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From the WIAC -- 

WIAC Athletes of the Week
(Week of Oct. 15-21)

FOOTBALL

Offense

Keyshawn Carpenter, Senior (Evergreen Park, Ill.), Running Back of UW-Stout
Carpenter rushed for a career-best 182 yards on 38 carries with three touchdowns as the Blue Devils defeated UW-Stevens Point, 31-27. He had five runs of over 10 yards, including a 25-yard rush that set up a tying score at 21-21 late in the second quarter. Carpenter carried the ball 11 times for first downs. He scored the first touchdown of the game, a two-yard rush at 8:56 of the first quarter, then added a one-yard run at 11:15 of the second quarter to give UW-Stout a 13-7 lead. Carpenter’s third touchdown came at 11:23 of the fourth quarter to break the tie game and give UW-Stout a 28-21 lead. The 38 rushes in a single game is the most for a Blue Devil since Andy Reese carried 38 times for 210 times against UW-Platteville on Sept. 10, 2005.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Cole Spieker, Junior, Tight End, Brainerd, Minn.
UW-Oshkosh, Mitch Gerhartz, Junior, Running Back, Hortonville, Wis.
UW-Whitewater, Cole Wilber, Senior, Quarterback, Mission Viejo, Calif. (Dana Hills)

Defense

Carmelo Rosado, Sophomore (Beaver Dam, Wis.), Defensive Back of UW-Eau Claire
Rosado totaled five tackles, a fumble recovery and tallied two interceptions in UW-Eau Claire’s 40-16 win over UW-Platteville on Oct. 20. His second interception of the day was returned 45 yards for a touchdown, which came early in the fourth quarter giving the Blugolds a 26-9 advantage with just under 14 minutes left to play. Rosado led the Blugold defense that finished with four interceptions, three fumble recoveries, six sacks and 10 tackles for a loss. The win was the first WIAC victory in two years for UW-Eau Claire and first over UW-Platteville since 2009.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Elijah McGeehan, Senior, Linebacker, St. Paul, Minn. (Tartan)
UW-Oshkosh, Cole Yoder, Senior, Free Safety, Oshkosh, Wis. (West)
UW-Stevens Point, Kameron Kryzanski, Sophomore, Safety, Thorp, Wis.
UW-Stout, Brandon Vecchio, Junior, Linebacker, Tomahawk, Wis.
UW-Whitewater, Famus Hasty, Senior, Defensive Back, Naperville, Ill. (Neuqua Valley)

Special Teams

Christian Almonte, Senior (Menomonee Falls, Wis.), Wide Receiver of UW-Stevens Point
Almonte returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown to get UW-Stevens Point on the board in the first quarter against UW-Stout on Oct. 20. It was his second kickoff return of 90 or more yards in as many weeks. Almonte is tied for the national lead with two kickoff returns for a touchdown this season. He became the first player in UW-Stevens Point history with three career kickoff returns of 90 or more yards for a touchdown.

Also nominated:
UW-La Crosse, Jake Simuncak, Junior, Wide Receiver, South Milwaukee, Wis.
UW-Oshkosh, Peyton Peterson, Junior, Placekicker, Pewaukee, Wis. (Hartland Arrowhead)
UW-Stout, Shawn Magee, Senior, Punter, Rice Lake, Wis.
UW-Whitewater, Mark McGrath, Sophomore, Defensive Back, Lisle, Ill.