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2004 NWC Football Student-Athletes of the Week

Northwest Conference Football Players of the Week

Nov. 15

Offensive Player of the Week: Brett Elliott (Linfield, Jr., QB, Lake Oswego, Ore.) completed 77% of his passes (25/33) for 372 yards and five touchdowns without an interception in the NWC championship clinching win over Willamette.
Honorable Mention: Rory Lee (UPS, So., RB); Joel Clark (Whitworth, So., QB); Dusty Macauley (PLU, Sr., QB).

Defensive Player of the Week: Brandon Tom (Linfield, Jr., DE, Kailua, Hawaii) recorded eight tackles (five solo), including one sack, as the Wildcats held Willamette to a season-low 174 rushing yards.
Honorable Mention: Geoffrey Schock (PLU, Sr., DB).

Special Teams Player of the Week: Kyle Snell (Whitworth, Jr., WR, Issaquah, Wash.) returned his only kick off 91 yards for a touchdown and also ran 37 yards for a first down on a fake punt in a win over PLU.
Honorable Mention: Mark Gunderson (PLU, Sr., DB); James Wilson (Linfield, Sr., P).

Nov. 8

Offensive Player of the Week: Quentin Brock (Willamette, Jr., RB, Fresno, Callif.) carried the ball 24 times for 146 yards and three second half touchdowns in a key win over Whitworth.
Honorable Mention: Brett Elliott (Linfield, Jr., QB); Mark McCall (PLU, Sr., WR); Joel Clark (Whitworth, So., QB).

Defensive Player of the Week: Megdy Khoury (Willamette, Sr., LB, Elko, Nev.) had 11 tackles, including two sacks and another for loss, and forced a fumble that led to the go ahead touchdown in a win against Whitworth.
Honorable Mention: Chris Linderman (Pacific Lutheran, Sr., LB); Erik Gerwick (Lewis & Clark, So., LB)

Special Teams Player of the Week: Brandon Hazenberg (Linfield, Jr., WR/CB, Newberg, Ore.) returned two punts for 75 yards, including a 54-yarder, in a win at L&C.
Honorable Mention: Michael Plank (Willamette, Jr., KR).

Nov. 1

Offensive Player of the Week: Andy Carlson (UPS, Jr., QB, Boulder, Colo.) threw for 198 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 166 yards and another score in a Logger victory at Colorado College. He was 6 of 8 passing with one interception.
Honorable Mention: Brett Elliott (Linfield, Jr., QB); Jared Thomas (Whitworth, So., WR); Brett Meyer (Willamette, Sr., WR).

Defensive Player of the Week: Jeff Na (Willamette, Sr., DL, Henderson, Nev.) had five tackles, including two for loss and a sack on PLU's last offensive play, and recovered a fumble in the win at PLU.
Honorable Mention: Shawn Agustin (Whitworth, Fr., DB); Brandon Olson (Linfield, Jr., LB); Alex Jeffries (PLU, Sr., LB).

Special Teams Player of the Week: Mike Wennerlind (Lewis & Clark, Fr., WR, Troutdale, Ore.) had 146 yards in kickoff returns, including an 86-yard touchdown, in a loss at Whitworth.
Honorable Mention: Brandon Hazenberg (Linfield, Jr., WR/DB/KR); Clinton Moran (Willamette, Fr., P).

Oct. 25

Offensive Player of the Week: Joel Clark (Whitworth, So., QB, Spokane, Wash.) completed 23 of 32 passes for 325 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in the Bucs' OT win at Menlo. He also ran for 48 yards and another score.
Honorable Mention: Brett Elliott (Linfield, Jr., QB); Cameron Walton (Willamette, Jr., QB); Anthony Canger (PLU, Fr., RB).

Defensive Player of the Week: Logan Lord (Willamette, Sr., LB, Reno, Nev.) led a Bearcat defensive effort that held SOU to 12 second half yards with a team-high eight tackles in Willamette's victory.
Honorable Mention: Josh Houk (L&C, So., LB); Brandon Olson (Linfield, Jr., LB); Pat Munson (PLU, Sr., DL).

Special Teams Player of the Week: Brian McKechnie (PLU, Sr., WR, Puyallup, Wash.) returned three punts for 74 yards with a long of 44 yards in the Lutes' win at L&C.
Honorable Mention: Brandon Hazenberg (Linfield, Jr., WR/DB/KR).

Oct. 18

Offensive Player of the Week: Brett Elliott (Linfield, Jr., QB, Lake Oswego, Ore.) threw for 460 yards, completing 32 of 53 passes with four touchdowns and two interceptions in a win over Southern Oregon. It was his fourth 400 yard game of the season.
Honorable Mention: Joel Clark (Whitworth, So., QB); Matt Steiner (PLU, So., FB); Michael Plank (Willamette, So., QB/KR); Rory Lee (UPS, So., RB).

Defensive Player of the Week: Jeremy Scroggins (Whitworth, Sr., LB, Royal City, Wash.) led the Pirates with 12 total tackles (9 solo), including one for loss, in a win over UPS.
Honorable Mention: Brandon Olson (Linfield, Jr., LB); Pat Munson (PLU, Sr., DL).

Special Teams Player of the Week: Michael Plank (Willamette, So., KR, Stockton, Calif.) finished with 153 return yards, setting up three first quarter touchdowns with a kick off return of 39 yards and punt returns of 55 and 39 yards, all taken into L&C territory.
Honorable Mention: Cam Collings (Whitworth, Jr., PK/P); Garrett Wales (Linfield, Jr., PK); Todd Hinderman (L&C, Fr., P).

Oct. 11

Offensive Player of the Week: Joel Clark (Whitworth, So., QB, Spokane, Wash.) finished with 502 yards of total offense at 2nd-ranked Linfield after completing 19 of 43 passes for a career high 366 yards (with two touchdowns and one interception) and rushing for a game and career high 136 yards.
Honorable Mention: Casey Allen (Linfield, Jr., WR); Robert Pugmire (L&C, So., QB); Chase Reed (PLU, Fr., WR); Rory Lee (UPS, So., RB).

Defensive Player of the Week: Brandon Olson (Linfield, Jr., LB, Wilsonville, Ore.) had 19 total tackles (four solo), including a sack and three other tackles for loss in the win over Whitworth. His tackle total is third highest in Linfield history.
Honorable Mention: Nick Cronquist (PLU, Sr.); Gerry Swanson (L&C, Jr., FS); Joe Boice (UPS, Sr., LB).

Special Teams Player of the Week: Brandon Hazenberg (Linfield, Jr., WR/DB/KR, Newberg, Ore.) averaged 11.5 yards on six punt returns and 26 yards on two kick off returns vs. Whitworth. His all-purpose total was 225 yards after 103 receiving yards are added to the total.

Oct. 4

Offensive Player of the Week: Brett Elliott (Linfield, Jr., QB, Lake Oswego, Ore.) completed 77% of his passes (27/35) for 410 yards and five touchdowns with one interception in a win at PLU.
Honorable Mention: Quentin Brock (Willamette, Jr., RB); Kyle Havercroft (Whitworth, Fr., RB); Andy Carlson (UPS, Jr., QB); Ryan Simpson (PLU, Sr., FB).

Defensive Player of the Week: Gerry Swanson (Lewis & Clark, Jr., FS, West Jordan, Utah) recorded 18 tackles (9 solo, 9 assisted), forced and fumble and intercepted a pass against Chapman.
Honorable Mention: Allen Coburn (Willamette, Jr., DT); Chris Linderman (PLU, Jr., LB); Brandon Olson (Linfield, Jr., LB); Jeremy Scroggins (Whitworth, Sr., LB).

Special Teams Player of the Week: Cameron Collings (Whitworth, Jr., PK/P, Spokane, Wash.) kicked a career-best 53-yard field goal and was 4/4 on PATs in a win over Eastern Oregon. He also punted five times of a 35.4 yard average.
Honorable Mention: Brad Boggs (L&C, Jr., KR); Chase Reed (PLU, Fr., WR).

Sept. 27

Co-Offensive Players of the Week: Cameron Walton (Willamette, Jr., QB, Arroyo Grande, Calif.) completed 6/10 passes for 125 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. He also ran for 62 yards on 17 carries, including a 37-yard touchdown in a win over Menlo.
Andy Carlson (UPS, Jr., QB, Boulder, Colo.) also threw for two touchdowns and ran for another, completing 4/8 passes for 83 yards and running 19 times for 93 yards in a home win over La Verne.
Honorable Mention: Nick Kail (L&C, Sr., RB); Matt Steiner (PLU, So., RB).

Defensive Player of the Week: Adam Kerns (UPS, So., DB, Newport Beach, Wash.) intercepted two passes and added four unassisted tackles in a win over La Verne.
Honorable Mention: Logan Lord (Willamette, Sr., LB); Chris Linderman (PLU, Jr., LB).

Special Teams Player of the Week: Brent Frank (PLU, So., DB, Issaquah, Wash.) returned three kickoffs for 100 yards (33.3 yards per return) in a win over UWRF.

Sept. 20

Offensive Player of the Week: Brett Elliott (Linfield, Jr., QB, Lake Oswego, Ore.) set single-game school records for passing yards (480), completions (38), attempts (59) and touchdown passes in the comeback win at Wis.-Stevens Point.
Honorable Mention: Brandon Zerr-Smith (L&C, Sr., WR); Rory Lee (UPS, So., RB); Kyle Havercroft (Whitworth, Fr., RB).

Defensive Player of the Week: Jeremy Scroggins (Whitworth, Sr., LB, Royal City, Wash.) had nine total tackles, including three for losses of four yards, and recovered a fumble in the Pirates' win at La Verne.
Honorable Mention: Nick Haswell (UPS, Sr., DL); Josh Ort (Linfield, Jr., DB); Gerry Swanson (L&C, Jr., FS).

Special Teams Player of the Week: Garrett Wales (Linfield, Jr., PK, Bend, Ore.) made a career-long 48 yard field goal and was 5/5 on PATs at UWSP.
Honorable Mention: Libor Jany (L&C, So., KR).

Sept. 13

Offensive Player of the Week: Brett Elliott (Linfield, Jr., QB, Lake Oswego, Ore.) completed 18 of 27 passes for 363 yards and five touchdowns in only one half of football. He threw no interceptions in the Wildcats' 58-17 win over WOU.
Honorable Mention: Joel Clark (Whitworth, So., QB); Mark McCall (PLU, Sr., WR); Stephen Graves (UPS, Sr., RB); Calvin Keyser-Allen (Willamette, Sr., RB).

Defensive Player of the Week: Josh Ort (Linfield, Jr., DB, Silverton, Ore.) led the Wildcat defense with nine tackles, a forced fumble and an interception vs. WOU.
Honorable Mention: Joe Boice (UPS, Sr., LB); Tyler Breum (PLU, Jr., DB).

Special Teams Player of the Week: Cam Collings (Whitworth, Jr., PK/P, Spokane, Wash.) scored 10 points in the Pirates' win at Redlands, making his only field goal attempt (29 yards) and all seven of his PATs. He also punted twice (35 average).
Honorable Mention: James Wilson (Linfield, Sr., P)