Athlete Awards

Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week

R. Weitendorf 2014 BB

Ryan Weitendorf

  • Award
    Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/26/2014
  • Sport
    Baseball
  • Bio
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Weitendorf is off to a hot start and helped the Prairie Fire win four games over spring break in Fort Myers, Florida.

The first-year infielder had three hits, including a run-scoring double and an RBI single, in a 13-12 victory over Plattsburgh State in Knox's last game in Florida on March 23.  He batted .348 with eight hits, three of them doubles, five RBI, six runs scored, and three walks on the trip.

Weitendorf has at least one hit in six of the nine games he's appeared in so far this season.  He's also driven in a run in five games and struck out only once in 23 at-bats in Florida.

Weitendorf is third on the team among regular starters with his .357 average.  He also has one home run, seven runs batted in, and a .394 on base percentage.  Weitendorf leads the team in slugging percentage (.607) and total bases (17), and shares the lead in hits (10).  He has been strong defensively as well with no errors in 60 chances.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
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
5/14/2013 Joe Puntoriero Men's Outdoor Track and Field
5/8/2013 Phil Tallman Baseball
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