RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference announced the football players of the week for the ninth week of the 2024 season. Southern Arkansas’ Judd Barton won Offensive Player of the Week while Southern Nazarene’s Carter Brock and Kameron Van Prooyen claimed Defensive Player and Special Teams Player of the Week respectively.

#theGAC FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Judd Barton, QB, Southern Arkansas , Jr.,Alexandria, Louisiana
Barton accounted for 397 yards and four touchdowns as the Muleriders recorded a 48-14 victory at Southwestern Oklahoma State. He completed 26-of-44 passes for a season-high 374 yards and three scores. He added 23 yards rushing and a rushing touchdown. He leads the conference in total offense and ranks second in points responsible for.

theGAC FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Carter Brock, LB, Southern Nazarene, Jr., Lewisville, Texas
Brock registered a team-leading 12 tackles in the Crimson Storm’s 18-17 win at No. 3/5 Ouachita Baptist – the program’s first in 11 all-time meetings against the Tigers. He added 1.5 tackles-for-loss – including an eight-yard sack. He has recorded five double-digit tackle games this season. His 85 tackles rank second in the conference.

#theGAC FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Kameron Van Prooyen, K/P, Southern Nazarene, So., San Antonio, Texas
Kameron Van Prooyen matched the school and conference record for made field goals in a single game after he went 4-for-4 in the Crimson Storm’s upset of Ouachita Baptist. He made a 30-yard try in the first quarter, a 40-yard attempt late in the second quarter, a 41-yard attempt in the third quarter and a 43-yard effort early in the fourth quarter.

OTHERS NOMINATED

Bryson Evans, QB (Southern Nazarene), Kendel Givens, RB (Ouachita Baptist), Micah Greene, WR (Henderson State), Braden Jay, RB (Harding), EJ Moore, RB (Oklahoma Baptist), Cade Searcy, RB (East Central), Buddy Taylor, QB (Arkansas-Monticello)

Darion Dunlap-Johnson, DB (Harding), Hunter Hewitt, DE (Southern Arkansas), Jax Miller, LB (Ouachita Baptist), Jakobe Shell, DL (Henderson State), Coby Tillman, LB (Northwestern Oklahoma State), Chase Whitebear, CB (Oklahoma Baptist)

Bo Baker, KR (Ouachita Baptist), Patrick Maxwell, K (Oklahoma Baptist), Brandon Perez, K (East Central), Kale Purvis, K (Northwestern Oklahoma State), James Satterfield, K (Harding), Melvin Smith Jr., KR (Southern Arkansas)

A three-person committee selects all GAC Athletes of the Week

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