Alex Duff

Alex Duff

Sophomore
Multi-Events
Hazen Rice

Hazen Rice

Junior
Sydney Olson

Sydney Olson

Sophomore
Diving
Renata Schlomann

Renata Schlomann

Junior
Sprint
Olivia Freckmann

#23 Olivia Freckmann

5' 11"
Senior
F
Tristan Whiting

Tristan Whiting

5' 10"
Freshman