Football

Defensive
Player of the Week

Justin Madar, Olivet

Senior, DL
Holt, Mich.

• Was a key factor in Olivet's 31-14 win over Albion Oct. 15, which marked Olivet's first win over Albion since 2007

• Had four tackles on the day, including 2.5 sacks resulting in 24 yards lost

• Also had three quarterback pressures

Offensive
Player of the Week

Ty Fischbach, Trine

Senior, WR
Oxford, Ind. 

• Had seven receptions for 130 yards and two touchdowns in 42-17 win over Kalamazoo Oct. 15

• Had a 30-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter that gave Trine the lead for good

• Added a touchdown of 22 yards in the waning seconds of the second quarter to give the Thunder a 42-10 halftime lead 

Special Teams
Player of the Week

Darren Ford, Hope

Junior, K/P
Howell, Mich.

• Tied MIAA record with four field goals in 25-7 win over Adrian Oct. 15 

• Finished with 13 points with an extra point to go with four field goals

• Also had four punts, averaging 38.0 yards per punt

Volleyball

Player of the Week

 
Anna Kamp, Calvin

Sophomore, OH
Orland Park, Ill. 

• Named to Midwest Invitational All-Tournament team

• Helped Calvin go 5-0 on the week on 3.75 kills per set

• Had a .326 hitting percentage on the week, including .500 (12-1-22) against Wheaton Oct. 15

• Had two double-doubles in kills and digs in three-set wins over Wheaton Oct. 15 and Clarkson Oct. 14

Specialist of the Week

Alexis Thompson, Hope

Senior, L
Monroe, Mich.

• Named to Midwest Invitational All-Tournament team

• Helped Hope to 4-1 week, the lone setback coming against nationally-ranked Elmhurst

• Averaged 7.78 digs per set for the week, well above her season average of 5.76 d/s

• Had four service aces while Hope scored 61 percent of the time behind her serve

Men's Soccer

Defensive
Player of the Week

Chris Stanhope, Adrian

Sophomore, D
Dearborn, Mich.

• Helped anchor the Adrian defense in a pair of MIAA victories

• In Adrian's game against Albion for second place in the standings, helped hold the Brits to three shots on goal

• Had three shots, including two shots on goal, in win over Trine Oct. 11

• Was a key factor in team stopping counter attacks 

Offensive
Player of the Week

Isky Van Doorne, Calvin

Senior, M
Calgary, Alberta

• Scored three goals on the week to help Calvin to 2-0 week

• Had both game-winners for the Knights

• Had two goals in home win over Hope Oct. 11

• Had the game-winner against Kalamazoo Oct. 15 in the 81st minute

Women's Soccer

Defensive
Player of the Week

Amanda Allen, Albion

Senior, D
White Lake, Mich.

• Assisted on game-winning goal in 1-0 victory against Albion Oct. 15

• Helped Albion defense post back-to-back shutouts for the first time since last season

• Played all 90 minutes in both victories

• Aided in holding Calvin to just two shots on goal Oct. 12.

Offensive
Player of the Week

Riley Burnette, Albion

Freshman, F
Livonia, Mich. 

• Scored both game-winners for Albion in a 2-0 week to stay in postseason contention

• Score the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Hope Oct. 15, converting in the 66th minute

• Also scored Albion's first goal in 3-0 victory against Calvin Oct. 12 in the 38th minute

Men's Cross Country

Runner
of the Week

 
Zac Nowicki, Calvin

Senior
Comstock Park, Mich. 

• Turned in a top-10 finish with his ninth-place effort (and eighth among college competitors) at UW-Oshkosh Kollege Town Invitational Oct. 15

• Finished the race in 25:13 to aid Calvin in finishing third overall in a field of 37 teams

• Was less than 30 seconds behind first place for the 8K event

Women's
Cross Country

Runner of the Week

Erin Herrmann, Hope

Senior
Wheaton, Ill.

• Won the UW-Oshkosh Kollege Town Invitational Oct. 15, beating 528 runners

• Her time of 21:22.48 for the 6K race won by four seconds

• Raced for her fourth victory of the season