Subway Athletes of the Week

Women's Basketball

UW-W Subway Athletes of the Week (Feb. 1-7)

For the week of February 1-7, 2021:

UW-W SUBWAY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Johanna Taylor 2020-21 head shot

Johanna Taylor (Wauwatosa, Wis./East), Senior, Center
Taylor recorded her fifth career double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds and added seven blocks, tied for the seventh-most in one game in program history, to help the Warhawks to a 64-50 victory over UW-Stevens Point on Friday at Kachel Gymnasium. She finished 7-of-16 shooting from the floor, and her six offensive rebounds helped UW-Whitewater generate 14 second-chance points, including six in the fourth quarter alone. For the week, Taylor averaged 9.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 4.0 blocks per game. Her performance helped the Warhawks start the season with a 2-0 record.

        
MEN'S TRACK
Warhawk logo JPG Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights), Freshman
Patzka won the 1-mile run on Saturday as the Warhawks began the 2021 season with a dual meet against UW-Platteville. His time of 4:14.27, converted to 4:11.07 for track size, currently ranks third in the WIAC and sixth in NCAA Division III, and is No. 6 on the program's all-time personal best list. 


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MEN'S BASKETBALL
UWW Men's Basketball 2021Photo by Michael McLoone

Jack Brahm (Bayside, Wis./Glendale Nicolet), Junior, Forward
Brahm averaged 12.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game and shot 69.2 percent (9-of-13) from the floor last week to help the Warhawks to a 1-1 record in their first week of competition in 2021. He tallied a career-best 17 points off the bench on 6-of-7 shooting and added five rebounds Friday to help UW-Whitewater to a 91-78 triumph at UW-Stevens Point. In the team's season opener on Wednesday against the Pointers, Brahm recorded seven points and three blocks

                                        
MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
Tyler Chatterton 2019-20 head shot Swimming
Tyler Chatterton (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper), Senior
Chatterton finished as runner-up in three events Saturday as the Warhawks opened their 2021 season at UW-Eau Claire. He placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:01.21 and in the 200-yard individual medley with a mark of 2:03.24. Chatterton also swam the second leg of UW-Whitewater's 200-yard medley relay, helping the group finish second in 1:41.14. His performance contributed 12 points to UW-W's team score.
Warhawk logo JPG Diving
Simeon Gray Jr. (Racine, Wis./Case), Freshman
Gray placed fifth on both the 1-meter diving board and the 3-meter board Saturday at UW-Eau Claire, contributing four points to the Warhawks' team score. Making his collegiate debut, he tallied a 146.10 in the 1-meter event and a 129.10 in the 3-meter event.
                                   
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Warhawk logo JPG Gabby Sponseller (Goshen, Ind./Concord), Freshman
Sponseller won the 200-yard individual medley and placed third in the 100-yard breaststroke on Saturday at UW-Eau Claire as the Warhawks started the 2021 season. Her time of 2:18.33 in the 200 IM bested the runner-up by more than two seconds, and she finished less than one-half second shy of the winner in the 100 breast with a mark of 1:13.98. Sponseller's performance added 12 points to UW-Whitewater's team score.
                               
MEN'S FIELD
Chris Bitz 2020 head shot Chris Bitz (Brookfield, Wis./East), Sophomore
Bitz finished first in the pole vault with a height of 13-11.25 (4.25 meters) at UW-Whitewater's dual meet against UW-Platteville on Saturday. He currently ranks seventh in the WIAC and 18th in NCAA Division III.
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
Hope Mylin 2020 head shot Track
Hope Mylin (Algonquin, Ill./Harvest Christian Academy), Sophomore
Mylin won the 60-meter hurdles at the Warhawks' first meet of the season, a dual against UW-Platteville, on Saturday. She finished the race in 10.24 seconds, only five hundredths slower than her career best time.
Kenni Czarnecki 2019-20 head shot Field
Kenni Czarnecki (Muskego, Wis./Muskego), Freshman
Czarnecki won the shot put and placed third in the weight throw on Saturday at the Warhawks' season-opening dual against UW-Platteville. Her shot put toss of 37-08.50 (11.49 meters) currently ranks 13th in the WIAC, and she added a mark of 41-10.75 (12.77 meters) in the weight throw.
 
                              
WRESTLING
Jaritt Shinhoster 2019-20 head shot Jaritt Shinhoster (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Barrington), Junior, 174 Pounds
Shinhoster helped spark a comeback Friday night for UW-Whitewater in the team's 20-18 victory over UW-Stevens Point to start the 2021 season. Competing above his normal weight class at 184, Shinhoster pinned Taran Holland at 4:33 to bring the Warhawks within 18-13 on the scoreboard. A 2020 All-American, Shinhoster now has 20 pins since the start of the 2019-20 season. He is currently ranked fifth in the nation at 174 pounds by the National Wrestling Coaches Association and D3wrestle.com.
                           
 
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Players Mentioned

Johanna Taylor

#40 Johanna Taylor

C
6' 2"
Senior
Chris Bitz

Chris Bitz

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Hope Mylin

Hope Mylin

Hurdles
5' 3"
Sophomore
Tyler Chatterton

Tyler Chatterton

Breast/IM
Senior
Jaritt Shinhoster

Jaritt Shinhoster

6' 1"
Junior
Jack Brahm

#24 Jack Brahm

F
6' 5"
Junior
Christian Patzka

Christian Patzka

Distance
6' 0"
Freshman
Kenni Czarnecki

Kenni Czarnecki

Throws
5' 8"
Freshman
Simeon Gray Jr.

Simeon Gray Jr.

Diving
6' 4"
Freshman
Gabby Sponseller

Gabby Sponseller

5' 6"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Johanna Taylor

#40 Johanna Taylor

6' 2"
Senior
C
Chris Bitz

Chris Bitz

Sophomore
Pole Vault
Hope Mylin

Hope Mylin

5' 3"
Sophomore
Hurdles
Tyler Chatterton

Tyler Chatterton

Senior
Breast/IM
Jaritt Shinhoster

Jaritt Shinhoster

6' 1"
Junior
Jack Brahm

#24 Jack Brahm

6' 5"
Junior
F
Christian Patzka

Christian Patzka

6' 0"
Freshman
Distance
Kenni Czarnecki

Kenni Czarnecki

5' 8"
Freshman
Throws
Simeon Gray Jr.

Simeon Gray Jr.

6' 4"
Freshman
Diving
Gabby Sponseller

Gabby Sponseller

5' 6"
Freshman