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WIAC Football Athletes of the Week and Standings: Oct. 16-22

10/24/2023, 3:15pm CDT
By WIAC

From the WIAC -- 

WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week
(Week of October 16-22)

FOOTBALL

Offense

Alec Ogden, Senior (Marshall, Wis./Monona Grove), Quarterback of UW-Whitewater

Ogden led No. 5-ranked UW-Whitewater to a 37-20 win over UW-Stout on Oct. 21. He was 23-of-40 for 281 yards and a pair of passing touchdowns. Ogden added another 90 yards and two more touchdowns on the ground. For the game, he accounted for 371 total yards of offense and four touchdowns, while reaching the 1,000 passing yard milestone for the season.

Also nominated:

UW-Eau Claire, Isaac Garside, Junior, Wide Receiver, Bonduel, Wis. (Bonduel)
UW-La Crosse, Keyser Helterbrand, Senior, Quarterback, Hudson, Wis. (Hudson)
UW-Oshkosh, Kobe Berghammer, Senior, Quarterback, Clayton, Wis. (Cumberland)
UW-Platteville, Brandt Stare, Junior, Wide Receiver, Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)
UW-River Falls, Kaleb Blaha, Junior, Quarterback, Coon Rapids, Minn. (Fridley)
UW-Stout, Tucker Haakonson, Sophomore, Wide Receiver, St. Cloud, Minn. (Rocori)

Defense

Tyler Bacon, Senior (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston), Defensive Line of UW-Platteville

Bacon and the rest of the Pioneers defense bounced back after giving up two early scores as they held UW-Eau Claire scoreless for the final 53 minutes of play. He recorded three tackles for loss and one sack, while breaking up one pass and recovering a fumble. Bacon found his way into the end zone late in the third quarter on a 20-yard scoop-and-score to increase the UW-Platteville lead to 40-14.

Also nominated:

UW-Eau Claire, Brady Hoffner, Sophomore, Linebacker, Mankato, Minn. (East)
UW-La Crosse, Tanner Newlin, Junior, Linebacker, Savage, Minn. (Prior Lake)
UW-River Falls, Gage Timm, Sophomore, Linebacker, Shawano, Wis. (Shawano)
UW-Stout, Blaine Seidl, Sophomore, Linebacker, Medford, Wis. (Medford)
UW-Whitewater, Egon Hein, Senior, Defensive Back, St. Charles, Ill. (North)

Special Teams

Michael Stack, Sophomore (Oshkosh, Wis./West), Kicker of UW-La Crosse

Stack went four-of-four in extra-point attempts and converted a 40-yard field goal in UW-La Crosse's 31-28 victory over UW-Oshkosh on Oct. 21. His field goal with 4:14 left in the third quarter extended UW-La Crosse's lead to 24-14. 

Also nominated:
UW-Platteville, Beau Kopp, Sophomore, Long Snapper, Cuba City, Wis. (Cuba City)
UW-River Falls, Tim Oeun, Junior, Running Back, St. Paul, Minn. (Tartan)
UW-Whitewater, Jeff Isotalo-McGuire, Sophomore, Kicker, Phoenix, Ariz. (Pinnacle)

WIAC Standings - 10/24/23

SCHOOL WIAC PCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK
UW-La Crosse 4-0 1.000 6-1 0.857 2-1 4-0 0-0 W5
UW-River Falls 3-1 0.750 6-1 0.857 2-1 4-0 0-0 W1
UW-Whitewater 3-1 0.750 6-1 0.857 2-1 4-0 0-0 W2
UW-Oshkosh 2-2 0.500 4-3 0.571 2-1 2-2 0-0 L1
UW-Platteville 2-2 0.500 4-3 0.571 1-2 3-1 0-0 W1
UW-Stout 1-3 0.250 3-4 0.429 2-2 1-2 0-0 L1
UW-Eau Claire 1-3 0.250 2-5 0.286 1-3 1-3 0-0 L3
UW-Stevens Point 0-4 0.000 1-6 0.143 1-2 0-4 0-0 L5

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