Athlete Awards

Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week

Tanner Carlson

  • Award
    Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/4/2012
  • Sport
    Men's Basketball
  • Bio
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Carlson, a senior co-captain for the Prairie Fire, had an outstanding two-day stretch December 29-30 at the 2011 Purple and Gold Tournament in Defiance, Ohio.  

Carlson, the latest Prairie Fire Performer of the Week Award winner, averaged 24 points and six assists in Ohio.  He was named to the Purple and Gold All-Tournament Team after shooting a red hot 72 percent from the field (18-of-25), 6-of-7 from behind the 3-point arc, and 6-for-6 from the free throw line. 

The Fire’s floor general, Carlson scored a career-high 31 points on 11-of-16 shooting, including five baskets from 3-point range, on December 30 against Trine University.  He also knocked down all four of his free throw attempts and added six assists against the Thunder.

Carlson had a strong opening game of the tournament as well on December 29 against host Defiance College.  He made 7-of-9 shots, one of them a 3-pointer, and went 2-for-2 from the foul line for a 17-point effort.  In addition, Carlson dished out six assists and grabbed four rebounds against the Yellow Jackets.

Carlson, who is averaging team-highs of 13.4 points and 5.6 assists per game, has been rock solid since the Prairie Fire’s 71-68 Midwest Conference win on December 13 at Lawrence University.  He scored 21 points to go along with five assists and four rebounds to help Knox stop an 11-game slide against the Vikings.

Over his last five games, Carlson is averaging 19 points and nearly five assists per contest while shooting 58.6 percent (34-of-58) overall, 50 percent (6-of-12) from 3-point range, and 87.5 percent (21-of-24) from the foul stripe.

Carlson leads the Midwest Conference in total assists (56).  He’s tied for second in assists per game, ranks 4th in free throws made (36), 13th in free throw percentage (80 percent), tied for 5th in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.0), 11th in scoring, and 11th in 3-point percentage (42.1 percent).



Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
5/1/2013 Joe Puntoriero Men's Outdoor Track and Field
4/24/2013 Erik Smoy Baseball
4/17/2013 Sean Choate Men's Outdoor Track and Field
4/10/2013 Dustin Armstrong Baseball
4/3/2013 Amber Eisha Softball
3/27/2013 Caleb Weaver Baseball
3/13/2013 Jackson White Baseball
2/26/2013 Stephen Bora Wrestling
2/19/2013 Walter Palmer Men's Tennis
2/13/2013 Katie White Women's Basketball
2/5/2013 Joe Puntoriero Men's Indoor Track and Field
1/30/2013 Jessica Howard Women's Basketball
1/23/2013 Sean Choate Men's Indoor Track and Field
1/16/2013 Joe Puntoriero Men's Indoor Track and Field
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
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