NCAA Division III Player of the Week Awards

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Week of October 1

Offensive Player

Defensive Player

Rookie

Special Teams Player

Darrel Souhrada, Jr. TB	Thomas Allen, Jr. DB	Dan Larlham, Fr. QB	Shontez Jones, Jr. SS
Wisconsin-Eau Claire	Springfield	Baldwin-Wallace	Greenville
Souhrada broke both the school and WIAC records for rushing attempts with 51 as he gained 303 yards, the second best in school history as he scored TDs on the Blugolds first two possessions.	Allen picked off 3 passes and returned 2 of them for TDs of 83 and 17 yards. Allen also led the team in tackles with 11, 9 of which were solo hits and had a pass breakup as the Pride defeated unbeaten Ithaca.	Larlham in his first start, was 16 for 32 passing for 241 yards and three TDs. Healso ran for 39 yards on six attempts, including a 27-yard touchdown run and was the OAC Offensive Player of the Week.	Jones set an NCAA record for all division when he returned 2 blocked extra points for 2 point scores. He also blocked a field goal attempt and was named the Illini-Badger Special Teams Player.

Offensive Honorable Mention

Defensive Honorable Mention

Michael Abbate WR Moravian Steve Ballinger RB MacMurray Josh Barr WR Ursinus Michael Becker WR Randolph-Macon Al Beverly WR Rowan Scott Biglin QB Whitworth R.J. Bowers FB Grove City Jeremy Boyce RB Trinity (TX) William Castlebury RB Adrian John Ciavarra FB Wilmington (PA) Troy Clemen RB Simpson Allen Cox QB Millsaps Devon Cruz TB Bridgewater (VA) Darryl Deshields WR Greenville Casey Donaldson RB Wittenberg Rashoon Drayton RB Susquehanna Josh Dunn QB Chicago Tony Ellis RB Salisbury State Seth Fitzsimmons QB Martin Luther Dennis Flaherty QB Gettysburg Tom Gallagher QB Hiram Duke Greco QB Delaware Valley Courtlan Green RB Brockport State Richard Green RB Howard Payne Carl Haberberger RB Linfield Jamie "Boo" Harris QB Western Maryland Dan Henken WR Ripon Jason HIll WR Lewis & Clark Kirk Holtgrewe QB Sewanee Ben Jass QB Upper Iowa Chad Johnson QB Pacific Lutheran Aaron Kernek RB Austin Matt LeFever QB Western Connecticut Derek Leonard QB Illinois College Mike Lynn WR St. Norbert Adams Magers RB Hope Scott Martorana RB Johns Hopkins Ryan McCarthy QB Cortland State Zack Michael WR Lawrence Jason Miller RB Springfield Brad Moore QB Bluffton Joel Nelson RB Colorado College Greg Neuendorf QB Denison Danny Noyes WR Colby Rob Ohman HB Wisconsin-River Falls Deon Packer RB Millikin Justin Peacock WR McMurry Payton Perrett QB Mississippi College Jeff Piscitelli QB Rochester Jarrod Rouanzion QB Nichols Justin Salton WR Franklin & Marshall Bryan Sanchez RB Middlebury Paul Schupmann WR Martin Luther Ryan Silvis WR Washington & Jefferson Jarard Smith RB Buena Vista Ty Smith RB Hartwick Mike Vielehr SE Wisconsin-Oshkosh Jason Visconti QB Wesley Aaron Walters QB Louisiana College Marc Watson RB Washington & Lee Travis Widrick RB Hobart R.A. Williams RB Knox Mike Winters WR Wisconsin-LaCrosse Jeff Woody WR Hampden-Sydney

Ron Amato FS Ithaca Karl Benhart CB Wisconsin-Eau Claire Matt Beverly DB Monmouth (IL) Sky Blake DE Whitworth Austin Bonnema LB Central (IA) Paul Burgh SS Waynesburg Steve Cella FS Trinity (CT) Jeremiah Cleveland LB Hiram Carter Conley LB Centre Joe Conte LB Ursinus Adam Corbett LB Grove City Matt Ditch CB Cornell (IA) Greg Ditz LB Bluffton Matt Dorn LB Trinity (CT) Seth Duerr LB Wooster Tanner Etheridge SS Howard Payne Hans Evenson LB Linfield Doug Folger LB Muhlenberg Julian Forbes LB Ithaca Rico Franklin DB Thiel Jacob Freeman DE Hardin-Simmons Dirk Gadd DB Muskingum Chris Gallino DE Franklin & Marshall Rob Gould DE Hobart Ben Gray DB Wisconsin-River Falls Nick Hajjar DB Wooster Erich Hellmold DL Johns Hopkins Cody Hill LB Trinity (TX) John Humann LB Brockport State David Hurt LB Lewis & Clark Keith Kamps FS Wisconsin-Oshkosh Tom Knapp DE Hartwick Dennis Kodack SS Susquehanna Dan Lalli LB Amherst Chris Lidwin DB Concordia (WI) Nick Loiacano DE Swarthmore Eric Lund LB Wisconsin-Stout Quincy Malloy DE Methodist Cliff Mason LB Gettysburg Esau McCaulley DL Sewanee Winston McGee LB Adrian Vic Mesce SS Montclair State Charlie Michelson LB Cortland State Matt O'Bryant LB Millsaps Mike Pelletier DB Plymouth State Dan Philips LB Chicago Brian Portilla CB Wisconsin-LaCrosse Lance Ramer LB Rochester Inst. of Tech. Justin Ring DB North Central Brad Ruhoff LB Grinnell Nate Schaublin LB Defiance Chris Scott SS Hampden-Sydney Josh Seiders LB Juniata Shaun Smith DB Wisconsin-Whitewater Justin Snyder DE Central (IA) Scott Stanton DB Monmouth (IL) Matt Steiner DT Catholic Josh Steinhour DE Union (NY) Charles Szabo DL Wilmington (PA) Brian Valenzuela LB McMurry Russ Watson DE Worcester State Andrew Waxman LB Widener Jason Wingeart SS Western Maryland Eric Witt LB Westminster (PA) Steve Woodruff DB Wesleyan

Rookie Honorable Mention

Special Teams Honorable Mention

Jessie Abbott WR Knox Jeff Catlin SS Maranatha Baptist Brett Ehret LB Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pete Henning WR Lebanon Valley Shannon Johnson QB Emory & Henry Chris Lovely QB Cornell (IA) Joe Mabry DB Wisconsin-Whitewater Ray Minor LB Greenville Tom Romano TE Cortland Stat John Savage DB Rochester Damion Sumpter LB Western Connecticut Chris Timpson LB Bethany (WV) Dyshaun Washington DB Hobart Chad Wurth RB Wisconsin-Whitewater

Brad Abraham PK/P Wisconsin-Platteville Brett Etzel LS Wisconsin-Eau Claire Mike Forrest RS Western Connecticut Cary Greenfield PK Frostburg State Scott Gusci PK Waynesburg Scott Harrison P Cortland State Kevin McCulley PK/P Wisconsin-Stout Seth Olson PK Bethel (MN) Adam Ryan P Wilmington (OH) Andy Traetow RS Gustavus-Adolphus Chad Turner PK Austin Andy Vendig PK Washington & Lee Scott Verhalen P East Texas Baptist m m m

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