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
4/14/2017 Alec Jordan Baseball
4/7/2017 Alec Jordan Baseball
3/31/2017 Kyleigh Guthals Softball
3/24/2017 Stryker Davies Baseball
3/3/2017 Val Varanese Track & Field
2/17/2017 Michaela Kowalewski Track & Field
2/10/2017 Madeline Bruce Swimming and Diving
2/3/2017 Morgan Potter Women's Basketball
1/27/2017 Kyra Huffman Women's Basketball
1/20/2017 Kyra Huffman Women's Basketball
1/13/2017 Jarrelyn McCall Women's Basketball
12/16/2016 Hailey Leinart Women's Basketball
12/16/2016 Hailey Leinart Women's Basketball
12/9/2016 Madeline Bruce Swimming and Diving
12/2/2016 Kyra Huffman Women's Basketball
11/18/2016 Eric Thompson Men's Basketball
11/11/2016 Kayla Brown Women's Soccer
11/4/2016 Angelica Gamez Women's Soccer
10/28/2016 Phelipe Graske Men's Soccer
10/21/2016 Dalton James Football
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