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Athletes of the Week

Blake Sorensen

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    2/2/2015
  • Sport
    Men's Wrestling
  • Bio
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Blake Sorensen (184, Sr., #6 NWCA, Denver, Iowa, Denver HS, Hawkeye CC)
  • Sorensen won both of his matches this week by fall to bring his record up to 21-5 with 13 pins, which leads the varsity competitors for the Peacocks
  • Defeated Ashton Bartlett of SMSU in 1:03 on Friday before pinning Kobina Henriques (4:43) in the second period after several takedowns
  • The win pushed Sorensen’s winning streak to six straight since his 7-4 loss to #1 Garrett Lineberger of Notre Dame College
  • Upper Iowa won 17 of the 20 matches wrestled this week posting a 30-9 win at SMSU and then claiming the 44-6 victory against Minot State at home
  • The Peacocks got a pair of wins from Matt Paulus (133), Trevor Duke (149), Jordan Rinken (157, #6 NWCA), Dalton Westerlund (174), Sorensen and Ricky Briggs (197), while Chris Paulus (125), Garrett Wangsness (125), Jordan Roths (141), Colbey Vance (165, #8 NWCA) and Logan Hopp (285, #6 NWCA) all posted one win
  • UIU scored six wins by fall and added a tech fall and three major decision as they posted bonus points in 10 of their 17 wins.
  • The Peacocks will face the Mavericks of Minnesota State this Thursday night in Mankato, Minn. at 7 p.m.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
2/3/2026 Jack Miller Men's Basketball
2/3/2026 Eliana Callies Women's Wrestling
1/26/2026 Ellie Foster Women's Basketball
1/26/2026 Ethen Doty Men's Wrestling
1/19/2026 Griffin Luke Men's Wrestling
1/19/2026 Haylie Hutchinson Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
1/12/2026 Braxten Westendorf Men's Wrestling
1/12/2026 McKenzie Tollefson Women's Wrestling
1/5/2026 Mya Mendoza Women's Wrestling
1/5/2026 Kyle Hrncir Men's Basketball
12/22/2025 Kyle Hrncir Men's Basketball
12/22/2025 Ellie Foster Women's Basketball
12/15/2025 Ethen Doty Men's Wrestling
12/15/2025 Ava Privet Women's Basketball
12/8/2025 Darryl Overstreet Jr. Football
12/8/2025 Bryar Duwe Women's Basketball
12/2/2025 Kyle Hrncir Men's Basketball
12/2/2025 Ava Privet Women's Basketball
11/25/2025 Ava Privet Women's Basketball
11/25/2025 Kyle Hrncir Men's Basketball
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