Russell NSIC Co-POW

Oct 8th, 2005	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final	Records
Northern State	6	7	9	7	29	4-3, 3-0 NSIC
Wayne State (NE)	0	10	0	6	16	2-5, 2-1 NSIC

Russell Named NSIC Co-Offensive Player of the Week

St. Paul , Minn. – John Russell, a 6-4, 215-pound junior from Hayward, Calif., completed 25 of 35 passes for 225 yards and two touchdowns in a 29-16 victory at Wayne State. Russell is the fourth Wolf this season to be named NSIC Player of the Week and the first offensive player since week one when Johnny Bentley received it for his performance against Mayville State. Last week Chris McClellan was named NSIC Co-Specials Teams Player of the Week, while Veaila Tupou was named defensive player of the week after the Neb. Kearney game.

Russell shares the award with Concordia-St. Paul running back Aaron Cawthorn, a 5-9, 206-pound junior from Des Moines, Iowa, who rushed for 161 yards and four touchdowns on eight carries, averaging 20.1 yards per rush, in a 73-13 victory over Minnesota-Crookston.

With the win the Wolves are 3-0 in the NSIC and tied with Winona State for the league's lead. The two teams meet up this Saturday, October 15th at 1:00 p.m. at Clark Swisher Field in Aberdeen, S.D. In the latest D2Football.com regional poll, Winona State came in at the 11th spot.

 

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