Alma running back Nick Sullivan along with the Scots’ linebacker Zac Peterson and Albion punter Sam Blanzy earned Football Player of the Week honors from the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association for games through Oct. 4.

Sullivan, a junior from Flushing, earned Offensive Player of the Week laurels. He rushed for a career-high 182 yards and scored three touchdowns for the third time this season. Sullivan delivered a 50-yard touchdown run midway through the first quarter against Trine. He later hauled in a 25-yard touchdown pass four minutes into the second half for his second score of the day. Sullivan ranks seventh in NCAA Division III in scoring at 58 points and stands ninth nationally with eight rushing touchdowns. 

Peterson, a sophomore from Holt, won Defensive Player of the Week accolades. He posted 13 tackles, including eight solo stops, in the Scots’ 21-20 loss to Trine on Saturday. Peterson recorded two tackles for a loss including one quarterback sack and finished with the only quarterback hurry for Alma. He currently ranks eighth in the NCAA rankings with 41 tackles including 23 solo efforts and stands fifth nationally with 6.5 sacks this fall.

Blanzy, a freshman from Grosse Pointe Park, claimed the Special Teams Player of the Week Award. The first-year punter averaged 40.2 yards per punt on five kicks in difficult conditions during Albion’s 21-20 victory at Hope on Saturday. Blanzy forced three fair catches and his 61-yard boot in the second quarter pinned Hope inside its 20 at the 13-yard line.