| Nominees for Comeback Athlete: |
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- Mason Stangl (Men's Basketball)
- Cameron Greene (Men's Soccer
- Kaylee Tadych (Women's Soccer)
- Maddie Koster (Volleyball)
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After earning All-conference recognition in 2013 and 2014, Kaylee Tadych missed the 2015 season after giving birth to her son, Carson. She returned to the team in 2016, now as a commuter student and a working parent, to set a program record for career assists and finish with the second-most single season assists in program history, while leading all of Division-III in assists per game. Kaylee earned First Team All-Conference and Third Team All-Region honors in 2016. |
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| Nominees for Breakthrough Performance: |
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- Brendan McCoy (Men's Basketball)
- Austin Bunders (Football)
- Jack Lutter (Men's Swimming)
- Lateesha Hiser (Women's Swimming)
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At this year’s MWC Championships, Lateesha came into the meet ranked seventh in the 50 freestyle, but ended up winning the event. She also moved up seven spots to finish fourth in the 100 freestyle and broke the school record in both events that weekend. |
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| Nominees for Upset of the Year: |
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- Men's Basketball vs. #7 St. Norbert
- Women's Basketball vs. St. Norbert in Green Bay, Wis.
- Jake Baus in 400 meters at MWC Indoor Championships
- Volleyball vs. Aurora University
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On January 18, 2017, Ripon's Men's Basketball team defeated seventh-ranked St. Norbert by a score of 81-55 in Ripon to end SNC’s Division-III Record 72-game conference win streak. |
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| Nominees for Individual Performance of the Year: |
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- Ty Sabin (Men's Basketball) vs. Loras College
- Lexi Reetz (Softball) vs. Minnesota-Morris
- Paige Birschbach (Women's Soccer) vs. Illinois College
- Nickie Zeman (Track & Field) at MWC Championships
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Lexi tossed a perfect game in a 12-0 win against Minnesota-Morris earlier this season. She needed only 50 pitches to accomplish that feat, with 41 going for strikes. She struck out 10 of the 15 batters she faced in that game. |
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| Nominees for Championship Performance of the Year: |
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- Ty Sabin (Men's Basketball) vs. Cornell in MWC semifinal
- Brady Stockwell (Track & Field) at MWC Championships
- Men's Swimming (4x100 Relay) at MWC Championships
- Emma Goral (Women's Swim) at MWC Championships
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In the MWC Tournament semi-finals against Cornell, Ty scored 50 points, including the game-winning 3-pointer with one second remaining to send Ripon to the MWC Championship Game. |
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| Nominees for Best Moment: |
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- MBB winning MWC Tournament Championship
- Brady Stockwell breaking school record in Shot Put
- FB winning Doehling-Heselton Trophy 17th year in a row
- VB defeating UW-River Falls in four sets to open season
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Men's Basketball won the Midwest Conference Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002. |
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| Nominees for Leadership Award: |
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- Brendan McCoy (Men's Basketball)
- Nicole Herkert (Women's Basketball)
- Winona Holmes-Robbins (Women's Swimming)
- Nickie Zeman (Track & FIeld)
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A two-time Midwest Conference Elite 20 Winner, Nickie is a team captain and works in the Athletic office helping with administrative assistant duties. She also does volunteer work with her sorority. |
