NWC Football (Special Teams) Student-Athlete of the Week for Sept. 20, 2011

Mitch Rowan
Willamette, Senior
Cotati, Calif./Rancho Cotate HS
PK/P
Rowan punted 7 times for 263 yards for an average of 37.6 yards per punt and averaged 62.3 yards on 7 kickoffs.  He placed three of his punts inside the Southern Oregon 12-yard line and only two punts were returned (one was fumbled, one went for 8 yards).  His combined kicking and punting efforts contributed in a significant way to Southern Oregon having an average starting field position of the SOU 28 during the game.

Honorable Mention –
Austin Ehlo (Whitworth, Fr. – Spokane, Wash./Lewis & Clark)
Thiesen Chang (Puget Sound, So. – Vancouver, Wash/ Columbia River)