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Week 5 : GPAC Football Players of the Week

(Sioux City, Iowa) – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports are proud to announce the following football players-of-the-week for games played the week of September 25-October 1, 2023. Hauff Mid-America Sports is the presenting sponsor of the 2023-24 GPAC Players-of-the-Week and Players and Coaches-of-the-Year awards program.

Week 5 : GPAC Football Players of the Week
October 1, 2023

Hauff Mid-America Sports/ Football Players-of-the-Week

 

Offense – Jamin Arend, Running Back (Dakota Wesleyan)
Dakota Wesleyan running back Jamin Arend is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Offensive Player-of-the-Week. Arend, a senior from Emery, South Dakota, broke the school record for rushing touchdowns in a game with five while also compiling a career-high 212 rushing yards in the contest on 36 carries. Arend moved into third all-time in Tiger history for career rushing yards with 3,235. Jamin currently sits at the top in rushing in the GPAC in both yards and touchdowns and is fifth in touchdowns in the NAIA and sixth in rushing yards. Arend also added six catches for 26 yards bringing his totals to 42 touches for 238 total yards.

 

Defense – Isaac Pingel, Linebacker (Morningside University)
Linebacker Isaac Pingel of Morningside University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Defensive Player-of-the-Week. Pingel, a junior, from Spencer, Iowa, had a monster day as he led the Mustang defense in a 38-7 win over Doanbe. He accumulated 12 total tackles, including six solo tackles, a pair of sacks and five tackles for loss.

 

Special Teams – Stephen Leinen, Kicker (Dordt University)
Stephen Leinen of Dordt University is this week's GPAC/Hauff Mid-America Sports Special Teams Player-of-the-Week. Leinen, a freshman from Harlan, Iowa, converted on a school record and GPAC record 58-yard field goal as time expired at the end of the first half of Dordt's 61-21 win over Hastings. He then added two more field goals, both from 47 yards, in the second half. In all he went 4-for-4 on field goals and 7-for-7 on PATs and kicked off 11 times and had seven touchbacks.