Athlete Awards

Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week

0 Nayeli Nidez Acuña '28

Nayeli Nidez Acuña

  • Award
    Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/17/2026
  • Sport
    Women's Basketball
  • Bio
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Nayeli Nidez Acuña had a monster week for Knox, helping the Prairie Fire lock up a berth in the Midwest Conference Tournament. Against Monmouth, Nayeli Nidez Acuña scored 26 points on 12-15 shooting. She added  four rebounds and three assists.
In Saturday's game against Ripon, Nayeli Nidez Acuña scored eight points, playing 37 minutes. 
The Prairie Fire wrap the regular season this week, playing at Grinnell on Wednesday and at Lawrence on Saturday. 


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Date Athlete Sport
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10/27/2026 Aaron Estes Football
10/13/2026 Analeis Ming Women's Soccer
10/13/2026 Carlos Rebello da Silva Men's Soccer
10/6/2026 Elsie Conwell Cross Country
10/6/2026 Jalen Brown Football
9/29/2026 Robert Pierson Men's Golf
9/29/2026 Aniela Rossi Women's Soccer
9/22/2026 Anaya President Volleyball
9/22/2026 Diogo Pereira Men's Soccer
5/5/2026 Nicholas Nitti Baseball
5/5/2026 Elle Haddon Track & Field
4/28/2026 Stephanie Nelson Track & Field
4/28/2026 Gabriel Newman Men's Golf
4/21/2026 Lance Miller Track & Field
4/21/2026 Stephanie Nelson Track & Field
4/14/2026 Altynai Ruslanova Track & Field
4/14/2026 Lance Miller Track & Field
4/7/2026 Pranav Nandakumar Men's Golf
4/7/2026 Stephanie Nelson Track & Field
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