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. 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/28/2016 Phelipe Graske Men's Soccer
10/21/2016 Dalton James Football
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
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