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Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

Matt Malcom

Matt Malcom

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/12/2018
  • Sport
    Wrestling
  • Bio
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Was one of five All-Americans for the Lopers wrestling team last Saturday at the NCAA Championships in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Malcom's 4-2 record, good for 14 team points, helped UNK record its 17th straight top eight team finish. 

At 157 pounds, Malcom bounced back from an opening round loss to place fourth, the top finish for any Loper. His wins included a fall in 43 seconds and a 12-3 major. The Iowa transfer ends his first year at 21-7.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
12/11/2017 Tiara Schmidt Women's Track and Field
12/4/2017 Trey Lansman Men's Basketball
12/4/2017 Toni Lehr Swimming
11/27/2017 Michaela Barry Women's Basketball
11/27/2017 Yashua Trent Men's Basketball
11/20/2017 Tara Ziegelbein Volleyball
11/20/2017 Trey Lansman Men's Basketball
11/13/2017 Becca Shaw Swimming
11/13/2017 Trey Schlender Wrestling
11/6/2017 Corbin Hansen Men's Cross Country
11/6/2017 Morgan Stute Volleyball
10/30/2017 Marika Van Brocklin Women's Soccer
10/30/2017 Darrien Daniels Football
10/23/2017 Molly Dibben Women's Cross Country
10/23/2017 Trevor Wiegert Men's Cross Country
10/16/2017 Anna Squiers Volleyball
10/16/2017 Samantha Crawford Women's Golf
10/9/2017 Tara Ziegelbein Volleyball
10/9/2017 Riley Williams Men's Golf
10/2/2017 Thomas Russell Football
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