Contact: Brock Reisler, Assistant Executive Director, breisler@midwestconference.org
HILBERT, Wisconsin – The Midwest Conference (MWC) announced its Performers of the Week award recipients for games played October 26 - November 1, 2026, 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 and winter seasons, Performers of the Week will be recognized every week on Monday (football, soccer) and Tuesday (volleyball, swim and dive) 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:
Women’s Volleyball Offensive Performer of the Week
Ally Olmstead, Cornell College
Olmstead hit .333 and averaged 3.3 kills per set in leading the Rams to their 14th consecutive MWC regular-season championship. The junior had 12 kills in a 3-1 title-clinching win over previous MWC unbeaten Lawrence.
Women’s Volleyball Defensive Performer of the Week
Kensie Staats, Cornell College
Staats had six aces and 25 digs during a dynamic performance in Cornell's 3-1 win over previous MWC unbeaten Lawrence as the Rams clinched their 14th consecutive regular-season title. The senior averaged 4.8 digs per set and totaled seven aces in Cornell's 2-0 week.
Men’s Swim and Dive Performer of the Week
Caz Henely, St. Norbert College
Henely won five events through two dual meets this past weekend. He placed first in the 200 IM and 500 freestyle against Lawrence, with his time of 4:52.60 in the 500 being the second best in the conference. He then went on to win the 500 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle and 200 butterfly against UW-Stevens Point. His time of 10:17.60 in the 1,000 freestyle is the second best in the conference.
Women’s Swim and Dive Performer of the Week
Lillian McRoberts, Luther College
McRoberts recorded three individual victories in the dual meet against Carleton College, posting the fastest time in the MWC this season in the 200 freestyle (2:00.22) and the second-fastest times in the conference in both the 200 backstroke (2:12.15) and 200 individual medley (2:11.94).