Athlete Awards

Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week

34 Manuel Espitia '26

Manuel Espitia

  • Award
    Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/10/2024
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Espitia (ess-PEE-thee-uh), a junior from Whittier, California, was part of the Prairie Fire defensive effort that held visiting Eureka to six points and 226 total yards in the Lincoln Bowl this past Saturday as Knox earned a 7-6 victory in its season opener. The linebacker recorded four tackles, but it was his interception in Prairie Fire territory with under two minutes to play that sealed the first Knox victory in the series since 2017 and brought the Lincoln Trophy back to Galesburg.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
11/9/2018 Nick Janulis Men's Soccer
11/3/2018 Lydia Mitchell Women's Soccer
10/26/2018 Garrett Rau Football
10/19/2018 Justin Dunn Men's Soccer
10/12/2018 Lydia Mitchell Women's Soccer
10/5/2018 Rosie Medina Women's Soccer
9/28/2018 Joshua Schumacher Men's Golf
9/21/2018 Alessandro Benelli Men's Soccer
9/14/2018 Justin Dunn Men's Soccer
9/7/2018 Mady Ferris Volleyball
5/4/2018 Kristen Koviekis Softball
4/20/2018 Duncan Wheeler Men's Golf
4/13/2018 Kobe Shutter Baseball
4/6/2018 Arthur Santoro Track & Field
3/30/2018 Shelby Keen Women's Golf
3/23/2018 Tegan Doherty Softball
2/23/2018 Malik Hamilton Track & Field
2/16/2018 Arthur Santoro Track & Field
2/9/2018 Jonathan Damota Men's Basketball
2/2/2018 Jarrelyn McCall Women's Basketball
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