Contact: Brock Reisler, Assistant Executive Director, breisler@midwestconference.org
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – The Midwest Conference (MWC) announced its Performers of the Week award recipients for games played October 20-26, 2025, on Tuesday.
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, swimming and diving) 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 are as follows:
Men’s Cross Country Performer of the Week
No nominees this week
Women’s Cross Country Performer of the Week
No nominees this week
Men’s Swim and Dive Performer of the Week
Spencer Pfaff, Grinnell College
Pfaff recorded the 10th-fastest time in GC program history in the 100-yard butterfly during the Pioneers’ dual with NCAA Division II Quincy University Saturday. Pfaff won the race with a clocking of 51.41 seconds. He also swam on the Pioneers’ 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams that finished in 1:35.77 and 3:11.80, respectively, and went 21.18 in the 50 freestyle. Pfaff leads the MWC in both individual events, and the Pioneers own the league’s top times in the relays, as well.
Women’s Swim and Dive Performer of the Week
Amelie Andres, Lake Forest College
Andres won a pair of individual events and was part of a victorious relay in Lake Forest's double dual against MSOE and host Carthage College on Saturday. The senior helped the Foresters' 200-medley relay team open the contest with a win by just .16 seconds over Carthage. She also touched the wall first in the 200-freestyle (2:04.05) and 100-breaststroke (1:10.99) and added a runner-up finish in the 200-breaststroke (2:35.76).
Volleyball Defensive Performer of the Week
Selia Stein, Cornell College
Stein dominated at the net with 13 total blocks (1.63 bps) during Cornell's 1-1 week, which saw the Rams clinch an MWC Tournament berth with a 3-0 sweep over Lake Forest. Cornell's first-year recorded nine blocks in a 3-2 loss at Coe. Stein leads the MWC with 100 blocks this season.
Volleyball Offensive Performer of the Week
Millie Leonard, Grinnell College
Leonard was absolutely dominant at the net during the week, posting an incredible .494 attack percentage and averaging 3.62 kills per set as Grinnell won two of three matches. She hit .714 in a three-set sweep of Ripon College, the sixth-best efficiency in program history and the best at the school since 2022. She had 10 kills with no errors in 14 swings. Earlier in the week, Leonard posted a career-high 22 kills with only two errors and a .606 efficiency in a five-set marathon win over Coe College. That was the Pioneers’ first home victory over the Kohawks in nearly 30 years. Leonard leads the MWC in overall hitting percentage at .343 and is also tops in kills per set in league play at 3.56.