Three Minnesota College Athletic Conference student-athletes earn this week's NJCAA DIII Football National Player-of-the-Week honors. 

Israel Lozoya, sophomore running back from Rochester Mayo HS rushed for 160 yards and scored two touchdowns, including a 95-yard touchdown run. The Rochester Community and Technical College running back's impressive performance earned the #NJCAAFootball DIII Offensive Player of the Week, presented by TicketSmarter.  (Below graphic is courtesy of the NJCAA)

DT Keith Davis tallied 4.5 of Itasca's eleven sacks against Rochester, en route to being named the #NJCAAFootball DIII Defensive Player of the Week, presented by TicketSmarter. The freshman added 10 tackles, three tackles for loss, in the Vikings 29-23 victory. (Below graphic is courtesy of the NJCAA)

Kicker Carsen McKnight (Minnesota State - Fergus Falls) has earned this week's DIII Football National Special Teams Player of the Week honor. The freshman from Coalville, UT was perfect on extra point attempts as he nailed four in the 28-14 Spartan win over Central Lakes on Saturday. Carsen has yet to miss an extra point this season, totaling nine PAT's through the first two weeks of the season.