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
12/18/2015 Harry Carpenter Swimming and Diving
12/11/2015 Madeline Bruce Swimming and Diving
12/4/2015 Jamie Blue Women's Basketball
11/27/2015 Naja Woods Women's Basketball
11/20/2015 Rebecca Katz Cross Country
11/13/2015 Madeline Bruce Swimming and Diving
11/6/2015 Courtney Dramm Women's Soccer
11/1/2015 Mathew Hemmingsen Football
10/25/2015 Phelipe Graske Men's Soccer
10/16/2015 Nathaniel Logie Men's Soccer
9/30/2015 Ilir Emini Football
9/24/2015 Sarah Texter Women's Soccer
9/16/2015 Matt McCaffrey Football
9/12/2015 Nathaniel Logie Men's Soccer
5/7/2015 Drake Sykes Baseball
5/1/2015 Brian Cole Track & Field
4/22/2015 Frankie Larsen Track & Field
4/16/2015 Kayla Behrens Softball
4/8/2015 Matt McCaffrey Baseball
4/1/2015 Walter Palmer Men's Tennis
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