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.ย  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.ย  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.ย  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
12/19/2012 Jodi Marver Women's Basketball
12/12/2012 Mitch Murphy Men's Basketball
12/5/2012 Jodi Marver Women's Basketball
11/21/2012 Greg Ventris Wrestling
11/14/2012 Phil Tallman Football
11/7/2012 Derek Mortensen Football
10/31/2012 Sean Choate Men's Cross Country
10/24/2012 Derek Mortensen Football
10/17/2012 Derek Mortensen Football
10/9/2012 Luke Oosterbaan Football
10/3/2012 Gabe Moreno Men's Cross Country
9/26/2012 Charlie Harned Men's Soccer
9/19/2012 Kaylie Prince Volleyball
9/12/2012 Maxwell Gatyas Men's Soccer
9/5/2012 Mike Schroeder Football
5/14/2012 Jonas Mack Men's Outdoor Track and Field
5/9/2012 Bobby Stuebi Men's Golf
5/2/2012 Rhiannon Neuville Softball
4/25/2012 Bryan Leslie Baseball
4/18/2012 Brittney Price Softball
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