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WIAC Football Athletes of the Week and Standings: October 18-24

10/26/2021, 4:00pm CDT
By WIAC

From the WIAC -- 

WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week
(Week of October 18-24)

FOOTBALL

Offense 

Kobe Berghammer, Sophomore (Cumberland, Wis./Cumberland), Quarterback of UW-Oshkosh 

Berghammer threw four of his career-high five touchdown passes in the first quarter as UW-Oshkosh built a commanding early lead and defeated visiting UW-Eau Claire, 54-31, on Oct. 23. UW-Oshkosh scored on the first play from scrimmage as Berghammer tossed a 70-yard touchdown pass to Tony Steger just 18 seconds into the contest. Berghammer went on to throw first quarter touchdown passes of 43 yards to Steger with 8:35 left, 65 yards to Trae Tetzlaff at the 8:11 mark and 9 yards to Steven Makinen for a 34-0 lead with 16 seconds remaining in the opening period. Berghammer, who exited the game midway through the fourth quarter, later fired his fifth touchdown pass to Stephan Flores on a 17-yard completion that upped the UW-Oshkosh lead to 48-7 with 30 seconds left before intermission. Berghammer concluded the game with 15 pass completions in 22 attempts for 316 yards. 

Also nominated: 

UW-La Crosse, Brad Tobin, Senior, Running Back, Franklin, Wis. (Franklin) 
UW-Platteville, Colin Schuetz, Senior, Quarterback, Aviston, Ill. (Breese Mater Dei Catholic) 
UW-River Falls, Kole Hinrichsen, Senior, Farmington, Minn. (Farmington)
UW-Stout, Arthur Cox, Sophomore, Wide Receiver, Dixon, Ill. (Dixon)
UW-Whitewater, Tamir Thomas, Freshman, Running Back, Menomonee Falls, Wis. (Menomonee Falls)
 

Defense 

Kyle Koelblinger, Freshman (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge), Defensive Back of UW-Whitewater 

Koelblinger tallied four tackles, two interceptions and one fumble recovery in the Warhawks’ 34-28 victory at UW-River Falls on Oct. 23. He made his first tackle on the game’s opening kickoff, limiting the Falcons’ return to 13 yards and starting field position of the UW-River Falls 16-yard line. On second-and-4 from the UW-Whitewater 25-yard line late in the second quarter, Koelblinger picked off Kole Hinrichsen at the 3-yard line and returned it 27 yards to thwart a Falcon scoring opportunity. In the third quarter, he registered a tackle to limit a kickoff return to 10 yards, and later broke up a fourth-down pass with UW-River Falls driving in UW-Whitewater territory. In the fourth, Koelblinger was part of two big turnovers. First, he recovered a fumble on a Falcon kickoff return to give UW-Whitewater the ball back with a 31-28 lead at the 2:40 mark. With 1:44 on the clock and the Warhawks clinging to a six-point lead, he recorded his second interception of the contest to end UW-River Falls’ final drive. 

Also nominated: 

UW-La Crosse, Cade Osborn, Sophomore, Defensive Back, Eau Claire, Wis. (Regis)
UW-Oshkosh, Carson Raddatz, Freshman, Free Safety, Fond du Lac, Wis. (Fond du Lac)
UW-Platteville, Jack Dietzen, Junior, Defensive Line, Omro, Wis. (Omro)
UW-River Falls, Ted Androli, Senior, Defensive Line, Kenyon, Minn. (Kenyon-Wanamingo)
UW-Stevens Point, Kameron Kryzanski, Senior, Linebacker, Thorp, Wis. (Thorp)
UW-Stout, Nate Rewald, Freshman, Linebacker, Lino Lakes, Minn. (Mounds View)

Special Teams 

Jaylon Edmonson, Junior (Racine, Wis./Case), Running Back of UW-Whitewater 

Edmonson posted three kickoff returns for 71 yards, including a 46-yarder late in the fourth quarter, to help the No. 3-ranked Warhawks to a 34-28 victory at UW-River Falls on Oct. 23. After the Falcons tied the game at 28-28 with 5:41 remaining in the contest, Edmonson returned the ensuing short kickoff 46 yards to the UW-River Falls 19-yard line, setting up UW-Whitewater’s go-ahead field goal with 2:56 on the clock. 

Also nominated: 

UW-La Crosse, Sean Parker, Senior, Punter, Portland, Ore. (Westview)
UW-Oshkosh, Tijs Santiago, Sophomore, Defensive Back, Monona, Wis. (Monona Grove)
UW-Platteville, Andrew Schweigert, Junior, Kicker, Sussex, Wis. (Hamilton)
 
UW-River Falls, Bobby Patterson, Senior, Punter, Saint Ansgar, Iowa (Saint Ansgar)
UW-Stevens Point, Carter Unger, Junior, Punter, Waukesha, Wis. (South)
 

WIAC Standings - 10/26/21

SCHOOL WIAC PCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK
UW-Whitewater 4-0 1.000 7-0 1.000 4-0 3-0 0-0 W7
UW-La Crosse 4-0 1.000 6-1 0.857 3-0 3-1 0-0 W4
UW-River Falls 2-2 0.500 5-2 0.714 1-2 4-0 0-0 L1
UW-Stout 2-2 0.500 5-2 0.714 2-0 3-2 0-0 L1
UW-Oshkosh 2-2 0.500 4-2 0.667 1-1 3-1 0-0 W1
UW-Eau Claire 1-3 0.250 3-4 0.429 1-2 2-2 0-0 L3
UW-Platteville 1-3 0.250 2-5 0.286 1-3 1-2 0-0 W1
UW-Stevens Point 0-4 0.000 2-5 0.286 0-3 2-2 0-0 L5

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