Athlete Awards

Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week

Karl Ruzgas - 2015 headshot

Karl Ruzgas

  • Award
    Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/11/2015
  • Sport
    Men's Tennis
  • Bio
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Senior Karl Ruzgas had the best day of his career by going 4-0 against North Central College and Simpson College in the first matches of the season on February 7.  His previous best was three wins against Lake Forest College and St. Norbert College on April 5, 2014.

A four-year starter, Ruzgas defeated his #2 singles opponent from North Central 7-5, 6-2.  He made it two straight wins with a 6-2, 7-6 (7-0) decision against Simpson.

Ruzgas teamed up with senior Walter Palmer to post a pair of #1 doubles victories.  They downed North Central 8-4 and then rolled to an 8-2 win against their counterparts from Simpson.

Knox fell 6-3 against North Central and bounced back with a 5-4 win over Simpson to open the 2015 campaign.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
9/28/2018 Joshua Schumacher Men's Golf
9/21/2018 Alessandro Benelli Men's Soccer
9/14/2018 Justin Dunn Men's Soccer
9/7/2018 Mady Ferris Volleyball
5/4/2018 Kristen Koviekis Softball
4/20/2018 Duncan Wheeler Men's Golf
4/13/2018 Kobe Shutter Baseball
4/6/2018 Arthur Santoro Track & Field
3/30/2018 Shelby Keen Women's Golf
3/23/2018 Tegan Doherty Softball
2/23/2018 Malik Hamilton Track & Field
2/16/2018 Arthur Santoro Track & Field
2/9/2018 Jonathan Damota Men's Basketball
2/2/2018 Jarrelyn McCall Women's Basketball
1/26/2018 Hailey Leinart Women's Basketball
1/19/2018 Jarrelyn McCall Women's Basketball
1/12/2018 Jarrelyn McCall Women's Basketball
1/5/2018 Hailey Leinart Women's Basketball
12/15/2017 Morgan Potter Women's Basketball
12/8/2017 Kyra Huffman Women's Basketball
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