Emporia State’s Deveon Dinwiddie has been named the MIAA Football Defensive Athlete of the Week with his teammate Austin Morton being named Special Teams Athlete of the Week. Chas Stallard of Central Oklahoma has been named the Offensive Athlete of the Week for the second time.

MIAA Offensive Athlete of the Week
Chas Stallard, QB, Central Oklahoma

Stallard rushed for 158 yards — believed to be a school-record for a quarterback — and one touchdown on just 14 carries while hitting 11-of-19 passes for 112 yards and one score in UCO’s 35-26 win over Washburn. The redshirt freshman had a pair of 15-yard runs in a 90-yard TD drive that gave UCO the lead for good at 14-10 in the first quarter, rushed three times for 34 yards in a 74-yard drive that made it 21-13, had a 32-yard carry and then a seven-yard TD pass in the 4th quarter to give UCO a 28-19 lead and then clinched the win with a 60-yard scoring dash with 3:40 left. The 6-0 redshirt freshman quarterback is a native of Cleveland, Okla. where he competed at Cleveland High School.

MIAA Defensive Athlete of the Week
Deveon Dinwiddie, DB, Emporia State

Deveon Dinwiddie had six unassisted tackles, an interception and two pass break ups in the Hornets 30-10 win at Missouri Western. He had a pass break up in the endzone to start the second quarter and keep the game scoreless. His interception came at the ESU 40 and he returned it to the MWSU 32 with 27 seconds left in the second quarter and set up a field goal that gave the Hornets a 10-3 lead as time expired in the first half. Early in the third quarter he made the tackle on a fake punt for a loss of four back to the MWSU 12 yard line that would lead to an ESU touchdown and 17-3 lead. The 5-9 senior defensive back is a native of Hutchinson, Kan. where he competed at Hutchinson High School prior to playing at North Dakota State.

MIAA Special Teams Athlete of the Week
Austin Morton, K, Emporia State

Morton had a career high of three made field goals including a career best 42 yarder and was perfect on PAT in the Hornets 30-10 win at Missouri Western. His first field goal came as time expired in the first half and gave Emporia State a 10-3 lead. He hit a career long 42 yarder to give the Hornets a 20-10 lead after the Griffons had cut their deficit to seven points. The 5-9 redshirt freshman kicker is a native of Rockwall, Texas where he competed at Rockwall High School.

— MIAA Press Release —