Kansas City, Mo. – Northwest Missouri’s Brady Bolles has been named the MIAA/AstroTurf Football Offensive Athlete of the Week while his teammate Collin Bevins earned the honor of Defensive Athlete of the Week. Central Oklahoma’s Seth Hiddink has earned the MIAA/AstroTurf Special Teams Athlete of the Week honor.
MIAA/AstroTurf Offensive Athlete of the Week
Brady Bolles, QB, Northwest Missouri
Brady Bolles threw for four touchdowns and ran for one as Northwest beat Emporia State, 44-10, to win the outright MIAA title. Bolles threw for a career-high 362 yards and tied a career record with four touchdown passes. It also marked the fourth time this season that Bolles threw and ran for a score in the same game. The 6-3 senior quarterback is a native of Lincoln, Neb. where he competed at North Star High School.
MIAA/AstroTurf Defensive Athlete of the Week
Collin Bevins, DT, Northwest Missouri
Bevins recorded a team-best seven tackles with 4.0 sacks, 7.0 tackles for loss and recorded a third quarter safety in Northwest’s 44-10 victory over Emporia State. The Bearcat defense held Emporia States offense to 10 points, 56 rushing yards, 184 passing yards and 240 total yards, all season lows. Bevins 4.0 sacks rank second all-time in Northwest single game history. The 6-6 junior defensive tackle is a native of Creston, Iowa and came to NWMSU from Iowa State.
MIAA/AstroTurf Special Team Athlete of the Week
Seth Hiddink, K, Central Oklahoma
Hiddink set a pair of school records in UCO’s 37-20 win over Lindenwood, scoring 13 points with three field goals and four extra points. He had field goals of 20, 20 and 28 yards to set single-season (16) and career (52) records for field goals. His first two field goals helped stake UCO to an early 13-0 lead and his third gave the Bronchos a 30-20 advantage late in the third period. The 6-4 junior kicker is a native of Wylie, Texas where he competed at Wylie High School.
— MIAA Press Release —