KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Western linebacker Yomi Alli has been named the MIAA/AstroTurf Defensive Athlete of the Week for his performance Saturday for the Griffon football team in a 26-21 win over Fort Hays State.

The senior from St. Louis totaled 12 tackles – eight solo – with three key tackles for loss and a quarterback hurry in a big win for the Griffons.

Alli led a defense that held Fort Hays nearly 100 yards under its season average for rushing yards in a game. Fort Hays rushed for 189 yards in the game and came in averaging more than 280 per game. Shaquille Cooper finished with 114 yards, but 67 of those yards came on a first quarter touchdown run. Treveon Albert was limited to 76 yards on the ground.

Alli joins Michael Jordan as the second Griffon to take home the honor this season. He and the Griffons will host Washburn this Saturday for Homecoming.

— MWSU Athletics —