Zak Benitz (2/1/2016) - Athlete Awards - Upper Iowa University Athletics

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2/1/2016
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Men's Wrestling
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The redshirt junior picked up two wins against Southwest Minnesota State and Minnesota State to help UIU stay perfect in the NSIC. The two wins improved his overall record to 28-6, with five wins by fall, four by tech fall and six major decisions.

Ranked #5 nationally, Benitz had his hands full with SMSU's Kegen Fingalsen, but still came away with a 4-2 decision to give Upper Iowa a 24-0 lead.

Then against MSU, with Upper Iowa leading 10-6, Benitz, put together a dominant performance claiming a 24-9 technical fall with 11 takedowns.

Athlete Awards
Date	Athlete	Sport
10/24/2016	Corel Carmichael	Women's Soccer
10/16/2016	Blair Lyons	Men's Soccer
10/16/2016	Eric Munoz	Football
10/10/2016	Birgit Rijnders	Women's Soccer
10/10/2016	Nicolas Corley	Football
10/3/2016	Haley Poula	Volleyball
10/3/2016	Jordyn Ostrowski	Women's Soccer
9/26/2016	Chandra Smith	Women's Cross Country
9/26/2016	Zach Gardner	Football
9/19/2016	Alyssa Weber	Women's Cross Country
9/19/2016	Derrick Portis	Football
9/12/2016	Jarred Edmonds	Football
9/12/2016	Brianne Fenton	Women's Soccer
5/30/2016	Alisha VanderWoude	Volleyball
5/30/2016	Jace Hanna	Men's Basketball
5/2/2016	Sammy Garrett	Softball
5/2/2016	Brooke Redmond	Softball
4/27/2016	Bethani Jacobsen	Women's Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field
4/27/2016	Zach Carstens	Baseball
4/20/2016	Zach Carstens	Baseball