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WIAC Football Athletes of the Week and Standings: Sept. 13-19

09/21/2021, 2:30pm CDT
By WIAC

From the WIAC -- 

WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week
(Week of September 13-19)

FOOTBALL

Offense 

Rayshawn Graham, Senior (Blue Island, Ill./Eisenhower), Running Back of UW-Stout 

Graham rushed for three touchdowns and 197 yards on 20 carries as UW-Stout defeated UW-Stevens Point, 45-14, on Sept. 18 in Stevens Point. Graham’s career rushing day included TD runs of 2-, 6-, and 73-yards. Graham averaged 9.8 yards per carry, recorded no negative yardage and picked up seven first downs on the day. Graham is currently averaging 121.7 yards per game and 6.2 yards per carry. In the opening three games, he has rushed for 111 yards, 98 yards and 197 yards. 

Also nominated: 
UW-La Crosse, Jake Simuncak, Senior, Wide Receiver, South Milwaukee, Wis. (South Milwaukee)
UW-Platteville, Colin Schuetz, Senior, Quarterback, Aviston, Ill. (Breese Mater Dei Catholic)
 
UW-River Falls, Kole Hinrichsen, Senior, Quarterback, Farmington, Minn. (Farmington)
UW-Whitewater, Tyler Holte, Junior, Wide Receiver, Elgin, Ill. (St. Edward Central Catholic)
 

Defense 

Elijah Alt, Senior (Lone Rock, Wis./River Valley), Safety of UW-La Crosse 

Alt tied for the team lead with 11 tackles at NCAA Division II Grand Valley State University (Mich.) on Sept. 18. He recorded an interception, as well as a forced and recovered fumble. Alt's interception with 7:39 left in the first quarter resulted in UW-La Crosse scoring the game-tying touchdown. On Grand Valley State's (Mich.) next offensive play, Alt forced and recovered a fumble at the Lakers' 30-yard line with 4:28 remaining in the first quarter. One play later, UW-La Crosse took a 14-7 lead on a 30-yard touchdown pass.  

Also nominated:
UW-Platteville, Justin Blazek, Junior, Defensive Line, Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
 
UW-River Falls, Bailey Germain, Senior, Linebacker, New Richmond, Wis. (New Richmond)
UW-Stout, Gervase Thompson, Freshman, Linebacker, Brule, Wis. (Northwestern)
 
UW-Whitewater, Reed Farrington, Freshman, Defensive Line, Edgerton, Wis. (Edgerton) 

Special Teams 

Andrew Schweigert, Junior (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton), Kicker of UW-Platteville 

Schweigert had five touchbacks, was five-of-six on extra points and kicked a momentum-swinging 50-yard field goal at the end of the first half in a 44-19 victory over Franklin College (Ind.) on Sept. 18. The 50-yard field goal is a program record. 

Also nominated: 

UW-La Crosse, Ryan Beirne, Senior, Kicker/Wide Receiver, West Salem, Wis. (West Salem) 
UW-Stout, Scott Gustafson, Junior, Defensive Line, Victoria, Minn. (Chanhassen)
UW-Whitewater, Hawk Heffner, Sophomore, Linebacker, Grafton, Wis. (Grafton)
 

WIAC Standings - 9/21/21

SCHOOL WIAC PCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK
UW-River Falls 0-0 0.000 3-0 1.000 1-0 2-0 0-0 W3
UW-Stout 0-0 0.000 3-0 1.000 1-0 2-0 0-0 W3
UW-Whitewater 0-0 0.000 3-0 1.000 2-0 1-0 0-0 W3
UW-Eau Claire 0-0 0.000 2-0 1.000 1-0 1-0 0-0 W2
UW-Oshkosh 0-0 0.000 2-0 1.000 0-0 2-0 0-0 W2
UW-La Crosse 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 1-0 1-1 0-0 L1
UW-Stevens Point 0-0 0.000 2-1 0.667 0-1 2-0 0-0 L1
UW-Platteville 0-0 0.000 1-2 0.333 0-1 1-1 0-0 W1

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