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
2/19/2014 Matt Surprenant Wrestling
2/12/2014 Jodi Marver Women's Basketball
1/29/2014 Chantal Heckman Women's Basketball
1/22/2014 Madeline Bruce Women's Swimming & Diving
1/14/2014 Grace Theisen Women's Basketball
1/8/2014 Matt Surprenant Wrestling
12/18/2013 Clarice Bernett Women's Swimming & Diving
12/11/2013 Esai Ponce Wrestling
11/20/2013 David Jones Men's Basketball
11/13/2013 Madeline Bruce Women's Swimming & Diving
11/6/2013 Gabe Moreno Men's Cross Country
10/30/2013 Terence Lau Men's Soccer
10/23/2013 Maxwell Gatyas Men's Soccer
10/16/2013 Jordan Willits Football
10/9/2013 Terence Lau Men's Soccer
10/2/2013 Charlie Harned Men's Soccer
9/25/2013 Lauren Metcalf Volleyball
9/18/2013 Nathaniel Logie Men's Soccer
9/11/2013 Maxwell Gatyas Men's Soccer
9/4/2013 Ella Petersen Women's Soccer
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