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

Vermilion picks up a pair of AOW's in Week 5
Vermilion picks up a pair of AOW's in Week 5

Winona, MN

The fifth 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

 

Ty Williams
Sophomore
 Running Back
Dallas, TX
 

 

 

                  

The Performance: 

Ty Williams had a break out game for Vermilion this week with 157 total yards combined rushing and receiving,.. the sophomore from Dallas, Texas scored three TDs...

 

                         

Eastern Division

Football

Athlete-of-the-Week

Lineman

 
Austin Rother
Sophomore
 Center
Plainview, MN
 
 

 

 

 

The Performance: 

Rother anchored a line that produced the highest point-total of the season for Vermilion in a 38-33 loss at MnWest...the Ironmen accumulated 310 yards of total offense on the day...VCC had 210 yards rushing

 

                             

Eastern Division

Football

Athlete-of-the-Week

Defense


 

Zach Roberts

Defensive Line

 Monroe, UT

 

The Performance: 

Zach Roberts had three sacks for a total of 22 loss yards for Central Lakes College against Rochester CTC... of his 8 total tackles on the day, five were solo stops... 

 

                               

Eastern Division

Football

Athlete-of-the-Week

Special Teams

 

James Smith

Sophomore

Punter / Safety

Cross City, FL 

 

The Performance:

In a Divisional game decided by field position, James Smith punted seven times for Mesabi Range College... he dropped two kicks inside the 20 for the Norsemen...Smith's longest kick was 47 yards...

 

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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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