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From the WIAC - 

WIAC Athletes of the Week
(Week of Nov. 7-13)
 
FOOTBALL
Offense
Tarek Yaeggi, Junior (Watertown, Wis.), Quarterback of UW-La Crosse
Yaeggi finished 39-of-66 for 538 yards with four touchdowns and one interception versus No. 11-ranked UW-Platteville on Nov. 12, breaking UW-La Crosse's single-game records for completions, attempts and yards. Yaeggi broke his own school record of 33 completions set Oct. 15 against UW-Whitewater. His 66 attempts broke the single-game record of 57 by Nick Anker versus UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 7, 2009, while his 538 yards passing breaks the mark of 509 by Bob Krepfle set against UW-River Falls on Nov. 12, 1983.  Yaeggi's 538 yards also set a WIAC record, surpassing the mark of 523 set by UW-Stevens Point's Kirk Baumgartner against UW-Stout on Oct. 24, 1987. Yaeggi also set a single-game school record with 532 yards of total offense, breaking the record of 494 set by Jason Gonnion versus UW-Eau Claire on Nov. 13, 1993. Yaeggi's 70 offensive attempts also set a school record, surpassing the record of 64 set by Andy Sires against University of Dubuque (Iowa) on Sept. 7, 2013. Yaeggi set single-season UW-La Crosse records for completions (218) and passing yards (2,729), breaking the records of Anker (208 completions in 2010) and Matt Makaryk (2,560 yards in 2002). Yaeggi also established a single-season school record with 2,901 yards of total offense, breaking the mark of 2,679 yards set by Steve Tennies in 2003.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Dylan Hecker, Junior, Running Back, Winneconne, Wis.
UW-Platteville, Wyatt Thompson, Sophomore, Running Back, Mount Horeb, Wis.
UW-River Falls, Rance Ashley, Senior, Running Back, North Branch, Minn.
UW-Whitewater, Cam Maly, Freshman, Running Back, Middleton, Wis.
 
Defense
Bruce Leszczynski, Sophomore (Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI), Linebacker of UW-Whitewater
Leszczynski posted a team- and career-high 12 tackles, including two for a loss, to help the No. 2-ranked Warhawks to a 34-16 victory at UW-Stout to close out the regular season and help the team clinch the WIAC championship outright. His first two stops of the game, both in the first quarter, helped force punts by the Blue Devils on their first two drives of the contest. Seven of his tackles stopped running plays for three yards or fewer, including a third-down tackle in the second quarter that forced UW-Stout to kick a field goal with 1:34 on the clock. Leszczynski’s play against the run helped UW-Whitewater hold UW-Stout to 112 rushing yards.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Oshkosh, Reese Dziedzic, Senior, Linebacker, Crystal Lake, Ill. (South)
UW-Platteville, Nick Kilanek, Junior, Nose Tackle, Villa Park, Ill. (Willowbrook)
UW-River Falls, Kyle Hunter, Senior, Defensive Line, Luck, Wis.
UW-Stout, Nick Sculenburg, Junior, Linebacker, Fort Atkinson, Wis.
 
Special Teams
Robbie Flom, Senior (Somerset, Wis.), Returner of UW-River Falls
Flom returned a punt 63 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter to seal the Falcons’ 34-16 victory over UW-Stevens Point on Nov. 12. It was the first Falcon punt return for a touchdown since before 1998. Flom also recorded three kickoff returns for 61 yards.
 
Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Joshua Fischer, Senior, Kicker, Watertown, Wis.
UW-Oshkosh, Matt Rucynski, Senior, Defensive Back, Menasha, Wis.
UW-Platteville, Sam Herkert, Freshman, Kicker, Oshkosh, Wis. (North)
UW-Stout, Drew Pearson, Sophomore, Placekicker, Wausau, Wis. (West)
UW-Whitewater, Justin Prostinak, Sophomore, Running Back, Milwaukee, Wis. (Lake Country Lutheran)