WIAC Football Athletes of the Week and Standings: September 15-21

From the WIAC —

Offense

Kyle Hass, Junior (Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake), Quarterback of UW-La Crosse

Haas went 29-of-39 (74.4%) for 344 yards and four touchdowns in UW-La Crosse's 31-22 win over NCAA Division II Wayne State University (Mich.) on Sept. 20. He set career-highs in completions, attempts and yards, while tying his career-high in touchdown passes. Haas threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Bowman with 7:55 left in the second quarter to tie the game, 7-7. He had a pair of touchdown passes in the third quarter to give the Eagles a 21-7 lead, including a six-yard pass to Jack Janke and 11-yard pass to Bowman. Haas completed the day with a 67-yard touchdown pass to Janke with 7:33 left in the fourth quarter.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Paxton Rothmeier, Freshman, Running Back, Medford, Wis. (Medford)
UW-Oshkosh, Londyn Little, Senior, Wide Receiver, Columbia, Ill. (Columbia)
UW-Platteville, Zackary Bothun, Junior, Running Back, Janesville, Wis. (Milton)
UW-River Falls, Trevor Asher, Junior, Running Back, Elmwood, Wis. (Elmwood-Plum City)
UW-Stevens Point, Brycen Cashin, Senior, Running Back, Plover, Wis. (Stevens Point Pacelli)
UW-Stout, Adam Moen, Senior, Quarterback, Lake Mills, Wis. (Lake Mills)

Defense

Kyle Dietzen, Senior (Omro, Wis./Omro), Linebacker of UW-Oshkosh

Dietzen recorded his second straight double-digit tackle contest against NCAA Division II Roosevelt University (Ill.) at home on Sept. 20, with 13 tackles, including seven solo, both season highs. He sacked the Lakers' quarterback, who fumbled the ball for 16 yards, and the Titans recovered the ball before scoring on the next play.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Jake Gregorio, Freshman, Linebacker, Lisle, Ill. (Downers Grove North)
UW-La Crosse, Henry Walsh, Senior, Defensive Line, Monona, Wis. (Monona Grove)
UW-Platteville, Harrison Meyer, Junior, Defensive Back, Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg)
UW-River Falls, Peter Ladu, Sophomore, Defensive Back, Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall)
UW-Stout, Cole Saenger, Freshman, Outside Linebacker, Rosemount, Minn. (Rosemount)
UW-Whitewater, Ethan Gallagher, Senior, Linebacker, Homer Glen, Ill. (Lockport)

Special Teams

Seth Adams, Sophomore (Utica, Ill./La Salle-Peru), Kicker of UW-Whitewater

Adams bolstered the No. 16-ranked Warhawk win over No. 6-ranked University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) on Sept. 20, despite being ill the entire trip to Texas. Adams took on kickoff and punt duties in addition to his regular place-kicking role. He did not give the Crusaders a chance to utilize their explosive kick returner by sending four kickoffs through the endzone for touchbacks. Adams also limited opportunities for Mary Hardin-Baylor’s special teams unit with a pair of punts – a 58-yard bomb and a pooch kick that was downed at the three-yard line. He added a pair of extra points and a pair of field goals – hitting from 21 and 29 yards – in the UW-Whitewater victory.

Also nominated:
UW-Eau Claire, Yaach Chuol, Senior, Wide Receiver, Coon Rapids, Minn. (Centennial)
UW-La Crosse, Ethan Tranel, Sophomore, Punter, Blue Mounds, Wis. (Mount Horeb)
UW-Oshkosh, John Abertnathy, Freshman, Punter, Valdes, N.C. (Draughn)
UW-Platteville, Jordan Jones, Junior, Defensive Back, Bartlett, Ill. (South Elgin)
UW-River Falls, Jeffrey Freund, Freshman, Punter, Muskego, Wis. (Muskego)

September 16, 2025