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
10/17/2014 Rose Griffin Volleyball
10/8/2014 Nathaniel Logie Men's Soccer
10/1/2014 Terry White Football
9/24/2014 Abdulsalam Oganla Men's Soccer
9/17/2014 Taytem Chapman Women's Tennis
9/10/2014 Matt McCaffrey Football
9/3/2014 Alyssa Stepanian Women's Soccer
5/14/2014 Ezekiel Jere Men's Outdoor Track and Field
5/7/2014 James Fenner Men's Golf
4/30/2014 Amber Eisha Softball
4/23/2014 Amber Eisha Softball
4/16/2014 Ryder Borre Baseball
4/9/2014 Walter Palmer Men's Tennis
4/2/2014 Erik Smoy Baseball
3/26/2014 Ryan Weitendorf Baseball
3/12/2014 Jonathan Ng Men's Tennis
3/5/2014 Walter Palmer Men's Tennis
2/26/2014 Rohail Khan Men's Tennis
2/19/2014 Matt Surprenant Wrestling
2/12/2014 Jodi Marver Women's Basketball
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