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 November 24-30, 2025, 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 winter season, Performers of the Week will be recognized every week on Monday (basketball) and Tuesday (swimming and diving, indoor track and field) 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 Basketball Performer of the Week
Ty Lenhardt, Illinois College
Lenhardt poured in a game-high 28 points to help IC post an 86-71 win over Knox in the Midwest Conference opener Tuesday in the Blueboys' only game of the week. Lenhardt was 9-for-12 from the field, including a 6-for-8 performance from three-point range. He also drained all four of his free throws and dished out a game-high five assists. Lenhardt's six three-point field goals are tied for the eighth-best single-game total in school history. Lenhardt has also scored 26 or more points in his last three games and is averaging 27.3 points in those contests while making 14 straight free throws.
 
Women’s Basketball Performer of the Week
Nayeli Nidez Acuna, Knox College
Sophomore Nayeli Nidez Acuña led Knox to victory in the conference opener on the road, scoring a career-high 28 points and grabbing nine rebounds in the 86-74 win at Illinois College. She knocked down 10-of-16 field goals and converted 8-of-9 at the line in her efficient performance, and currently ranks among the top four in the league in scoring, field goal percentage, free throw percentage and rebounding.