University of Minnesota Morris Athletics

Heartland Cougar Athletes of the Week

2024-25 Recipients

WEEK OF	Recipient
Sept. 9-15	Izayah Boss, Football
Sept. 16-21	Johnette Nagbe, Women's Soccer
Sept. 23-28	Aaron Nack, Men's Golf
Sept. 30-Oct.5	Chayce Meyer, Football
Oct. 7-12	Mary Cate Ziembiec, Volleyball
Oct. 14-19	Laura Wellbrock, Volleyball
Oct. 29-Nov. 2	Sydney Petersen, Volleyball	Bryson Drake, Football
Nov. 4-9	Clara Holden, Volleyball	Logan Ahlers, Football
Nov. 11-16	Claire Stark, Women's Basketball	Alex Emmrich, Football
Nov. 17-23	Maddy Grove, Women's Basketball	Pal Dak, Men's Basketball
Jan. 6-11	Maddy Grove, Women's Basketball	Dom Aguilar, Men's Basketball
Jan. 13-18	McKenna Falak, Women's Swim & Dive	Carvin Fish, Men's Basketball
Jan. 20-25	Amaya Willis, Women's Track & Field	Pal Dak, Men's Basketball
Jan. 27-Feb. 1	Itzel Salazar, Women's Basketball	Pal Dak, Men's Basketball
Feb. 3-8	Amaya Willis, Women's Track & Field	Gregory Ohman, Men's Track & Field
Feb. 10-15	McKenna Falak, Swimming & Diving	John Gulon, Swimming & Diving

2023-24 Recipients

WEEK OF	Men's Recipient	Women's Recipient
Sept. 11-17	Izayah Boss, Football	McKenzie Newton, Volleyball
Sept. 18-24	Alex Happ, Football	Kim Peters, Soccer
Sept. 25-Oct. 1	Izayah Boss, Football	Tori Scheler, Volleyball
Oct. 2-8	Sean Diakite, Football	Maggie Jones, Volleyball
Oct. 9-15	Mathias Warrington, Golf	Laura Wellbrock, Volleyball
Oct. 16-22	Marcus Reeb, Football	Ava Brunn, Volleyball
Oct. 23-29	Nick Isensee, Soccer	McKenzie Newton, Volleyball
Oct. 30-Nov. 5	Gregory Ohman, Football	Sylvia Pesch, Cross Country
Nov. 6-12	Gregory Ohman, Football	McKenzie Newton, Volleyball
Nov. 13-19	Izayah Boss, Football	Maddy Grove, Basketball
Feb. 5-11	Jacob Lee, Track & Field	Kim Peters, Track & Field
Feb. 12-18	Izayah Boss, Track & Field	Jay Kwateh, Basketball
Feb. 19-25	John Gulon, Swimming	Shelby Mortenson, Basketball
Feb. 26-Mar. 3	Ben Meuser, Baseball	Skyla Bristol, Softball
Apr. 8-14	Ryan McGie, Baseball	Alyssa Thornton, Softball
Apr. 15-21	Ethan Schmitz, Baseball	Sierra Stevens, Softball
May 6-12	Jacob Lee, Track & Field	Mary Landherr, Softball

2022-23 Recipients

WEEK OF	Men's Recipient	Women's Recipient
Sept. 5-11	Brady Raph, Golf	Payton Sierra, Golf
Sept. 12-18	Ethan Tang, Football	Hannah Selig, Golf
Sept. 19-25	Lucas Harmon, Soccer	Kim Peters, Soccer
Sept. 26-Oct. 2	Izayah Boss, Football	Payton Sierra, Golf
Oct. 3-9	Greg Peterson, Cross Country	Bernadette Cienik, Soccer
Oct. 10-16	Brady Raph, Soccer	McKenzie Newton, Volleyball
Oct. 17-23	Chayce Meyer, Football	Ilsa Hoaglund, Cross Country
Oct. 24-30	Chayce Meyer, Football	Alyssa Ukestad, Volleyball
Oct. 31-Nov. 6	Greg Peterson, Cross Country	McKenzie Newton, Volleyball
Nov. 7-13		Anna Molstad, Volleyball
Nov. 14-20	Jaret Johnson, Basketball	Reece Wassink, Basketball
Nov. 21-27	Pal Dak, Basketball	Madi Gerdes, Swimming & Diving
Nov. 28-Dec. 4	Kenny Placide, Basketball	Haley Wollschlager, Basketball
Dec. 5-11	Noah Kannegiesser, Basketball	Jadyn Sondrol, Basketball
Dec. 19-25		Haley Wollschlager, Basketball
Jan. 2-8	Jaret Johnson, Basketball	Malory Anderson, Basketball
Jan. 9-15	Corbyn Alexander, Basketball	Malory Anderson, Basketball
Jan. 16-22	Kenny Placide, Basketball	Haley Wollschlager, Basketball
Jan. 23-29	Noah Kannegiesser, Basketball	Jay Kwateh, Basketball
Jan. 30-Feb. 5	Noah Kannegiesser, Basketball	Kim Peters, Track & Field
Feb. 6-12	Izayah Boss, Track & Field	Lexi Gerdes, Swimming & Diving
Feb. 13-19	Izayah Boss, Track & Field	Grace Hambike, Track & Field
Feb. 20-26	Cody Nye, Track & Field	Maggie Landwer, Track & Field
March 6-12	David Steffen, Baseball
March 13-19	Tyler Scheler, Baseball	Tori Nichols, Softball
March 20-26		Allison Bruhn, Tennis
March 27-April 2	David Steffen, Baseball	Mary Landherr, Softball
April 3-9	Ben Meuser, Baseball	Kim Peters, Track & Field

2021-22 Recipients

WEEK OF	Men's Recipient	Women's Recipient
Sept. 6-12	Brady Raph, Golf	Briahna Hensel, Cross Country
Sept. 13-19	Grady Larsen, Cross Country	Laura Wellbrock, Volleyball
Sept. 20-26	Lucas Harmon, Soccer	McKenzie Newton, Volleyball
Sept. 27-Oct. 3	Branden Carlson, Football	Hannah Selig, Golf
Oct. 4-10	Alex Emmrich, Football	Lydia Nash, Volleyball
Oct. 11-17	Brady Raph, Golf	Payton Sierra, Golf
Oct. 18-24	Branden Carlson, Football	Monica Calderon, Soccer
Oct. 25-31	Carver Hammond, Soccer	Maggie Jones, Volleyball
Nov. 1-7	Connor Oldenburg, Football	Briahna Hensel, Cross Country
Nov. 8-14	Pal Dak, Basketball	Jay Kwateh, Basketball
Nov. 15-21	Ian Carlin, Basketball	Haley Wollschlager, Basketball
Nov. 22-28	Dillon Haider, Basketball	Jenna Gutterman, Swimming & Diving
Dec. 6-12	Cody Nye, Track & Field	Hailey Gill, Track & Field
Jan. 10-16	KJ Riley, Basketball	Lexus Eagle Chasing, Basketball
Jan. 17-23	Jaret Johnson, Basketball	Jay Kwateh, Basketball
Jan. 24-30	Dillon Haider, Basketball	Hailey Gill, Track & Field
Jan. 31-Feb.6	Justin Robinson, Track & Field	Maddie Carrington, Track & Field
Feb. 7-13	Noah Kannegiesser, Basketball	Jasmine Terry, Track & Field
Feb. 14-20	Cody Nye, Track & Field	Jenna Gutterman, Swimming & Diving
Feb. 21-27	Cody Nye, Track & Field	Maddie Carrington, Track & Field
March 14-20	Alex Baumann, Baseball	Tori Nichols-Kraft, Softball
March 21-27	Logan Graves, Baseball	Mollie Dummer, Softball
March 28-April 3	Alex Baumann, Baseball	Kate Obright, Tennis
April 4-10	Branden Carlson, Baseball	Olivia Diver, Softball
April 11-17	Luke Petersen, Track & Field	Tori Nichols-Kraft, Softball
April 18-24	Brady Raph, Golf	Jasmine Terry, Track & Field
April 25-May 1	Cody Nye, Track & Field	Marissa Allen, Softball
May 2-8	Jacob Schaaf, Baseball	Jenica Moes, Track & Field

2020-21 Recipients

WEEK OF	Men’s Recipient	Women’s Recipient
February 1-7	Corbyn Alexander, Basketball	Jessica Bliese, Track & Field
February 8-14	Justin Robinson, Track & Field	Lexus Eagle Chasing, Basketball
February 15-21	Dillon Haider, Basketball	McKenna Langerud, Track & Field
February 22-28	Dillon Haider, Basketball	Kate Obright, Tennis
March 1-7	Paul Decker, Tennis	Jessica Bliese, Track & Field
March 8-14	Justin Robinson, Track & Field	McKenzie Newton, Volleyball
March 15-21		Jessica Bliese, Track & Field; Megan Arens, Tennis
March 22-28		Tori Everson, Volleyball; McKenzie Newton, Volleyball
March 29-April 4	Alex Boyd, Track & Field	Maggie Jones, Volleyball
April 5-11	Nick Garmen, Tennis	Jenica Moes, Track & Field
April 12-18	Brady Raph, Golf	Monica Calderon, Soccer
April 19-25	Julien Shadle, Baseball	Kiley Rodarmel, Tennis
April 26-May 2	Carson Friestad, Soccer	Sam Tate, Soccer and Tennis
May 3-9	Nick Garmen, Tennis	Jessica Bliese, Track & Field

2019-20 Recipients

WEEK OF	Men’s Recipient	Women’s Recipient
September 9-15	Connor Oldenburg, Football	Layne Herrmann, Volleyball
September 16-22	Trey Heinsius, Soccer	Kennedy Geller, Volleyball
September 23-29	Drew Shipley, Football	Alyssa Ukestad, Volleyball
September 30-October 6	Matt Menth, Football	Brenna Tinjum, Volleyball
October 7-13	Jake Peterson, Soccer	Payton Sierra, Golf
October 14-20	Adam Farag, Football	Sam Tate, Soccer
October 21-27	Marcos Luna, Football	Monica Calderon, Soccer
October 28-November 3	Drew Shipley, Football	Sam Tate, Soccer
November 4-10	Ryan Anderson, Cross Country	McKenna Langerud, Cross Country
November 11-17	Branden Carlson, Football	Tori Everson, Volleyball
November 18-24	Drew Shipley, Football	Lexus Eagle Chasing, Basketball
November 25-December 1	James Pendleton, Basketball	Caitlin Papke, Swimming & Diving
December 2-8	Ian Carlin, Basketball	Mia Wassink, Basketball
December 9-15	Trent Merkins, Track & Field	Lexus Eagle Chasing, Basketball
December 16-January 5	James Pendleton, Basketball	Abby Van Kempen, Basketball
January 6-12	Dillon Haider, Basketball	Abby Van Kempen, Basketball
January 13-19	Dillon Haider, Basketball	Mia Wassink, Basketball
January 20-26	Jaret Johnson, Basketball	Mia Wassink, Basketball
January 27-February 2	Trent Merkins, Track & Field	Olivia Lacher, Swimming & Diving
February 3-9	Trent Merkins, Track & Field	Hailey Gill, Track & Field
February 10-16	Ryan Anderson, Track & Field	Lexus Eagle Chasing, Basketball
February 17-23	Trent Merkins, Track & Field	Olivia Lacher, Swimming & Diving
February 24-March 1	Malachy Brink, Baseball	McKenna Langerud, Track & Field
March 2-8	Ryan Anderson, Track & Field	McKenna Langerud, Track & Field
March 9-15	Trent Merkins, Track & Field	Jessica Bliese, Track & Field

2018-19 Recipients

WEEK OF	Men’s Recipient	Women’s Recipient
August 31-September 2	Tyler Sassenberg, Cross Country	Tori Everson, Volleyball
September 3-9	Jake Peterson, Soccer	Payton Sierra, Golf
September 10-16	Blake Weimer, Football	Layne Herrmann, Volleyball
September 17-23	Caleb Kemp, Football	Brooke Lorentz, Soccer
September 24-30	Ryan Anderson, Cross Country	Sam Tate, Soccer
October 1-7	Orion Collins, Golf	Meghan Foley, Golf
October 8-14	Marcos Luna, Football	Katherine Novak, Cross Country
October 15-21	Nathan Gehlen, Football	Rachel Mathias, Volleyball
October 22-28	Ryan Anderson, Cross Country	Katherine Novak, Cross Country
October 29-November 4	Tristan Balk, Soccer	Layne Herrmann, Volleyball
January 23-30	Tyler Sassenberg, Track & Field	Lexus Eagle Chasing, Basketball
January 30-February 6	Tyler Sassenberg, Track & Field	Jessica Bliese, Track & Field
February 6-13	Trent Merkins, Track & Field	Becca Holland, Basketball
February 13-20	Tyler Sassenberg, Track & Field	Abby Van Kempen, Basketball
February 20-27	Justin Pearson, Track & Field	Katherine Novak, Track & Field
February 27-March 6	Justin Pearson, Track & Field	Emily Ciesynski, Track & Field
March 6-20	Alex Boyd, Track & Field	Maddie Johnson, Women's Tennis
March 20-27	Jack Flicker, Men's Tennis	Sam Tate, Women's Tennis
March 27-April 3	Alex Baumann, Baseball	Marissa Allen, Softball
April 3-10	Trent Merkins, Track & Field	Katherine Novak, Track & Field
April 10-17	Tyler Sassenberg, Track & Field	Emily Ciesynski, Track & Field
April 17-24	Michael Head, Baseball	Kallie Wycoff, Softball
April 24-May 1	Tyler Sassenberg, Track & Field	Emily Ciesynski, Track & Field
May 1-7	Blaise Fairbanks, Baseball	Emily Ciesynski, Track & Field
May 8-15	Ryan Anderson, Track & Field	Emily Ciesynski, Track & Field

2017-18 Recipients

WEEK OF	Men’s Recipient	Women’s Recipient
August 28-September 3	Drew Shipley, Football	Layne Herrmann, Volleyball
September 4-10	Cody Christ, Soccer	Morgan Miller, Volleyball
September 11-17	John Hoff, Football	Kelsey Wattenhofer, Golf
September 18-24	Hunter Balmer, Golf	Meghan Foley, Golf
September 25-October 1	Justin Masloski, Football	Marissa Ekness, Volleyball
October 2-8	Luqman Barre, Soccer	Molly Hancuh, Soccer
October 9-15	Gabe Arreguin, Soccer	Layne Herrmann, Volleyball
October 16-22	David Roanhorse, Cross Country	Katie Reitsma, Volleyball
October 23-29	Kailen Ha'o-Martin, Football	Katherine Novak, Cross Country
October 30-November 5	Drew Shipley, Football	Marissa Ekness, Volleyball
November 6-12	Tyler Sassenberg, Cross Country	McKenna Vininski, Swimming/Diving
November 13-19	CD Douglas, Basketball	Kendra Raths, Basketball
November 20-26	Noah Grove, Basketball	Bailey Miller, Basketball
November 27-December 3	CD Douglas, Basketball	Mauren Thiesen, Basketball
December 4-10	Noah Grove, Basketball	Emily Ciesynski, Track and Field
December 11-31	CD Douglas, Basketball	Abby Van Kempen, Basketball
January 1-7	Jeffrey Halverson, Basketball	Kendra Raths, Basketball
January 8-14	Noah Grove, Basketball	Elli Stevenson, Basketball
January 15-21	Justin Pearson, Track and Field	Caitlin Papke, Swimming/Diving
January 22-28	Cole Kvistero, Track and Field	Molly McGrath, Track and Field
January 29-February 4	Trent Merkins, Track and Field	Abby Van Kempen, Basketball
February 5-11	Noah Grove, Basketball	Kendra Raths, Basketball
February 12-18	CD Douglas, Basketball	Emily Ciesynski, Track and Field
February 19-25	Justin Pearson, Track and Field	Katherine Novak, Track and Field
February 26-March 11	Thomas Eckstein, Baseball	Kallie Wycoff, Softball
March 12-18	Jackson Gessell, Baseball	Paige Dahlberg, Softball
March 19-April 1	Paul Leslie, Tennis	Maddie Johnson, Tennis
April 2-15	Michael Head, Baseball	Megan Knickerbocker, Softball
April 16-22	Justin Pearson, Track and Field	Emily Ciesynski, Track and Field
April 23-29	Nick Peterson, Baseball	Megan Knickerbocker, Softball
April 30-May 6	Justin Pearson, Track and Field	Emily Ciesynski, Track and Field

2016-17 Recipients

WEEK OF	Men’s Recipient	Women’s Recipient
May 8-14	Chandler Erickson, Baseball
May 1-7	Chalmer Combellick, Track and Field	Hannah Goemann, Track and Field
April 24-30	Jackson Gessell, Baseball	Becca Holland, Softball
April 17-23	Tyler Hannan, Baseball	Lacey Sullivan, Softball
April 10-16	Cole Kvistero, Track and Field	Carly Denler, Track and Field
April 3-9	Evan Ellingworth, Baseball	Hannah Goemann, Track and Field
March 27-April 2	Michael Dockendorf, Baseball	Emily Nordquist, Softball
March 20-26	Cole Kvistero, Track and Field	Emily Ciesynski, Track and Field
March 13-19	Jackson Gessell, Baseball	Gina Downie, Softball
February 27-March 12	Justin Terry, Track and Field	Autumn Mahoney, Softball
February 20-26	Tyler Ukkelberg, Basketball	Bailey Miller, Basketball
February 13-19	Justin Terry, Track and Field	Elli Stevenson, Basketball
February 6-12	CD Douglas, Basketball	Swim/Dive Team
January 30-February 5	Chalmer Combellick, Track and Field	Hannah Goemann, Track and Field
January 23-29	Noah Grove, Basketball	Elli Stevenson, Basketball
January 16-22	Tyler Ukkelberg, Basketball	Carly Denler, Track and Field
January 9-15	Noah Grove, Basketball	Montana Lawrence, Swimming
January 2-8	CD Douglas, Basketball	Kendra Raths, Basketball
December 5-18	Jeremy Halverson, Basketball	Abby Van Kempen, Basketball
November 28-December 4	CD Douglas, Basketball	Mauren Thiesen, Basketball
November 14-27	Tyler Ukkelberg, Basketball	Caitlin Papke, Swimming
November 7-13	Donnie Mavencamp, Football	Women's Soccer Team
October 31-November 6	Evan Guffey, Football	Torri Jordan, Soccer
October 24-30	Chalmer Combellick, Cross Country	Elisabeth Anderson, Cross Country
October 17-23	Evan Guffey, Football	Katie Reitsma, Volleyball
October 10-16	Chalmer Combellick, Cross Country	Yu Ito, Soccer
October 3-9	Kyle Och, Golf	Molly Hancuh, Soccer
September 26-October 2	Cody Christ, Soccer	Allison Bot, Golf
September 19-25	Justin Masloski, Football	Marissa Ekness, Volleyball
September 12-18	Joseph Loija, Football	Layne Herrmann, Volleyball
September 5-11	Drew Shipley, Football	Kelsey Wattenhofer, Golf
September 1-4	Kyle Och, Golf	Elisabeth Anderson, Cross Country