Athlete Awards

Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week

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Kyle Walenga

  • Award
    Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/26/2012
  • Sport
    Baseball
  • Bio
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Walenga's clutch hitting helped the Prairie Fire win the second game of a doubleheader at Illinois College on Sunday, March 25.

Walenga doubled in two runs in the top of the fourth inning against the Blueboys to give the Prairie Fire a 4-1 lead.  Knox went on to win the game 8-3 and pick up a Midwest Conference South Division victory.

Walenga was 3-for-4 at the plate with two RBI in game two and 4-for-7 overall in the twinbill against IC.

A former catcher, Walenga has been playing third base this season.  The transition has been good as he has only one error this season and a fielding percentage of .978.

Offensively, Walenga began the week hitting .303 with eight runs batted in.  He’s also been a threat to run while on base with three steals, the second most on the team.



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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