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Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

Matt Malcom

Matt Malcom

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    3/11/2019
  • Sport
    Wrestling
  • Bio
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Malcom won the 157 lbs. national title this past Saturday in Cleveland, Ohio. One of four Loper All-Americans, his efforts helped UNK finish fifth as a team. 

Going wire-to-wire as the top wrestler in his class, Malcom out scored his NCAA competition by a 50-7 margin. He finished the year on a 20-match win streak and ended up at 29-5 which included a 20-1 mark vs. D2 competition. 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
1/16/2023 Sarah Schmitt Women's Basketball
1/16/2023 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
1/9/2023 Klaire Kirsch Women's Basketball
1/9/2023 Billy Higgins Wrestling
12/13/2022 Wes Ferguson Men's Track and Field
12/13/2022 Haley Schall Women's Track and Field
11/28/2022 Sarah Schmitt Women's Basketball
11/28/2022 Darrian Nebeker Men's Basketball
11/15/2022 Damien Cearns Football
11/15/2022 Karley Bennett Swimming
11/7/2022 Hannah Pollan Women's Cross Country
11/7/2022 Junior Gonzalez Football
11/1/2022 Cody Nelson Football
11/1/2022 Junior Gonzalez Football
10/24/2022 Sean Johnson Jr. Football
10/24/2022 Jensen Rowse Volleyball
10/17/2022 Hunter Kraus Football
10/17/2022 Emersen Cyza Volleyball
10/10/2022 Allison Comer Women's Golf
10/10/2022 TJ Davis Football
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