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.


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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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