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From the WIAC -- 

WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week
(Week of October 17-23)

FOOTBALL

Offense

Kaleb Blaha, Sophomore (Coon Rapids, Minn./Fridley), Quarterback of UW-River Falls 

Blaha totaled four touchdowns and 315 yards of total offense all in the first half during the 63-6 win over UW-Eau Claire on Oct. 22. He helped the Falcons to a 35-0 lead in the first quarter, scoring on every one of their drives (6-for-6) on just 16 plays. Blaha completed 12 of 18 passes for 236 yards with three touchdowns through the air and rushed for 79 yards with one rushing score. 

Also nominated: 

UW-La Crosse, Cade Garcia, Senior, Quarterback, Whitefish Bay, Wis. (Whitefish Bay) 
UW-Oshkosh, Trae Tetzlaff, Sophomore, Wide Receiver, Waukesha, Wis. (West) 
UW-Platteville, Ben Wilson, Senior, Wide Receiver, Bettendorf, Iowa (Bettendorf) 
UW-Stout, Chase Hughes, Sophomore, Running Back, Fremont, Wis. (Hortonville) 
UW-Whitewater, Nathan Zak, Junior, Offensive Line, Germantown, Wis. (Germantown) 

Defense 

Colton Ingram, Senior (Byron, Ill./Byron), Linebacker of UW-Platteville 

Ingram had the play of the day for the Pioneers in a 17-13 win over No. 3-ranked UW-Whitewater in the George Chryst Memorial Bowl. Late in the first half with the Pioneers trailing 10-7, Ingram stepped in front of an Evan Lewandowski pass and returned it 46 yards for a touchdown. Ingram was credited with eight tackles, one tackle for a loss, and two quarterback hurries in the contest. 

Also nominated: 

UW-La Crosse, Jack Anderson, Junior, Defensive Line, Minneapolis, Minn. (Academy of Holy Angels) 
UW-Oshkosh, Tory Jandrin, Senior, Linebacker, Kolberg, Wis. (Southern Door) 
UW-River Falls, Cade Schmidt, Sophomore, Linebacker, Motley, Minn. (Staples-Motley) 
UW-Stout, Cannon Griner, Junior, Defensive Line, Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain) 
UW-Whitewater, Kyle Koelblinger, Sophomore, Defensive Back, Crystal Lake, Ill. (Prairie Ridge) 

Special Teams 

DJ Stewart, Junior (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly), Running Back of UW-Oshkosh 

Trailing 14-13 early in the fourth quarter against UW-Stout, Stewart scored the game-winning touchdown returning the kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown to give the No. 24-ranked Titans a 19-14 victory. It is the third-longest kickoff return in program history. 

Also nominated: 

UW-La Crosse, Ryan Bartol, Sophomore, Wide Receiver, Berlin, Wis. (Berlin) 
UW-Platteville, Andrew Schweigert, Senior, Kicker/Punter, Sussex, Wis. (Hamilton) 
UW-River Falls, Justin Scheberl, Freshman, Kicker, Fond du Lac, Wis. (Fond du Lac) 
UW-Stout, Ben Karls, Freshman, Punter, Hudson, Wis. (Hudson) 
UW-Whitewater, Jeffery Isotalo-McGuire, Freshman, Kicker, Phoenix, Ariz. (Pinnacle)