ST. PAUL, Minn. - After a busy, but successful week of University of Northwestern athletics, three Eagles have earned Upper Midwest Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week recognition. Dreyer Homan (Clara City, Minn./MACCRAY), Sarah Langridge (Savage, Minn./Prior Lake) and Emery Maki (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing) were honored by the conference for their accomplishments from April 6th-12th.

The full UMAC press release can be found here.

Homan is now a two-time winner of the UMAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week award this season after two lights-out starts that also earned him Monday's NCCAA Baseball Pitcher of the Week award. Monday against Crown, the senior tossed eight shutout innings and struck out six, while only giving up five hits in a 9-1 win. Saturday against Minnesota Morris, the Clara City native took the mound again and threw a complete game (eight innings) that featured 11 strikeouts and just two earned runs on six hits in a 13-3 win. His 33 strikeouts in UMAC play lead the conference by a wide margin. This also marks the second week in a row Northwestern has won the award (Alex Luepke (Mankato, Minn./Mankato West)).

Langridge is also a two-time honoree this year, having won UMAC Women's Tennis North Division Athlete of the Week the same week as Homan's previous honor (March 24th). The freshman went 3-0 in her No. 2 singles matches this week, including thrilling, three-set wins over opponents from UW-River Falls and Saint Benedict, and a two-setter against Hamline. On the season, she boasts a 12-7 singles record, which leads the team.

Maki is no stranger to the UMAC Athlete of the Week awards either, as this week marks her sixth time winning the award across both cross country and track and field. This is the first time in this year's outdoor track and field season she has won the UMAC Track Athlete of the Week honor, adding to her two indoor nods. The junior gets the nod after tying a season-best time of 2:17.8 in the 800-meter run at the Gene Glader Invitational, which puts her 97th in NCAA Division III and first in the UMAC. Her fifth-place finish in the event put her behind three Division I runners and one from DII. This also marks the second week in a row Northwestern has won the award (Alaina Wojtowski (Oshkosh, Wis./Valley Christian)).

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Northwestern's 2025-26 UMAC Athlete of the Week Honors (57)

Men's Cross Country Runner of the Week (1)
9/3: Tyler Dueber

Women's Golf Player of the Week (6)
9/3: Morgan Eckman
9/9: Paige Johnson (Zimmerman, Minn./Homeschool)
9/16: Morgan Eckman
9/23: Paige Johnson (Zimmerman, Minn./Homeschool)
9/30: Morgan Eckman
4/7: Paige Johnson (Zimmerman, Minn./Homeschool)

Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week (4)
9/3: Naomi Meehan
10/7: Marie Kendall
10/21: Haley Mersberger
11/4: Haley Mersberger

Volleyball Setter of the Week (8)
9/3: Addeson Jenniges
9/16: Addeson Jenniges
10/7: Addeson Jenniges
10/14: Addeson Jenniges
10/21: Addeson Jenniges
10/28: Addeson Jenniges
11/4: Addeson Jenniges
11/11: Addeson Jenniges

Volleyball Defensive Player of the Week (3)
9/3: Marley Aune
9/9: Marley Aune
11/11: Marley Aune

Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week (1)
9/9: Troy Johnson

Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week (3)
9/9: Marie Kendall
10/7: Mallory Moseman
11/4: Mallory Moseman

Men's Golf Player of the Week (3)
9/16: Jakob Swanson
9/23: Shane Seiffert
9/30: Jakob Swanson

Women's Cross Country Runner of the Week (1)
10/7: Emery Maki (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing)

Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week (2)
10/7: Ana Egge
10/21: Anja Jarchow

Football Defensive Player of the Week (2)
10/28: Jayden Goodwin
11/11: Austin Ahrendt

Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week (1)
11/4: Jay'ce Jones
 
Men's Basketball Player of the Week (2)
11/25: Japheth Nyamari 
2/10: Japheth Nyamari 

Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (3)
1/27: Emery Maki (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing)
2/10: Alaina Wojtowski (Oshkosh, Wis./Valley Christian)
2/17: Emery Maki (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing)
 
Men's Tennis North Division Player of the Week (4)
2/3: Carson Haack
3/3: Sam Majerus
3/17: Griffen Jarchow
3/31: Carson Haack

Women's Tennis North Division Player of the Week (4)
2/3: Rein Hayashi (Kyoto, Japan/Kansai Christian School) 
2/10: Rein Hayashi (Kyoto, Japan/Kansai Christian School)
3/24: Sarah Langridge (Savage, Minn./Prior Lake)
4/14: Sarah Langridge (Savage, Minn./Prior Lake)

Men's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (1)
2/17: John Shevchuk

Softball Pitcher of the Week (2)
3/17: Emma Morrissey
4/7: Ireland Strubbe

Baseball Pitcher of the Week (3)
3/24: Dreyer Homan (Clara City, Minn./MACCRAY)
4/7: Alex Luepke (Mankato, Minn./Mankato West)
4/14: Dreyer Homan (Clara City, Minn./MACCRAY)

Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (1)
3/31: Katie Shilts (Cameron, Wis./Cameron)

Men's Outdoor Field Athlete of the Week (1)
4/7: Remi Fagerland

Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (2)
4/7: Alaina Wojtowski (Oshkosh, Wis./Valley Christian)
4/14: Emery Maki (Hibbing, Minn./Hibbing)