Shane Liegel Award Wrestler of the Week Week Of 11/22/2022 Sport Men's Wrestling School Loras College Year Senior Position Hometown Spring Green, Wis. High School River Valley Wrestling - Wrestler of the Week Shane Liegel, Loras College Sr., 184lbs., Spring Green, Wis./River Valley The Duhawks got the week started with a conference dual victory over Buena Vista on Wednesday (42-8). Liegel defeated Jonah Siebert of BVU by fall (1:21) in their first league dual of the year. Liegel finished first in the 184lbs bracket at the Concordia University-Wisconsin Open. The senior posted a 5-0 record on the day, including four pins. The Spring Green native opened the first-round defeating Concordia-Wisconsin’s Alexandros Alexiades by fall (1:48). Liegel moved on to defeat Sammy Saunders of Wabash by fall (1:23) in the second round. In the quarterfinal round, the senior defeated UW-Whitewater’s Evan Danowski by fall (2:14). Liegel advanced to the championship bout after defeating Wyatt Haynes of University of Chicago by fall (1:25). In the finals, Liegel won by sudden victory over the 184 defending NCAA champion, Jaritt Shinhoster of UW-Whitewater. The senior is a three-time All-Conference honoree in addition to being named A-R-C Co-Most Valuable Player in the 2020-21 season. This is the second time the Spring Green native is earning Wrestler of the Week honors in his career (11/25/19, 11/22/21, 12/6/21, 12/20/21, 11/14/22, 11/22/22).
