MCAC Football: Eastern Division Athletes-of-the-Week

MCAC Football: Eastern Division Athletes-of-the-Week

Winona, MN

The fourth week of the 2019 football season in the Minnesota College Athletic Conference has produced the following MCAC Football Athletes-of-the-Week.   Adidas, the United States Marine Corps and Nicklasson Athletic Company sponsor the MCAC Athlete-of-the-Week awards, and proudly honor the following student-athletes for their performances this past week on behalf of their teams. 

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Eastern Division

Football

Athlete-of-the-Week

Offense

 

Justin Lynn

Freshman 

Quarterback

Memphis, TN 

                  

The Performance: 

Justin Lynn threw for seven touchdowns and nearly 500 yards in Rochester's 63-25 win over Vermilion... his numbers are even more impressive given that the freshman from Memphis, Tennessee did not play in the fourth quarter for the Yellowjackets... RCTC has won three straight contests. 

 

                         

Eastern Division

Football

Athlete-of-the-Week

Lineman

Braxton Wise

First-Year

Offensive Line / Long Snapper

Macon, GA

 

The Performance: 

As a long snapper, Braxton Wise was a part of the Yellowjacket unit that was 9-for-9 on PAT's in the RCTC win over Vermilion...on the O-Line, Wise anchored a group that allowed for RCTC quarterbacks to produce 

 

                             

Eastern Division

Football

Athlete-of-the-Week

Defense

Collin Wilcox 

Sophomore

Linebacker

Elk River, MN

 

The Performance: 

Collin Wilcox tallied 11 total tackles in the Raiders loss to Mesabi Range on Saturday..Wilcox had one sack and two tackles for loss... four of his stops were solo tackles. 

 

                               

Eastern Division

Football

Athlete-of-the-Week

Special Teams

Braulio Arango-Aguilar

First Year

Placekicker

Brooklyn Park, MN

 

 

The Performance:

Braulio Arango-Aguilar and the RCTC special teams unit was a perfect 9-for-9 on PAT's in the Yellowjacket 63 -25 win on Saturday... Arangao-Aguilar, holder Phillip Hillesheim and long-snapper Braxton Wise were flawless on the day as they pick up the Divisional win on the road

The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State Colleges & Universities system, as well as select member colleges in North Dakota and Wisconsin.  The mission of the Minnesota College Athletic Conference is to advance intercollegiate athletics by providing an engaging and supportive environment for success of our student athletes and competition among member institutions.  The MCAC is committed to the guiding principles of encouraging the development and success of student athletes, promoting the integrity, honesty and loyalty to member schools as well as upholding the sustainability of conference athletic programs.

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