Subway Athletes of the Week

Women's Basketball

UW-W Subway Athletes of the Week (Jan. 13-19)

For the week of January 13-19, 2020:

UW-W SUBWAY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Leanne Stigler 2019-20 head shot

Leanne Stigler (Beloit, Wis./Muskego), Freshman
Stigler recorded two individual wins and posted a victory in one relay Saturday to help UW-Whitewater to a 2-0 record in a triple dual against Lawrence and host Lake Forest (Ill.). She finished the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:19.87, more than three seconds faster than the runner-up, and touched the wall in 2:31.44 in the 200-meter individual medley, topping a field of nine swimmers. Her performances convert from meters to yards at 2:16.4 in the 200 IM and 1:11.8 in the 100 breast, and both were impressive coming off two weeks of hard training. Stigler also swam the breaststroke leg of the 200-meter medley relay, helping the group finish more than five seconds ahead of the runner-up with a time of 2:09.19.

        
MEN'S SWIMMING
Joe Wenzsell 2019-20 head shot Joe Wenszell (Milwaukee, Wis./Wisconsin Virtual Learning), Freshman
Wenszell placed first in all three events he competed in on Saturday to help the Warhawks split a triple dual against Lawrence and host Lake Forest (Ill.). He posted a time of 2:15.17 in the 200-meter individual medley, which converts to 2:01.6 for the 200-yard IM, a strong performance coming off two weeks of hard training. Wenszell also competed in the 200-meter medley relay and 400-meter freestyle relay, helping both of those squads place first. He swam the butterfly leg of the 200 medley relay, which crossed the finish line in 1:52.33 to beat runner-up Lawrence by just over one second, and swam third for the 400 free relay, which posted a 3:43.75, just over a quarter of a second faster than the next-closest team.  


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MEN'S BASKETBALL
James Burks 2019-20 head shot

James Burks (Milwaukee, Wis./Riverside University HS), Freshman, Guard
Burks tallied 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the floor and 6-of-8 at the free-throw line and added five rebounds and two steals Saturday to help the Warhawks to a 73-72 victory at UW-Stout. He scored 10 of his points in the second half, including a 3-pointer with 1:13 remaining in the game to put UW-Whitewater ahead by six. On Wednesday against nationally-ranked UW-La Crosse, Burks tallied seven points and four rebounds in 19 minutes off the bench. For the week, he averaged 12.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game while shooting 53.8 percent from the floor and 75 percent (9-of-12) from the free-throw line.

                                        
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Becky Raeder 2019-20 Head Shot Becky Raeder (Sheboygan Falls, Wis./Sheboygan Falls), Senior, Guard
Raeder led the team with 15.0 points and 4.5 assists per game last week to help the sixth-ranked Warhawks extend their win streak to 13 games, the seventh-longest active run in the nation. She started the week with a 14-point, four-assist performance in 39 minutes during UW-Whitewater's 66-52 triumph at No. 18 UW-La Crosse. On Saturday against UW-Stout, Raeder posted 16 points, two rebounds, five assists and two steals in the Warhawks' 72-56 victory over UW-Stout at Kachel Gymnasium. Her performance during the week helped UW-Whitewater maintain sole possession of first place in the WIAC standings.
                                   
BOWLING
Mary Conneely 2019-20 Head Shot Mary Conneely (Des Plaines, Ill./Maine West), Junior
Conneely placed 26th out of 190 bowlers with 953 pins in five traditional games, good for a 190.60 average, to help the No. 18 Warhawks place 11th out of 26 teams at the Northeast Invitational in Limerick, Pa. She rolled a 241 in one traditional game, good for the high game on the team. For the weekend, she posted a 43 percent strike conversion rate, 86 percent fill rate and 91 percent single-pin conversion rate, helping UW-Whitewater earn six games
Reagan Harold 2019-20 head shot Reagan Harold (DeKalb, Ill./DeKalb), Freshman
Harold posted a 45 percent strike rate and an 83 percent fill rate over the weekend to help the Warhawks place 28th at the 57-team, United States Bowling Congress-sanctioned Kegel/ISBPA Midwest Collegiate Classic at Stardust Bowl in Addison, Ill. Harold led the team and placed 92nd overall in traditional games out of 364 bowlers with a total pinfall of 914, good for an average of 182.80 per game.
                               
GYMNASTICS - ALL-AROUND
Faith Mylin 2020 head shot Faith Mylin (Elgin, Ill./Harvest Christian Academy), Freshman
Mylin recorded her highest all-around score of the season, a 36.550, to finish second overall and help the Warhawks place second with a team score of 184.625 at Friday's tri-meet against UW-Oshkosh and UW-Stout in Oshkosh. She placed ninth on balance beam with a season-best 9.350, then recorded a 9.325 on floor exercise, good for 11th overall. Mylin then tied for 10th on vault with a 9.175, and posted her top score of the season on uneven bars, an 8.700, to place 12th.
GYMNASTICS - SPECIALIST
Lauren Marshall 2020 head shot Lauren Marshall (Winthrop Harbor, Ill./Zion-Benton Township), Senior
Marshall led the Warhawks on both vault and balance beam Friday night to help the team to a second-place finish against UW-Oshkosh and UW-Stout in Oshkosh. She finished second on vault with a 9.425, only five-hundredths shy of first place, to place among the top two and lead the team in the event for the second straight meet. Marshall also tied for fifth on beam with a 9.475, her second consecutive top-five finish in the event.
                              
WRESTLING
Mike Tortorice 2019-20 head shot Mike Tortorice (Wauconda, Ill./Carmel), Senior, 125 Pounds
Tortorice posted an 11-2 major decision 125 pounds against Sawyer Sarbacker, a 2019 national qualifier and No. 9 ranked wrestler by Intermat, in the Warhawks' dual against No. 18 UW-La Crosse on Thursday at Kachel Gymnasium. Tortorice, ranked second in the nation by D3wrestle.com and third by Intermat, recorded a four-point near fall in the second period to pull away, and added an escape, takedown and riding time in the third to earn four points toward UW-Whitewater's team score.
                           
 
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Players Mentioned

Lauren Marshall

Lauren Marshall

All-Around
Junior
Becky Raeder

#13 Becky Raeder

G
5' 8"
Senior
Mary Conneely

Mary Conneely

Junior
Mike Tortorice

Mike Tortorice

Senior
Leanne Stigler

Leanne Stigler

5' 4"
Freshman
Joe Wenszell

Joe Wenszell

5' 11"
Freshman
Reagan Harold

Reagan Harold

5' 5"
Freshman
James Burks

#3 James Burks

G
6' 0"
Freshman
Faith Mylin

Faith Mylin

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Lauren Marshall

Lauren Marshall

Junior
All-Around
Becky Raeder

#13 Becky Raeder

5' 8"
Senior
G
Mary Conneely

Mary Conneely

Junior
Mike Tortorice

Mike Tortorice

Senior
Leanne Stigler

Leanne Stigler

5' 4"
Freshman
Joe Wenszell

Joe Wenszell

5' 11"
Freshman
Reagan Harold

Reagan Harold

5' 5"
Freshman
James Burks

#3 James Burks

6' 0"
Freshman
G
Faith Mylin

Faith Mylin

Freshman