Athlete Awards

Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week

Rebecca Katz fall 2014

Rebecca Katz

  • Award
    Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/18/2014
  • Sport
    Cross Country
  • Bio
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First-year Rebecca Katz ran the fastest 6K time in school history at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on November 18. 

Katz led Knox at the regional with her time of 23:57, topping the previous 6K record of 24:05 set by junior teammate Elizabeth Reyes at the 2012 Midwest Conference championships.  Katz and Reyes were the top two finishers for the Prairie Fire at this year’s regional.

Katz owns two other Knox women’s cross country all-time top 25 performances in the 6K.  Her time of 24:27 at Lawrence University ranks seventh and the 25:06 she ran at the Bradley Pink Classic is 20th.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
1/29/2014 Chantal Heckman Women's Basketball
1/22/2014 Madeline Bruce Women's Swimming & Diving
1/14/2014 Grace Theisen Women's Basketball
1/8/2014 Matt Surprenant Wrestling
12/18/2013 Clarice Bernett Women's Swimming & Diving
12/11/2013 Esai Ponce Wrestling
11/20/2013 David Jones Men's Basketball
11/13/2013 Madeline Bruce Women's Swimming & Diving
11/6/2013 Gabe Moreno Men's Cross Country
10/30/2013 Terence Lau Men's Soccer
10/23/2013 Maxwell Gatyas Men's Soccer
10/16/2013 Jordan Willits Football
10/9/2013 Terence Lau Men's Soccer
10/2/2013 Charlie Harned Men's Soccer
9/25/2013 Lauren Metcalf Volleyball
9/18/2013 Nathaniel Logie Men's Soccer
9/11/2013 Maxwell Gatyas Men's Soccer
9/4/2013 Ella Petersen Women's Soccer
5/14/2013 Joe Puntoriero Men's Outdoor Track and Field
5/8/2013 Phil Tallman Baseball
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