Shane Liegel

  • Award
    Male Athlete of the Week
  • Week Of
    12/20/2021
  • Sport
    American Rivers Conference
  • School
    Loras College
  • Year
    Junior
  • Position
  • Hometown
    Spring Green, Wis.
  • High School
    River Valley
Male Athlete of the Week – Wrestling – Wrestler of the Week
Shane Liegel, Loras College
Jr., 184lbs., Spring Green, Wis./River Valley
  • No. 4 Loras Duhawks went 3-0 on the week at the Gator ‘Boots’ Duals in Nashville.
  • The junior also went 3-0 on the weekend adding three more pins to his name and improved to 14-0 on the season.
  • No. 1 ranked at 184 lbs., Liegel pinned Skyler Cowgill of Wilmington College in 22 seconds.
  • Against No. 16 UW-Eau Claire, he pinned Chase Melton at the 1:13 mark as Loras defeated the Blugolds 36-3.
  • In his third match of the day, Liegel pinned Devontay Moore of Manchester University in 50 seconds.
  • The No. 4 Duhawks moved to 6-0 on the season overall and 1-0 in the conference.
  • Liegel is a two-time All-Conference honoree and was named Co-MVP in 2020-21.
  • The Spring Green, Wisconsin native is collecting his fourth-career Wrestler of the Week accolade (12/20/21, 12/6/21, 11/22/21, 11/25/19).