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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
11/27/2023 Keyser Helterbrand Football
11/27/2023 Austin Westra Men's Basketball
11/20/2023 Ethan Gregg Men's Cross Country
11/20/2023 Laci Gottschalk Women's Swimming and Diving
11/13/2023 Ellie Arndt Women's Soccer
11/13/2023 Christian Powell Football
11/6/2023 Sophia Anger Women's Soccer
11/6/2023 Jack Kelly Football
10/31/2023 Isaac Wegner Men's Cross Country
10/31/2023 Maddy Vantassel Women's Cross Country
10/23/2023 Anna Rossner Women's Volleyball
10/23/2023 Sydney Halstead Women's Soccer
10/16/2023 Maddie Hannan Women's Cross Country
10/16/2023 Addie Pauling Women's Soccer
10/9/2023 Michael Stack Football
10/9/2023 Haley Thoeny Women's Golf
9/25/2023 Keyser Helterbrand Football
9/25/2023 Ethan Gregg Men's Cross Country
9/18/2023 Allison Balduzzi Women's Golf
9/18/2023 Maia Samuelson Women's Tennis
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