Subway Athletes of the Week

Gymnastics

UW-W Subway Athletes of the Week (Feb. 3-9)

For the week of February 3-9, 2020:

UW-W SUBWAY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:
MEN'S TENNIS - SINGLES
Cole Lindwall 2019-20 head shot

Cole Lindwall (Cottage Grove, Wis./Monona Grove), Freshman
Lindwall posted the match-clinching victory at No. 5 singles against No. 38 Carleton (Minn.), allowing the Warhawks to pull out a 5-4 victory on Saturday at Lake Geneva Tennis. He cruised to a 6-1 victory in the first set before dropping the second set via tiebreaker by a 7-6 (4) score. He rebounded in the third by a 6-2 margin to help UW-Whitewater finish a critical dual win. Lindwall is now 4-4 in singles play this season, including a 2-1 record in duals.

        
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Johanna Taylor 2019-20 head shot Johanna Taylor (Wauwatosa, Wis./East), Junior, Center
Taylor averaged 10.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 5.0 blocks and shot 47.4 percent from the field last week to help the No. 6 Warhawks to a pair of WIAC victories. On Wednesday at UW-Stevens Point, she registered her third double-double of the year with 12 points and 11 rebounds to go along with three assists and seven blocks, which tied a career high and tied for the sixth-most by one player in one game in program history. Her performance helped UW-Whitewater post a 59-41 win. On Saturday against UW-River Falls, Taylor recorded eight points, six rebounds, three assists, three blocks and three steals in a 71-45 triumph at Kachel Gymnasium.


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MEN'S BASKETBALL
Breontae Hunt 2019-20 head shot

Breontae Hunt (Milwaukee, Wis./Bay View), Sophomore, Forward
Hunt averaged 11.5 points and a team-high 6.5 rebounds in a pair of WIAC games last week. He recorded a double-double Wednesday with 14 points and 10 rebounds while adding three assists against UW-Stevens Point at Kachel Gymnasium. Three days later, Hunt collected nine points, three rebounds, one block and one assist at UW-River Falls. Since joining the team late in January, Hunt is averaging 12.4 points and 6.0 rebounds per contest.

                                        
MEN'S TENNIS - DOUBLES
Noah Guillermo 2019-20 head shotRyan Mitchell 2019-20 head shot Noah Guillermo (Muskego, Wis./Marquette University HS), Sophomore, and Ryan Mitchell (Frankfort, Ill./Lincoln-Way East), Sophomore
Guillermo and Mitchell combined for an 8-7 (1) victory at No. 3 doubles against 38th-ranked Carleton (Minn.) to help the Warhawks to a 5-4 dual win at Lake Geneva Tennis on Saturday. The duo put UW-Whitewater on the board and allowed it to lead 2-1 heading into the singles matches. Guillermo and Mitchell are now 5-2 playing together this season, including 2-0 in duals.
WRESTLING
Dakarai Clay 2019-20 head shot Dakarai Clay (Madison, Wis./Madison East), Freshman, 141 Pounds
Clay won the consolation bracket Saturday at 141 pounds at UW-Eau Claire's Don Parker Open. He posted two falls on the day, including one against Preston Rauner of Nebraska Wesleyan and one against Anthony Kanable of UW-Stevens Point, and his lone loss was a major decision against Aaron Meyer of Division I Iowa. Clay now owns an 18-11 record for the year.
                               
GYMNASTICS - ALL-AROUND
Blaise Wilson 2020 head shot Blaise Wilson (Thornton, Colo./Legacy), Junior
Wilson scored above a 9.500 in each of her four events Friday night on her way to a career-best 38.350, the 20th-highest score in program history, and a first-place finish in the all-around to help the Warhawks defeat UW-Oshkosh and Gustavus Adolphus at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. She upgraded her vault for Friday's meet and scored a personal-record 9.600 after successfully executing her Yurchenko Full, and placed fourth in the event. Wilson added a fourth-place finish on uneven bars with a 9.525, a seventh-place finish on beam with a career-best 9.625 and a runner-up finish on floor exercise with a 9.600. She helped UW-Whitewater post a season-high team score of 188.925, including a season-best 46.050 on bars.
GYMNASTICS - SPECIALIST
Karina Sabol 2020 head shot Karina Sabol (Middleton, Wis./Middleton), Freshman
Sabol placed among the top three in a pair of individual events Friday night to help the Warhawks defeat UW-Oshkosh and Gustavus Adolphus and post a season-high team score of 188.925. She won the floor exercise with a 9.725, more than one-tenth higher than the runner-up. Her score was her second-highest of the season. Sabol added a career-best 9.700 on balance beam, five-tenths higher than her previous best and good for a tie for third place. She had scored below a 9.000 on beam in each of her previous two meets.
                              
MEN'S TRACK
Brian Kuehl 2020 head shotJared Weiler 2020 head shotJustin Krause 2020 head shotSam Uhrich 2020 head shot Distance Medley Relay – Brian Kuehl (Geneva, Ill./Geneva), Junior, Jared Weiler (Green Bay, Wis./Preble), Freshman, Justin Krause (Ixonia, Wis./Pewaukee), Freshman, and Sam Uhrich (Beaver Dam, Wis./Beaver Dam), Freshman, of UW-Whitewater
The No. 8 Warhawks' distance medley relay team finished first with a time of 10:46.43, the group's second-fastest time of the year, to help UW-Whitewater to a third-place finish at the Pointer Invitational on Saturday. Weiler, Krause and Uhrich are currently among the group that leads the conference and ranks 22nd in NCAA Division III.
MEN'S FIELD
Josh Krystosek 2020 head shot Josh Krystosek (Palmyra, Wis./Palmyra-Eagle), Freshman
Krystosek posted a career-best height of 6-05.00 (1.96 meters) and finished second in the event to help the eighth-ranked Warhawks place third at the Pointer Invitational on Saturday. His performance is currently tied for sixth in the WIAC and among the top 50 in NCAA Division III.
                           
WOMEN'S TRACK
Sarah Niehueser 2020 head shotAmanda Leder 2020 head shotJulia Fewell 2020 head shotPaige Fassbender 2020 head shot Distance Medley Relay – Sarah Niehueser (Fond du Lac, Wis./Winnebago Lutheran Academy), Sophomore, Amanda Leder (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower), Sophomore, Julia Fewell (Loves Park, Ill./Harlem), Junior, and Paige Fassbender (Slinger, Wis./Slinger), Freshman, of UW-Whitewater
The Warhawks' distance medley relay team placed first at the Pointer Invitational on Saturday to help the team finish sixth overall. Niehueser, Leder, Fewell and Fassbender combined for a time of 13:21.33, which currently leads the WIAC.
WOMEN'S FIELD
Madi McDonald 2020 head shot Madi McDonald (Brookfield, Wis./East), Senior
McDonald finished third out of 21 competitors in the pole vault Saturday to help the Warhawks finish sixth at the Pointer Invitational. Her season-best height of 11-03.75 (3.45 meters) currently ranks fifth in the WIAC.
               
 
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Players Mentioned

Blaise Wilson

Blaise Wilson

All-Around
Sophomore
Brian Kuehl

Brian Kuehl

Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Julia Fewell

Julia Fewell

Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Amanda Leder

Amanda Leder

Distance
Freshman
Madi McDonald

Madi McDonald

Pole Vault
Junior
Johanna Taylor

#40 Johanna Taylor

C
6' 2"
Junior
Noah Guillermo

Noah Guillermo

5' 11"
Sophomore
Ryan Mitchell

Ryan Mitchell

6' 0"
Sophomore
Cole Lindwall

Cole Lindwall

5' 10"
Freshman
Dakarai Clay

Dakarai Clay

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Blaise Wilson

Blaise Wilson

Sophomore
All-Around
Brian Kuehl

Brian Kuehl

Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Julia Fewell

Julia Fewell

Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Amanda Leder

Amanda Leder

Freshman
Distance
Madi McDonald

Madi McDonald

Junior
Pole Vault
Johanna Taylor

#40 Johanna Taylor

6' 2"
Junior
C
Noah Guillermo

Noah Guillermo

5' 11"
Sophomore
Ryan Mitchell

Ryan Mitchell

6' 0"
Sophomore
Cole Lindwall

Cole Lindwall

5' 10"
Freshman
Dakarai Clay

Dakarai Clay

Freshman