INDIANAPOLIS – University of Indianapolis freshman running back Al McKeller and junior linebacker Cole Sigmund, along with Missouri S&T sophomore placekicker Ben Styron, have garnered the first Great Lakes Valley Conference Player of the Week honors for the 2017 football season, it was announced by the league office Monday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Al McKeller, Indianapolis
Fr., RB, Indianapolis, Indiana
Team Result: 24-20 win vs. No. 2 Grand Valley State
Racked up 206 rushing yards on 21 carries in first collegiate game
Scored game-winning touchdown on a 51-yard rush with 3:43 to go
Amassed highest total by a Greyhound since 2008
Single-game mark is seventh-best in GLVC history
Earns his first Offensive Player of the Week award
Last Indianapolis Offensive Player of the Week: Reece Horn (11/2/15)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Cole Sigmund, Indianapolis
Jr., LB, St. Louis, Missouri
Team Result: 24-20 win vs. No. 2 Grand Valley State
Led all players with 10 total tackles, including two for a loss
Spearheaded effort that held the Lakers, a team that averaged 40.3 ppg in 2016, to just 20 points – their lowest total since October 2014
Guided a defense that held GVSU scoreless for more than 42 game minutes during one stretch
Anchored a unit that limited 2016 NCAA DII leading rusher Marty Carter to just 57 rushing yards
Earns his first Defensive Player of the Week award
Last Indianapolis Defensive Player of the Week: Korey Rogan (10/10/16)
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ben Styron, Missouri S&T
So., PK, Harrisonville, Missouri
Team Result: 20-16 home loss to West Florida
Connected on all three field goal attempts (35, 32, 25 yards)
Added extra point on S&T’s lone touchdown
Accounted for 10 of Miners’ 16 points
Earns his first Special Teams Player of the Week award
Last Missouri S&T Special Teams Player of the Week: Braxton Graham (9/12/16)