Athletes Away: North’s Allan nets WIAC honor

Sheboygan North High School graduate and UW-Oshkosh junior Naji Allan won a pair of sprint events en route to netting Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Track Athlete of the Week honors.

Allan won both sprint events to help the Titans finish third at the North Central College Cardinal Opener held Jan. 23 in Naperville, Ill. Allan defeated 25 other runners in the 60-meter dash with his time of 6.94 seconds. In the 200-meter dash, Allan beat 34 other participants with his time of 22.34 seconds.

North Central College captured the team title with 189 points, while UW-Whitewater finished second with 145 and UW-Oshkosh third with 129.

Men’s Hockey

Chase Hollander, a Random Lake native, went 2-0 during the week of January 11-17 as a sophomore goalie for UW-Stout and was named the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Hockey Player of the Week last week for his efforts.

The Psychology major notched his first collegiate shutout shutout in a 2-0 home win over UW-Superior on Jan. 16, then allowed two early goals in a 3-2 win at UW-Superior the following night to get his first two wins of the season.

The 170-pounder also collected his first career assist.

Against Superior, Hollander stopped nine shots in the first period, 13 in the second and 15 in the third. The Yellowjackets got to Hollander early in the rematch the following night, scoring twice in the opening five minutes.

But, Hollander responded by helping the Blue Devils get on the board, making a pass to Danny Ray who scored a power play goal at the nine minute mark of the first period to cut the lead in half.

Hollander finished the night with 36 saves — 15 saves in the first, 14 in the second and seven in the third, including five power play shots.

The two starts were Hollander’s third and fourth starts of the season, and his first since Nov. 14, as he dropped his season GAA from a 6.92 to a 4.17.

At five-foot-10-inches, Hollander played in five games last season, starting three. He finished 1-2 with a .913 save percentage and 3.01 goals against average.

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