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From the WIAC -- 

WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week
(Week of October 24-30)

FOOTBALL

Offense

Joey Stutzman, Senior (Lake Zurich, Ill./Lake Zurich), Running Back of UW-La Crosse 

Stutzman rushed for 108 yards on 21 carries (5.1 average) and finished with three catches for 67 yards and a touchdown in UW-La Crosse's 38-35 win at No. 24-ranked UW-Oshkosh on Oct. 29. His 69-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter gave UW-La Crosse a 28-10 halftime lead. 

Also nominated: 

UW-Eau Claire, Ivan Ruble, Sophomore, Running Back, Clear Lake, Wis. (Clear Lake) 
UW-Oshkosh, Kobe Berghammer, Junior, Quarterback, Cumberland, Wis. (Cumberland) 
UW-River Falls, Luke Kush, Sophomore, Wide Receiver, Fort Ripley, Minn. (Little Falls) 
UW-Stevens Point, Miles Gallagher, Freshman, Wide Receiver, Racine, Wis. (William Horlick)
UW-Stout, Levy Hamer, Senior, Wide Receiver, Chicago, Ill., (St. Laurence) 
UW-Whitewater, Tamir Thomas, Sophomore, Running Back, Menomonee Falls, Wis. (Menomonee Falls) 

Defense 

Ryan Kuechle, Junior (Mankato, Minn./East), Safety of UW-Eau Claire  

Kuechle collected a team-high 13 tackles and recovered a fumble in the Blugolds’ 48-26 win over UW-Stevens Point on Oct. 29. He tallied three solo tackles and added 10 assisted tackles. His fumble recovery deep in Pointers territory in the third quarter set up a Blugold touchdown on the ensuing drive. 

Also nominated: 

UW-La Crosse, Cade Osborn, Senior, Cornerback, Eau Claire, Wis. (Regis)
UW-Oshkosh, Brandon Kolgen, Senior, Defensive Line, Appleton, Wis. (North)
UW-Platteville, Justin Blazek, Senior, Defensive Line, Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley) 
UW-River Falls, Michael Brown, Sophomore, Defensive Back, Victoria, Minn. (Chaska) 
UW-Stout, Cannon Griner, Junior, Defensive Back, Mesa, Ariz. (Red Mountain)
UW-Whitewater, Kyle Gallagher, Senior, Defensive Line, Niles, Ill. (Notre Dame College Prep) 

Special Teams 

Ryan Beirne, Senior (West Salem, Wis./West Salem), Kicker of UW-La Crosse 

Beirne hit the game-winning 51-yard field goal with :51 remaining in UW-La Crosse's 38-35 victory at No. 24-ranked UW-Oshkosh on Oct. 29. His 51-yard field goal tied the single-game school record set by Dewey Stendahl against St. Norbert College (Wis.) in 1969. Beirne also went five-of-five in extra-point attempts in the win. 

Also nominated: 

UW-Eau Claire, Will Adair, Senior, Wide Receiver, Ashwaubenon, Wis. (Ashwaubenon)
UW-Platteville, Andrew Schweigert, Senior, Kicker/Punter, Sussex, Wis. (Hamilton)
UW-Stout, Luke Cool, Sophomore, Kicker, Franklin, Wis. (Franklin)
UW-Whitewater, Jeffery Isotalo-McGuire, Freshman, Kicker, Phoenix, Ariz. (Pinnacle)