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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5/13/2025 Lance Miller Track & Field
5/6/2025 Altynai Ruslanova Track & Field
5/6/2025 Brandon Ward Baseball
4/29/2025 Thomas Lyaudet Men's Golf
4/29/2025 Chelsea McKee Softball
4/22/2025 Shari Willingham Track & Field
4/22/2025 Thomas Wilmot Baseball
4/15/2025 Nicholas Nitti Baseball
4/15/2025 Cecilia Goodin Track & Field
4/8/2025 Lance Miller Track & Field
4/8/2025 Haylee Carpenter Softball
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