Contact: Chassidy Holloway, Assistant Executive Director, holloway@midwestconference.org
 
GRINNELL, Iowa – The Midwest Conference (MWC) announced its Performers of the Week award recipients for the Week of September 27 – October 3, 2021, on Monday. 
 
MWC sports information directors nominate student-athletes for the Performer of the Week honor by sport and vote as a committee to select the winners. 
 
For the fall season, Performers of the Week will be recognized every week on Monday (football, soccer) and Tuesday (cross country, women's tennis, volleyball) once their seasons have been triggered (three MWC institutions competing) and will conclude the week prior to the sport-specific Conference tournament/championship. 
 
The Performer of the Week award winners for the Prairie Fire are as follows: 
 
 
Men's Soccer Defensive Performer of the Week
Nicolas Lantzendorffer, Knox College
Lantzendorffer picked up a pair of shutouts this week in a 2-0 victory over Grinnell and a 4-0 win over Beloit. He tallied five total saves in the two games. Lantzendorffer now has four total shutouts and 35 saves on the season. The Prairie Fire are off to a 2-0 start to begin conference play.
 
 
Women's Soccer Offensive Performer of the Week
Lydia Mitchell, Knox College
Mitchell scored all three goals for the Prairie Fire this week in a 2-0 victory over Grinnell and a 1-0 win over Beloit. She is up to eight goals on the season and the Prairie Fire are off to a 2-0 start in conference play.