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Athletes of the Week

Preston Nygaard

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/27/2026
  • Sport
    Men's Swimming and Diving
  • Bio
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Nygaard won three events and was a member of two first-place relays in helping lead UWL to the team title at the UW-Stevens Point Invitational on January 23-24. He captured the 100 (55.47) and 200 (2:00.06) breaststroke and 200 I.M. (1:55.08). Nygaard was also on the winning 400 medley (3:24.11) and 400 freestyle (3:10.27) relays. He set school records in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke, breaking Adam Baryenbruch's record of 55.54 in the 100 breaststroke set in 2021 and Ben Collins' record of 2:03.21 in the 200 breaststroke set in 2025. He also set a UWSP Aquatics Center facility record, breaking the time of 55.74 set by William Buhler of UW-Stevens Point in 2021. 


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
1/14/2020 Emma Grant Women's Gymnastics
1/7/2020 Emma Gamoke Women's Basketball
1/7/2020 Sawyer Sarbacker Wrestling
12/10/2019 Hans Hover Men's Swimming and Diving
12/10/2019 Ellie Szczupakiewicz Women's Swimming and Diving
12/3/2019 Wyatt Cook Men's Basketball
12/3/2019 Delaney Schoenenberger Women's Basketball
11/12/2019 Cole Spieker Football
11/12/2019 Dani Craig Women's Basketball
11/4/2019 Emily Boettger Women's Swimming and Diving
11/4/2019 Josh Schraeder Men's Cross Country
10/29/2019 Michael Madoch Men's Cross Country
10/29/2019 Lauren Beauchaine Women's Cross Country
10/22/2019 Maddie Hannan Women's Cross Country
10/22/2019 Evan Lewandowski Football
10/15/2019 Cole Spieker Football
10/15/2019 Ellie Szczupakiewicz Women's Swimming and Diving
10/8/2019 Tyler Nault Men's Cross Country
10/8/2019 Emma Lawrence Women's Volleyball
9/24/2019 Kimberly Steinert Women's Tennis
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