Athlete Awards

Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week

Walter Palmer 2014 MTEN

Walter Palmer

  • Award
    Prairie Fire Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    4/9/2014
  • Sport
    Men's Tennis
  • Bio
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Palmer won all four of the matches he played against St. Norbert College and Lake Forest College on April 5.  He is the latest recipient of the Prairie Fire Performer of the Week award one day after the Midwest Conference named him its men's tennis performer of the week.

Palmer and junior Karl Ruzgas (Downers Grove, IL, Downers Grove North) teamed up to defeat the #1 doubles team from St. Norbert, Travis Buechel and Nate Gosz, 8-4.  Palmer followed with an impressive 6-0, 6-2 victory in #1 singles against Buechel.

Palmer and Ruzgas picked up their second win of the day, 8-4, over the #1 doubles team from Lake Forest – Ellis Lora-Arceo and John Snider.  A co-captain for the Prairie Fire, Palmer swept the day with a hard-fought 5-7, 6-4, 10-4 decision against Lora Arceo.

Palmer's eight wins playing #1 singles ranks third in the Midwest Conference while he and Ruzgas have posted 10 victories in the #1 doubles slot, the second-most in the league.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
12/18/2015 Harry Carpenter Swimming and Diving
12/11/2015 Madeline Bruce Swimming and Diving
12/4/2015 Jamie Blue Women's Basketball
11/27/2015 Naja Woods Women's Basketball
11/20/2015 Rebecca Katz Cross Country
11/13/2015 Madeline Bruce Swimming and Diving
11/6/2015 Courtney Dramm Women's Soccer
11/1/2015 Mathew Hemmingsen Football
10/25/2015 Phelipe Graske Men's Soccer
10/16/2015 Nathaniel Logie Men's Soccer
9/30/2015 Ilir Emini Football
9/24/2015 Sarah Texter Women's Soccer
9/16/2015 Matt McCaffrey Football
9/12/2015 Nathaniel Logie Men's Soccer
5/7/2015 Drake Sykes Baseball
5/1/2015 Brian Cole Track & Field
4/22/2015 Frankie Larsen Track & Field
4/16/2015 Kayla Behrens Softball
4/8/2015 Matt McCaffrey Baseball
4/1/2015 Walter Palmer Men's Tennis
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