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From the WIAC -- 

WIAC Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week
(Week of September 30 - October 6)

FOOTBALL

Offense

Brandt Stare, Senior (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley), Wide Receiver of UW-Platteville

Stare finished with 189 receiving yards and two touchdowns on seven receptions, while adding the game-winning touchdown pass in the Pioneers 30-27 overtime win over UW-La Crosse on Oct. 5. He scored UW-Platteville's first touchdown of the game on a 78-yard strike late in the third quarter to cut the deficit down to five points. Stare then played a big part in the team's late comeback in regulation, as his 42-yard touchdown catch got the Pioneers back within eight in the closing minutes. His biggest play of the game came on the Pioneers first offensive snap in overtime when he took a backward pass and found Ryan Doherty for a 25-yard touchdown pass and the upset win.

Also nominated:

UW-Oshkosh, Cole Warren, Freshman, Quarterback, Roscoe, Ill. (Hononegah)
UW-River Falls, Kaleb Blaha, Senior, Quarterback, Coon Rapids, Minn. (Fridley)
UW-Whitewater, Tamir Thomas, Senior, Running Back, Menomonee Falls, Wis. (Menomonee Falls)

Defense

Paul Kim, Freshman (Janesville, Wis./Parker), Defensive Back of UW-Whitewater

In his first collegiate start, Kim led the UW-Whitewater defense with seven tackles, including two for a loss of 13 yards, a sack for a loss of nine and a forced fumble. Midway through the fourth, Kim came off the edge to sack the Titan quarterback and cause a fumble. Although UW-Oshkosh recovered, it pushed the Titans back to a 3rd-and-19 and led to a punt on their final drive of the game. The Warhawks went on to beat UW-Oshkosh 21-14 in the WIAC opener.

Also nominated:

UW-Oshkosh, Jose Munoz-Dominguez, Senior, Defensive Back, Ripon, Wis. (Ripon)
UW-Platteville, Ollie Hughes, Sophomore, Defensive Back, Long Grove, Iowa (North Scott)
UW-River Falls, Andre Hall, Junior, Defensive Back, Cambridge, Minn. (Cambridge-Isanti)
UW-Stevens Point, Carson Van Ess, Senior, Defensive Back, Two Rivers, Wis. (Two Rivers)
UW-Stout, Nick Mohs, Senior, Defensive Line, Rochester, Minn. (Stewartville)

Special Teams

Luke Cool, Senior (Franklin, Wis./Franklin), Kicker of UW-Stout

Cool tied his own school record with five made field goals against UW-Stevens Point. He was good from 30, 31, 21, 36, and 23, and made his only PAT for a total of 16 points. Cool averaged 57.2 yards on his six kickoffs with two touchbacks. 

Also nominated:

UW-Oshkosh, Walleye Ratliff, Sophomore, Punter, Cincinnati, Ohio (Archbishop Moeller)
UW-Platteville, Benjamin Younker, Sophomore, Punter, Genoa, Ill. (Genoa-Kingston)
UW-River Falls, Justin Scheberl, Junior, Fond du Lac, Wis. (Fond du Lac)
UW-Stout, Luke Cool, Senior, Kicker, Franklin, Wis. (Franklin)