Oct. 22, 2007
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The sixth 2007 NAIA weekly football awards were handed out and these student-athletes were honored: Austin Brown of McPherson (Kan.) was named NAIA Special Teams Player of the Week, Brandon Minch of Nebraska Wesleyan was named NAIA Defensive Player of the Week and Thez Robinson of Northwestern Oklahoma State was named NAIA Offensive Player of the Week, for the week ending on Sunday, Oct. 21.
Brown, a 6-1, 175 lbs., freshman cornerback from Lawton, Okla., helped preserve the 17-14 upset at Ottawa (Kan.) last Saturday. Brown's special teams play was the difference as he blocked two kicks - a PAT and field goal attempt. His PAT block came after the Braves scored the game's first touchdown and his send-back on the field goal came just before the final period. At that point, McPherson trailed just 6-3 before pulling out the victory. On the season, Brown has blocked seven PATs or field goals in seven games.
Minch, a 6-1, 230 lbs., senior defensive lineman from Elmwood, Neb., was part of a defense to shut out Hastings (Neb.) and limit the Broncos to 228 yards of offense. Overall, he had seven tackles, 4.0 sacks, 3.5 tackles-for-loss and a forced fumble in the 14-0 victory. He nearly single-handedly forced three Hastings punts as he posted two solo sacks and a quarterback-hurry on third-down plays. As a team, Nebraska Wesleyan finished with six sacks, five pass break-ups, three interceptions and held the opposing quarterback to 10-of-27 passing.
Robinson, a 6-1, 205 lbs., senior running back from Lyons, Ga., established a school record in the 59-14 win over Peru State (Neb.). Breaking a 50-year old record, Robinson totaled five rushing touchdowns and came 12 yards shy of the school standard for yards rushing in a game. On the day, he had 245 yards on 20 totes for a 12.3 yards per carry average. Currently, he ranks 10th in the NAIA in rushing yards per game (113.9 ypg) and eighth in scoring (9.8 ppg). He has rushed for 100-plus yards in five straight games including two straight over 200.
For a complete list of all the national statistical leaders, click here.
Offensive Nominees:
Dustin Jacoby, Culver-Stockton; JaMaine Lewis, Concordia (Neb.); Aazaad Artis, McPherson (Kan.);
Graylin Allison, Belhaven (Miss.); Jacob Rohman, McKendree (Ill.); Bernard Payton, Malone (Ohio); Jon
Meier, Minot State (N.D.); John Barnett, Carroll (Mont.)
Defensive Nominees:
Kevin Linn, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Tyler Buckman, Culver-Stockton (Mo.); Ryan Miles, Texas College;
Cameron Achord, Belhaven (Miss.); Ronell Lee, Malone (Ohio); Wacey Coleman, Black Hills State (S.D.);
Brandon Kaufman, Bethel (Kan.); Dilan Saisbury, Montana State-Northern
Special Teams Nominees:
Michael Wilson, Belhaven (Miss.); Shane Longest, St. Xavier (Ill.); Derek Doerfler, Baker (Kan.); Joe
Beehler, Black Hills State (S.D.); Eric Edwards, St. Francis (Ill.); Peter Orth, Southern Nazarene (Okla.);
Zach Thiry, Carroll (Mont.); Kane Kuehl, Briar Cliff (Iowa)
2007 Composite Award Winners:
WEEK 1:
Offense: Craig Hector (Northwestern (Iowa)) - SR, QB
Defense: Marc Samson (Montana State-Northern) - SR, DB
Special Teams: Matt Eberspacher (Nebraska Wesleyan) - FR, PK
WEEK 2:
Offense: Craigh Cornelius (Montana-Western) - SO, WR
Defense: Lane O'Connor (Bethany (Kan.)) - FR, DB
Special Teams: Jared Stevens (Evangel (Mo.)) - SR, KR
WEEK 3:
Offense: Jerome Messam (Graceland (Iowa)) - JR, RB
Defense: Joe Slabaugh (Ohio Dominican) - JR, DB
Special Teams: Nolan Williams (Texas College) - SR, WR/KR
WEEK 4:
Offense: Cris Reisert (Ohio Dominican) - JR, QB
Defense: Brandon Kaufman (Bethel (Kan.)) - SR, DB
Special Teams: Shane Longest (St. Xavier (Ill.)) - SR, PK/P
WEEK 5:
Offense: Jared Stace (Ohio Dominican) - SR, WR
Defense: Kyle Lockett (Urbana (Ohio)) - SR, DT
Special Teams: Derek Doerfler (Baker (Kan.)) - JR, PK
WEEK 6:
Offense: Bernard Payton (Malone (Ohio)) - SR, RB
Defense: Grant Mosier (Northwestern (Iowa)) - SO, DB
Special Teams: Derek Doerfler (Baker (Kan.)) - JR, PK
WEEK 7:
Offense: Thez Robinson (Northwestern Oklahoma State) - SR, RB
Defense: Brandon Minch (Nebraska Wesleyan) - SR, DL
Special Teams: Austin Brown (McPherson (Kan.)) - FR, CB
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