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
10/14/2016 Evan Economos Football
10/7/2016 Kayla Brown Women's Soccer
9/30/2016 Keiyah Triplett Volleyball
9/23/2016 Samantha Nichols Women's Golf
9/16/2016 Alex Robertson Women's Soccer
9/9/2016 Justin Dunn Men's Soccer
5/20/2016 Val Varanese Track & Field
5/13/2016 Drake Sykes Baseball
5/6/2016 Kaly Davidson Softball
4/29/2016 Brennan Mc Glauchlen Track & Field
4/22/2016 Duncan Wheeler Men's Golf
4/15/2016 Drake Sykes Baseball
4/8/2016 Drake Sykes Baseball
4/1/2016 Patrick Martin Men's Golf
3/25/2016 Chelsey Howard Softball
2/19/2016 Rebecca Katz Track & Field
2/12/2016 Val Varanese Track & Field
2/5/2016 Madeline Bruce Swimming and Diving
1/29/2016 Jamie Blue Women's Basketball
1/14/2016 Jasmine Binion Women's Basketball
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