KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The MIAA announced its’ weekly Football Athletes of the Week. Cole Morris of Pittsburg State was named Defensive Athlete of the Week. Central Oklahoma’s Chandler Garrett earned Offensive Athlete of the Week. Fort Hays State’s Dante Brown was tabbed as Special Teams Athlete of the Week.

Morris forced two fumbles and recorded two quarterback sacks in No. 15 Pittsburg State’s 30-17 victory over Nebraska-Kearney. One of his forced fumbles went out of the back of the end zone and gave PSU a safety. Morris made five tackles overall, including two solo tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss and two quarterback sacks as the Gorillas limited the Lopers to 132 rushing yards and 267 total yards.

Garrett led Central Oklahoma to an upset of fourth-ranked Northwest Missouri. He went 17-for-33 with 274 yards and four touchdowns and had 18 carries for 59 yards. Garrett orchestrated a 12-play, 99-yard scoring drive and also had a 1-play, 72-yard scoring drive. In the win, he completed a pass to six different receivers with touchdown passes going to four different receivers.

Brown finished with 13 kicking points in the 55-20 win for Fort Hays State over Missouri Southern. He was a perfect 2-of-2 on field goal attempts, connecting from 48 and 43 yards, and went 7-of-7 on point after touchdown tries. He was also effective on his three punts in the game, averaging 52 yards per punt with a game-long of 65 yards.

— MIAA Press Release —