INDIANAPOLIS – Upper Iowa redshirt-sophomore Griffin Luke and McKendree junior Alex Szkotnicki have respectively been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Wrestler of the Week in men’s and women’s wrestling, it was announced by the league office Tuesday.
MEN’S WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
Griffin Luke, #21 Upper Iowa
R-So. | 174 | Stockton, Ill.
Major: Elementary Education
Team Results: 28-13 W at Maryville (1/16)
- Helped Peacocks start 1-0 in GLVC action with a 15-point victory over Maryville
- Pinned No. 7-ranked and defending 174-lb Division II champion Cole Ritter (4:38)
- Earns first career Wrestler of the Week Award
- Last Peacocks’ Wrestler of the Week: Braxten Westendorf (1/14/26)
WOMEN’S WRESTLER OF THE WEEK
#3 Alex Szkotnicki, #2 McKendree
Jr. | 131 | Riva, Md.
Major: Psychology
Team Results: No Team Scores at Missouri Baptist Open (1/16)
- Went 5-0 at Missouri Baptist Open to win 131-lb division, pinning all five opponents in less than 1:30
- Defeated a pair of unattached wrestlers in the first two rounds: Sasha Williams (1:14) and Kenzlie Crain (0:32)
- Took down Quincy’s Madeline Barton (1:30) and William Woods’ Katie Bowen (0:12) to advance to the championship
- Beat Lindenwood’s Talia Lee in 1:12 to claim the division title
- Has pinned 12 opponents this season
- Earns first career Wrestler of the Week Award
- Last Bearcats’ Wrestler of the Week: Gabriele Tedesco (11/26/25)