Subway Athletes of the Week

Softball

UW-W Subway Athletes of the Week (August 17-23)

For the week of August 17-23, 2020:

UW-W SUBWAY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:
MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
Landon Zimmerman 2020 head shot

Landon Zimmerman (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus), Senior
Zimmerman was a two-time College Sports Information Directors of America Academic All-America® selection for the Warhawk men's track and field team, claiming third team accolades in 2019 and second team honors in 2020. He qualified for the 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships, placing 17th in the shot put. Zimmerman, a four-time WIAC top-eight finishers for his career, posted a career-best 52-09.50 (16.09 meters) in the shot put and added a personal-record 155-07 (47.43 meters) in the discus throw during the 2019 outdoor season. He is a four-year member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll, a two-year captain, a two-time USTFCCCA All-Academic selection and a 2019-20 UW-Whitewater Chancellor's Scholar-Athlete. Zimmerman graduated with a bachelor's in accounting in May.

        
SOFTBALL
Nicole Neitzel 2020 head shot Nicole Neitzel (Verona, Wis./Verona Area), Senior
Neitzel has started 29 games or more in all three of her years with the UW-Whitewater softball team. The catcher helped the Warhawks claim three WIAC regular season championships, two conference tournament titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the NCAA Super Regional in 2018. Neitzel owns 14 doubles, 44 runs scored, 35 runs batted in and a fielding percentage of .987 for her career. She is a four-year member of the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll, a three-time Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete and a 2019-20 UW-Whitewater Chancellor's Scholar-Athlete. She graduated with a degree in accounting in May.



  
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Players Mentioned

Nicole Neitzel

#5 Nicole Neitzel

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Junior
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Landon Zimmerman

Landon Zimmerman

Throws
Junior

Players Mentioned

Nicole Neitzel

#5 Nicole Neitzel

Junior
R/R
C/INF
Landon Zimmerman

Landon Zimmerman

Junior
Throws