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WIAC Athletes of the Week
(Week of Sept. 30 - Oct. 6)

FOOTBALL
Offense
John Kelly, Senior (Chicago, Ill./Guerin Prep), Quarterback of UW-Platteville
Kelly tied a program record seven touchdown passes and threw for 442 yards, fourth most in school history in a 49-27 victory over UW-Eau Claire on Oct. 5.  He was 32-of-39 with 15 completions going 15-plus yards and a game-long 67 yards.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Cody Gerver, Junior, Wide Receiver, Mahtomedi, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Nick Olla, Senior, Quarterback, Kewaskum, Wis.
UW-Stevens Point, Mitch Beau, Senior, Quarterback, Fond du Lac, Wis. (St. Mary Springs)
UW-Stout, Adolfo Pacheco, Freshman, Running Back, South Elgin, Ill.
UW-Whitewater, Matt Behrendt, Junior, Quarterback, Westchester, Ill. (Nazareth Academy)

Defense
Cole Klotz, Senior (Elm Grove, Wis./New Berlin Eisenhower), Linebacker of UW-Whitewater
Klotz led the Warhawk defense with nine tackles, including four solo and five assisted in UW-Whitewater’s 47-3 win over UW-La Crosse in the WIAC opener for both teams on Oct. 5.  He added a tackle for a loss of a yard and was part of the Warhawk defense that forced a safety late in the game.
 
Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Sean Graham, Senior, Linebacker, Hales Corners, Wis. (Whitnall)
UW-Oshkosh, Reese Dziedzic, Freshman, Linebacker, Crystal Lake, Ill. (South)
UW-Platteville, Andrew Belken, Sophomore, Outside Linebacker, East Dubuque, Ill.
UW-River Falls, Issac Neumann, Sophomore, Linebacker, New Richmond, Wis. (Somerset)
UW-Stevens Point, Matt Gaffney, Sophomore, Defensive Back, Menasha, Wis.
UW-Stout, Luke Bakkum, Junior, Linebacker, Oconomowoc, Wis.
 
Special Teams
Clint Larsen, Sophomore (Eau Claire, Wis./Memorial), Wide Receiver/Returner of UW-Eau Claire
Larsen returned a kickoff for a touchdown in the third quarter against UW-Platteville on Oct. 5, to help put the Blugolds up 27-21.  He took the kick 98 yards, the Blugolds’ first kick return for a touchdown since Nov. 11, 1987, the longest in school history (previous long was 97 yards by Mike Zeihen in 1980), the third-longest in the NCAA Division III this season, and the sixth- longest in conference history.  Larsen also recorded three tackles on the special teams.

Also nominated:
UW-River Falls, Kwyon Cartwright, Freshman, Lufkin, Texas (Huntington)
UW-Stevens Point, Jayln Coleman, Sophomore, Wide Receiver, St. Petersburg, Fla. (Keswick Christian)
UW-Stout, Ricky Marteney, Senior, Kicker/Punter, Greenfield, Wis.
UW-Whitewater, Justin Howard, Junior, Wide Receiver, West Bend, Wis. (Homestead