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WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week

Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights), Tamir Thomas (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls) (Football-Offense), and Jenna Weinfurt (Waukesha, Wis./Catholic Memorial) (Volleyball-Offense) were named Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week by the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for September 4-September 10, 2023.
 
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
MATC ATHLETICS

Christian Patzka (Black Earth, Wis./Wisconsin Heights), Junior

Patzka led the Warhawks to a first-place finish at the River Town Twilight Meet hosted by UW-River Falls on Sept. 8. He was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 24:24.6 as UW-Whitewater runners claimed nine of the top 10 spots in the meet.

                                        
 
FOOTBALL
Tamir Thomas

Tamir Thomas (Menomonee Falls, Wis./Menomonee Falls), Junior, Running Back 

Thomas registered four touchdowns in a single game for the third time in his career to help lead No. 8-ranked UW-Whitewater to a 56-28 win over No. 4-ranked Saint John's University (Minn.) at Perkins Stadium on Sept. 9. Thomas accumulated 179 yards on 17 rushing attempts with three touchdowns, including a 59-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, followed by a 10-yard touchdown run in the third quarter and nine-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. He added a 15-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter.

                                        
 
VOLLEYBALL

Jenna Weinfurt (Waukesha, Wis./Catholic Memorial), Senior, Outside Hitter

Weinfurt led the Warhawks to a 2-1 week against Top 25 teams at the Mabel Lee Invitational hosted by Coe College (Iowa). She hammered down double figure kills in each match, averaging nearly four per set as the Warhawks took down No. 24-ranked Cornell College (Iowa) and No. 23-ranked Coe College with a four-set loss to No. 5-ranked University of Northwestern-St. Paul (Minn.). Weinfurt hit .265 in the three contests, adding two solo blocks, 11 block assists and 21 digs. For the season, she is averaging 4.39 kills per set, ranked No. 10 in NCAA Division III.

                                        
 
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Players Mentioned

Christian Patzka

Christian Patzka

6' 0"
Junior
Jenna Weinfurt

#17 Jenna Weinfurt

OH
6' 1"
Senior
Tamir Thomas

#8 Tamir Thomas

RB
6' 0"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Christian Patzka

Christian Patzka

6' 0"
Junior
Jenna Weinfurt

#17 Jenna Weinfurt

6' 1"
Senior
OH
Tamir Thomas

#8 Tamir Thomas

6' 0"
Junior
RB