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Offense
Ryan Wisniewski (Sparta, Wis./Sparta), Junior, Wide Receiver
Wisniewski established new career highs in receptions (11) and receiving yards (151) and caught a pair of touchdowns Saturday to help the No. 3 Warhawks clinch at least a share of the WIAC championship with a 37-17 victory over UW-Stout. Late in the second quarter, he caught a 17-yard pass down to the Blue Devils' 24-yard line to set up a field goal as time expired in the first half that gave UW-Whitewater a 13-3 lead. Late in the third, Wisniewski hauled in a 39-yard pass down to the UW-Stout 18-yard line, and the Warhawks took a 23-10 advantage with a touchdown on the next play. He continued his strong play in the fourth quarter, catching a 21-yard pass inside the Blue Devils' 10-yard line and, two plays later, posting a 7-yard touchdown reception that gave UW-W a 30-17 lead at the 8:04 mark. Wisniewski caught his second touchdown of the game with 2:25 remaining from 14 yards out, which came two plays after an 11-yard catch for a first down. |
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Offense
Max Meylor (Mt. Horeb, Wis./Mt. Horeb), Junior, Quarterback
Meylor finished 11-of-18 passing for 167 yards and two touchdowns and ran three times for 25 yards and a score Saturday to help the third-ranked Warhawks to a 37-17 win over UW-Stout. On his first series late in the second quarter, he completed a 17-yard pass to help set up a field goal as time expired in the first half for a 13-3 UW-W lead. Late in the third quarter, Meylor completed a 39-yard pass to Ryan Wisniewski (Sparta, Wis./Sparta) and, on the next play, ran straight up the middle for an 18-yard touchdown to give the Warhawks a 23-10 advantage. Midway through the fourth, he led UW-Whitewater on a five-play, 54-yard drive, completing three straight passes for 18, 10 and 21 yards before capping the drive with a 7-yard touchdown to Wisniewski to give the Warhawks a 30-17 lead. Meylor finished his day with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Wisniewski with 2:25 remaining. |
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Defense
Mackenzie Balanganayi (Palatine, Ill./Palatine), Junior, Defensive Line
Balanganayi tallied a career-high eight tackles, including 3.0 for a loss and 2.5 sacks, on Saturday in No. 3 UW-Whitewater's 37-17 triumph over UW-Platteville that gave the team at least a share of the WIAC championship. His first stop of the game held a running play to one yard midway through the first quarter, and his second came on a shared sack for a 6-yard loss early in the second that forced an eventual Blue Devil punt. Balanganayi collected two stops on the next drive, one that held a run to no gain and another shared sack for a loss of two yards that helped force a punt. On the first play from scrimmage in the second half, he dropped Sean Borgerding for a half-sack and a loss of 10 yards. Later in the third quarter, Balanganayi sacked Borgerding for a loss of five yards. On fourth-and-1 in Warhawk territory midway through the fourth, he helped stop the runner short for a turnover on downs. |
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Defense
Merritt Stott (Metamora, Ill./Metamora Township), Senior, Defensive Line
Stott made four key tackles from his position on the interior of the defensive line Saturday to help the No. 3 Warhawks to a 37-17 victory over UW-Stout that clinched at least a share of the WIAC championship. On the Blue Devils' second offensive play from scrimmage, Stott stuffed a running play for no gain, and UW-Stout punted two plays later. On the next drive, he sacked Sean Borgerding for a loss of seven yards, and held a running play to one yard two plays later. Stott finished his impressive performance in the fourth quarter, assisting on a tackle for a loss of one yard on fourth-and-1 with 6:07 remaining. |
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Special Teams
Justin Prostinak (Milwaukee, Wis./Lake Country Lutheran), Senior, Wide Receiver
Prostinak totaled 92 return yards (46 punt, 46 kick) and helped UW-Whitewater's punt and kick coverage teams limit UW-Stout's field position in the third-ranked Warhawks' 37-17 victory on Saturday that clinched at least a share of the WIAC championship. His 9-yard punt return early in the first quarter gave UW-Whitewater the ball at the Blue Devils' 36-yard line. Prostinak returned a kickoff for 23 yards late in the first quarter, and, midway through the third quarter, recorded his second-longest punt return of the year, bringing a punt back 26 yards to near midfield. He helped the Warhawks' coverage units hold UW-Stout to an average starting field position of its own 24-yard line. |
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| WOMEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING |
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Swimmer
Renata Schlomann (New Berlin, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels), Senior
Schlomann claimed one individual event and placed second in another, and was a member of two winning relays Saturday to help the Warhawks to a 187-111 victory over UW-Oshkosh at the Williams Center. She won the 50-yard freestyle in 24.61 seconds, the No. 1 time in the WIAC, and placed second in the 100-yard freestyle in 54.50 seconds. Schlomann led off the first-place 400-yard medley relay with a 100-yard backstroke time of 59.84, which also leads the conference. She added a split of 54.35 for the winning 400-yard freestyle relay team, and her mark is currently the second-fastest in the WIAC. |
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Diver
Sydney Olson (Cudahy, Wis./Cudahy), Junior
Olson won the 3-meter dive and finished second on the 1-meter board Saturday to help UW-Whitewater to a 187-111 triumph over UW-Oshkosh in a dual meet at the Williams Center. Her score of 185.18 on the 3-meter board is her best of the season. Olson added a 156.83 on the 1-meter board. |
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| WRESTLING |
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Jaritt Shinhoster (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Barrington), Sophomore, 174 Pounds
Shinhoster posted a 2-0 record last week to help the No. 5 Warhawks to a 1-1 dual record. On Thursday, he wrestled two weight classes up at 197 pounds and defeated UW-Oshkosh's Colten Cashmore by a 9-1 major decision to help UW-Whitewater to a season-opening 26-18 victory. Two days later, Shinhoster returned to 174 pounds and recorded a pin in 1:26 over Tanner Anthony of Division II Parkside. |
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