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WIAC Football Players of the Week: Sept. Oct. 5-11

10/13/2015, 2:15pm CDT
By WIAC

From the WIAC -- 

WIAC Athletes of the Week
(Week of October 5-11)

FOOTBALL
Offense

Dylan Hecker, Sophomore (Winneconne, Wis.), Running Back of UW-Oshkosh
Hecker rushed for a game-high 92 yards and one touchdown as UW-Oshkosh defeated top-ranked and two-time defending national champion UW-Whitewater, 10-7, on Oct. 10. He carried the football 23 times, including a 4-yard run that put the Titans ahead 7-0 with 12 seconds left in the first quarter. Hecker also caught four passes for 27 yards to lead UW-Oshkosh to its first home victory over the Warhawks since 2002.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, John Tackett, Sophomore, Quarterback, Verona, Wis.
UW-Platteville, Quinn Buschbacker, Junior, Wide Receiver, Sugar Grove, Ill. (Kaneland)
UW-Stevens Point, Taylor Lucas, Senior, Offensive Line, Brookfield, Wis. (East)
UW-Whitewater, Marcus Hudson, Junior, Wide Receiver, Delavan, Wis. (Delavan-Darien)
 
Defense
Andrew Belken, Senior (East Dubuque, Ill.), Linebacker of UW-Platteville
Belken tallied 16 total tackles in the Pioneers’ 30-27 victory over UW-Stevens Point on Oct. 10. He had 1.5 tackles for a loss, and forced one fumble.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Kaeleb Stangler, Sophomore, Inside Linebacker, Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall)
UW-La Crosse, Josh Neary, Sophomore, Defensive Back, West Allis, Wis. (Central)
UW-Oshkosh, Justin Watson, Senior, Defensive End, Wrightstown, Wis.
UW-River Falls, Kyle Narges, Sophomore, Cornerback, Cumberland, Wis.
UW-Stevens Point, Tanner Beaman, Sophomore, Defensive Line, Phelps, Wis. (Northland Pines)
UW-Stout, Collin Laursen, Senior, Defensive Back, Mondovi, Wis.
UW-Whitewater, Dylan Morang, Senior, Defensive Back, Saint John, Ind. (Lake Central)
 
Special Teams
Branden Lloyd, Junior (Mukwonago, Wis.), Linebacker of UW-Oshkosh
Lloyd blocked a potential game-tying field goal with 1:59 to play as UW-Oshkosh defeated top-ranked and two-time defending national champion UW-Whitewater, 10-7, on Oct. 10. UW-Whitewater drove 48 yards before Lloyd leaped high in the air to deny a 44-yard kick that preserved UW-Oshkosh’s first home victory over the Warhawks since 2002.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Marco Ortiz, Junior, Cornerback, Eau Claire, Wis. (Regis)
UW-La Crosse, Matthew Salerno, Junior, Punter, Rochester, Minn. (Chatfield)
UW-Platteville, Connor Foley, Freshman, Punter, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Xavier)
UW-River Falls, Jake Betthauser, Junior, Fullback, Ellsworth, Wis.
UW-Stevens Point, Christian Almonte, Sophomore, Running Back, Menomonee Falls, Wis.
UW-Stout, Travis Shackleton, Sophomore, Defensive Line, Baldwin, Wis. (Baldwin-Woodville)
UW-Whitewater, Zach Koch, Senior, Long Snapper, Fort Atkinson, Wis.

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