Athlete Awards

Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week

Walter Palmer 2014 MTEN

Walter Palmer

  • Award
    Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/5/2014
  • Sport
    Men's Tennis
  • Bio
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Palmer swept the day against Lawrence University and Wartburg College on March 1 at Lakeside Tennis Center.

Palmer won both of his #1 singles matches and contributed to a pair of #1 doubles wins in a split for Knox.  Lawrence clipped the Prairie Fire 5-4 before Knox rebounded with a 5-4 win against Wartburg.

Palmer teamed up with fellow junior Karl Ruzgas to defeat LU's Brian DeCorte and Jeremy Andereck 8-1 in their doubles contest.  Palmer then won his singles match against DeCorte 6-2, 6-2.

The results were nearly identical against Wartburg.

Palmer and Ruzgas rolled to an 8-1 victory against the Knights' doubles team of Dayton Stevens and Koo Miyake.  Palmer earned his second singles win of the day by defeating Miyake 6-2, 6-1.

The victory against Wartburg was the third for the Prairie Fire in their last four matches.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
9/19/2012 Kaylie Prince Volleyball
9/12/2012 Maxwell Gatyas Men's Soccer
9/5/2012 Mike Schroeder Football
5/14/2012 Jonas Mack Men's Outdoor Track and Field
5/9/2012 Bobby Stuebi Men's Golf
5/2/2012 Rhiannon Neuville Softball
4/25/2012 Bryan Leslie Baseball
4/18/2012 Brittney Price Softball
4/11/2012 Weston Chenoweth Men's Outdoor Track and Field
4/4/2012 Joe Puntoriero Men's Outdoor Track and Field
3/26/2012 Kyle Walenga Baseball
3/19/2012 Caleb Weaver Baseball
3/7/2012 Michael O'Connell Baseball
2/29/2012 Weston Chenoweth Men's Indoor Track and Field
2/22/2012 James Wagner Wrestling
2/13/2012 Karl Ruzgas Men's Tennis
2/6/2012 David Ham Men's Tennis
2/1/2012 Susannah Lodge-Rigal Women's Swimming & Diving
1/25/2012 Krystyna Williams Women's Basketball
1/18/2012 Krystyna Williams Women's Basketball
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