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The Minnesota College Athletic Conference (MCAC) has released its weekly football athletes of the week awards for the week of September 25 - October 1.
Minnesota State Community and Technical College quarterback, KJ Cooper, threw for 254 yards and three touchdowns, completing 14 of 23 passes, while also running for 25 yards and a touchdown in the Spartan's win over #3 Rochester, earning him an Offensive Player-of-the-Week award. David Boyd Jr., wide receiver for Central Lakes College, caught 4 passes for 113 yards and two touchdowns to earn the other Offensive Player-of-the-Week award.
Ashton Hanan, linebacker for Central Lakes College, had 10 tackles, eight of them solo, and a tackle for loss to earn a Defensive Player-of-the-Week award. North Dakota State College of Science outside linebacker, Erik Lumpkin, earned the other Defensive Player-of-the-Week award. Lumpkin had seven total tackles, four of them solo, and two tackles for a loss of yardage along with a quarterback hit.
Minnesota North College - Vermilion kicker/punter, Ante Acosta, earned the Special Teams Player-of-the-Week award after going 3 for 3 on field goal attempts with a long of 42 yards, and 2 for 2 on extra-point tries. Acosta had five kickoffs for 260 total yards and two punts for 90 yards helping the Ironhawks to their first win in two seasons.
As MCAC teams compile games and statistics, keep tabs on Conference leaders at the following links:
MCAC Statistical Leaders: https://mcacsports.org/sports/fball/2023-24/leaders
MCAC Standings: https://mcacsports.org/sports/fball/2023-24/standings
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KJ Cooper Minnesota State Community & Technical College SO / QB El Paso, TX
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Comp-Attempts: 14-23 Passing Yards: 254 yards Passing TDs: 3 Interceptions: 0 Rush Attempts: 12 Rushing Yards: 25 yards Rushing TDs: 1 Noteworthy Information: KJ completed 61% of his passes and averaged 18.1 yards per completion. Next Contest: October 7 vs. Minnesota North College - Mesabi Range Team Record: 3-2 overall, 3-1 in the MCAC
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David Boyd Jr. Central Lakes College SO / WR St. Cloud, MN
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Rush Attempts: 0 Rush Yards: 0 Rush TDs: 0 Receptions: 4 Receiving Yards: 113 Receiving TDs: 2 Noteworthy Information: David averaged 28.3 yards per catch. Next Contest: October 7 at Minnesota North College - Vermilion Team Record: 1-4 overall, 1-4 in the MCAC
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MCAC FootballDefensive Players-of-the-Week |
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Ashton Hanan Central Lakes College SO / Linebacker Kimball, MN
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Tackles (Solo): 8 Tackles (Assisted): 2 Sacks: 0 Tackles for Loss: 1 Forced Fumbles: 0 Fumble Recoveries: 0 Interceptions: 0 Pass Break-Ups: 0 Defensive TDs: 0 Noteworthy Information: Ashton leads the MCAC in solo tackles with 20 on the season. Next Contest: October 7 at Minnesota North College - Vermilion Team Record: 1-4 overall, 1-4 in the MCAC
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Erik Lumpkin North Dakota State College of Science SO / Outside Linebacker Madison, WI |
Tackles (Solo): 4 Tackles (Assisted): 3 Sacks: 0 Tackles for Loss: 2 Forced Fumbles: 0 Fumble Recoveries: 0 Interceptions: 0 Pass Break-Ups: 0 Defensive TDs: 0 Noteworthy Information: Erik has 29 tackles on the season. Next Contest: October 7 vs. Rochester Community and Technical College Team Record: 5-1 overall, 4-0 in the MCAC |
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MCAC FootballSpecial Teams Player-of-the-Week |
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Ante Acosta Minnesota North College - Vermilion SO / Kicker - Punter Chicago, IL |
Kick-offs: 5 Kick-off Yards: 260 yards Touchbacks: 0 Extra Points Made: 2 Extra Points Attempted: 2 Field Goals Made: 3 Field Goals Attempted: 3 Long Field Goal: 42 yards Punts: 2 Punt Yards: 90 yards Long Punt: 50 yards Noteworthy Information: Ante averaged 45 yards per punt and 52 yards per kick-off. Next Contest: October 7 vs. Central Lakes College Team Record: 1-3 overall, 1-3 in the MCAC |
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About the Minnesota College Athletic Conference
The Minnesota College Athletic Conference is the organizational body for NJCAA-affiliated two-year technical and community college athletic programs in the Minnesota State system. 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.