MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) released its Kwik Trip Athletes of the Week for the week of Sept. 7-13 with Cade Fitzgerald representing UW-River Falls as the Football Offensive Athlete of the Week.

Fitzgerald, a senior quarterback from Brooklyn Park, Minn., stepped in to replace injured starting quarterback Peter McDevitt and immediately took command of the offense to lead the Falcons to a 38-6 road win at No. 21-ranked Coe College on Saturday, Sept. 12 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

He completed19 of 24 passes for 221 yards and three touchdowns, while adding 68 rushing yards and another touchdown on 14 carries. He accounted for 289 total yards and four touchdowns, receiving his second career WIAC weekly honor.

UWRF (2-0, 0-0 WIAC) heads back to Iowa this week to face No. 6-ranked Wartburg College on Saturday, Sept. 19 in Waverly, Iowa.