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Rice Lake senior Kenneth Bednarek has been selected as the PlayInTheDells.com Athlete of the Week for the week of May 28 through June 3 after a vote on WSN. 

There were 2,318 votes this week; Bednarek received 1,220 votes, and Maddy Anderson of Waukesha North finished second with 610. 

Bednarek won three State Track & Field Championships and set Division 2 meet records in all three, while also helping the Warriors to the Division 2 state title.

He won the 100, 200 and 400-meter dashes.

Kenneth set records in the 100 and 200 dashes in prelim runs of 10.42 and 20.43. He also posted record run of 46.73 in the 400-meter finals.

Bednarek's 200 time is the all-division record in state meet history; breaking former Milwaukee Tech star Michael Bennett’s record of 20.68 that was set in 1998.

Kenneth is committed to Indian Hills Community College in Iowa. 

The Athlete of the Week is sponsored by PlayInTheDells.com. It highlights the players that have "made a splash" in the world of high school sports each week. If you have a nominee for Athlete of the Week please send it to Norbert Durst. 

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