Student-Athletes of the Week

September 13, 2011

Offensive

Joevonte Mayes
Lewis & Clark, Senior
Portland, Ore.
Running Back
Mayes scored the Pioneers first touchdowns of the contest, including a 56-yard rushing touchdown on just the second play of the Pioneers opening drive.  He had a total of 3 touchdowns (2 rush, 1 rec).

Honorable Mention –
Josh Hill (Linfield, Sr. – Portland, Ore./ Air Force Academy)
Jamiere Abney (Willamette, Fr. – Bremerton, Wash./Bremerton HS
Zach Halverson (Pacific Lutheran, Sr. – Bellingham, Wash./Bellingham HS)
Adam Kniffin (Puget Sound, Jr. – Salem, Ore./Sprague)
T.C. Campbell (Pacific, So. - Kaimuki, Hawaii/Kamehameha)
Ronnie Thomas (Whitworth, Jr. – Granite Bay, Calif./American River JC)

Defensive

Dominique Forrest
Linfield, Sophormore
Portland, Ore./Liberty
Linebacker
Forrest, a linebacker, registered a team-high 10 tackles, including an assisted sack, to help No. 7 Linfield defeat No. Cal Lutheran in the Wildcats’ season opener.

Honorable Mention –
Reed Warner (Willamette, Jr. – Salem, Ore./South Salem HS)
Paul Miller (Whitworth, Fr. – Spokane, Wash./Mead)
Adam, Schwander (Pacific Lutheran, Sr. – Beaverton, Ore./Beaverton HS)
Chris Kelly (Lewis & Clark, Sr. – Atwater, Calif.)
Mike Raub (Puget Sound, So. – Canby, Ore./Canby)
Tim Hastie (Pacific,  - Auberry, Calif./Auberry)

Special Teams

Nick Kaylor
Pacific Lutheran, Sophomore
Bothell, Wash./Bothell HS
Kicker
Kaylor kicked a pair of second half field goals (37 & 22 yards) to close out PLU’s scoring against Hamline.  It marked the first time since November 9, 1996, that Pacific Lutheran had successfully kicked two field goals in one game.

Honorable Mention –
Josh Kay (Linfield, Jr. – Salem, Ore./Whitworth)
Tyson Giza (Willamette, So. – Salem, Ore./Sprague HS)
Aaron Koford (Pacific, So. – Wilsonville, Ore./Wilsonville)
Connor Williams (Whitworth, So. – Hayden, Idaho/Coeur d’Alene HS)
Tucker Laurence (Lewis & Clark, Sr. – San Martin, Calif.)

Past Student-Athletes of the Week

September 6, 2011

Offensive

T.C. Campbell
Pacific, Sophomor
Kaimuki, Hawaii (Kamehameha)
Quarterback
Campbell had 343 yards passing including two touchdowns in the 36-28 loss against Simon Fraser in Pacific’s home opener at the Lincoln Park Stadium in Forest Grove. 

Defensive

Harmon Bruno
Willamette, Senior.
Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley HS
Outside Linebacker
Bruno paced the Bearcats with 12 tackles (6 solo) in the 8-6 loss to D3Football.com’s #23 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. 

Honorable Mention –
Landon Aano (Pacific, So. – Ewa Beach, Hawaii/Kamehameha)
Cailen Thomason (Whitworth, Sr. – Vancouver, Wash./Mountain View)

Special Teams

Tyson Giza
Willamette, Sophomore
Salem, Ore./Sprague HS
Cornerback
Giza had a 39-yard kickoff return against University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point that took the Bearcats to the UWSP 49 and set up a 48-yard field goal that would have tied the game but missed wide. 

Honorable Mention –
Kelson Kawai (Pacific, So. – North Kohala, Hawaii/Kohala)