September 8th
Kurt Roeder- Punter-Ripon
Junior- Beaver Dam, Wis.
Roeder punted the ball seven times for an average of 40.9 yards per punt during Saturday’s 40-16 loss to UW-Oshkosh. Three of his seven punts were kicked inside the 20-yard line, which included a long of 52 yards.
September 14th
Logan Krueger- Wider Receiver- St. Norbert
Sophomore- Denmark, Wis.
Logan Krueger returned three kickoffs for 106 yards in St. Norbert’s 14-11 win over Grinnell. Krueger had kickoff returns of 41, 45 and 20 yards in the game, with his 45-yarder giving St. Norbert the ball at the Grinnell 49 to open the second half and set up the Green Knights’ second touchdown for a 14-3 lead.
September 21st
Matt Frelich- Defensive End- Lawerence
Senior- Maribel, Wis.
Frelich blocked his first kick of the season and the sixth of his career in Lawrence’s 45-3 loss to St. Norbert. Frelich blocked Rob Berger’s punt to give Lawrence a first down at the Lawrence 44-yard line. Frelich, who blocked four kicks in the 2007 season and missed nearly all of last season due to injury, finished the game with five tackles.
September 28th
Andrew Christensen- Running Back- Beloit
Junior- Janesville, Wis.
Christensen had a career day in Beloit’s 42-14 win over Knox on Saturday, running up 326 total yards and scoring a school-record tying four touchdowns. He had 107 yards on five punt returns, including a 69-yard punt return for the Bucs’ first touchdown. He also had 53 yards in kickoff returns, including a long of 29. He rushed three times for 15 yards and two TDs and caught seven passes for 151 yards and a 58-yard touchdown.
October 5th
Matt Batton- Kicker- Monmouth
Freshman- Peoria, Ill.
Matt Batton had a day to remember in Saturday’s 59-0 win over Grinnell. The backup kicker came on in the second half to handle the kickoff chores, and averaged more than 60-yards per kick, but the highlight came on offense. Kicking into a rainy cross wind, Batton nailed a school-record 51-yard field goal with 9:59 left in the fourth quarter. The kick easily surpassed the 46-yard record of current Fighting Scots kicking coach Nate Palkovic set just two years ago.
October 12th
Tim Nass- Receiver- Carroll
Freshman-
Matt Batton had a day to remember in Saturday’s 59-0 win over Grinnell. The backup kicker came on in the second half to handle the kickoff chores, and averaged more than 60-yards per kick, but the highlight came on offense. Kicking into a rainy cross wind, Batton nailed a school-record 51-yard field goal with 9:59 left in the fourth quarter. The kick easily surpassed the 46-yard record of current Fighting Scots kicking coach Nate Palkovic set just two years ago.
October 19th
Jake Gahart- Kicker- Ripon
Freshman- Elkhorn, Wis.
Gahart made 2 of 3 field goals during Saturday’s 35-13 loss to Monmouth College. All three of his attempts came from over 40 yards, converting from 42 and a career-long 47 yards.
October 26th
Andrew Pfeiffer- Tight End- Illinois College
Senior- Winchester, Ill.
Pfeiffer enjoyed his best day punting the ball in the Blueboys’ 55-34 win over Grinnell. He averaged 40.8 yards on five punts, and had his best kick travel 53 yards. Grinnell’s average starting field position for the game was their own 27-yard line, and Pfeiffer’s punts were instrumental in pinning the visitors deep in their own territory
November 2nd
Jake Gahart- Kicker- Ripon
Freshman- Elkhorn, Wis.
With a 31-yard field goal early in the second quarter of Saturday’s
38-17 win at Grinnell, Jacob Gahart broke Ripon’s school record for
most field goals in a single season, connecting on his ninth of the
season.
November 9th
Anthony Garetto- Punter- Lake Forest
Sophomore- Orland Park, Ill.
Garetto averaged 39.0 yards on 10 punts in Lake Forest’s 9-3 loss at Carroll on Saturday. Five of his boots exceeded 40 yards and six of them were unable to be returned. He also added five tackles and a fumble recovery on defense.
November 16th
Nate Nelson- Wide Receiver- Lawerence
Freshman- Waupaca, Wis.
Nate Nelson had a great day punting and catching the football for Lawrence in the Vikings’ 21-17 nonconference victory at Minnesota-Morris this past Saturday. Nelson punted six times for an average of 40.8 yards per kick, and he had a long punt of 60 yards. He also pinned the Cougars inside their 20 twice. Nelson’s performance on Saturday ensured he would break the Lawrence season record for punting average. Nelson averaged 44.5 yards per punt this season, breaking the mark of 42.8 set by Ed Grosse in 1953. As a wide receiver, Nelson caught four passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns, which were catches of 61 and 48 yards.