For Immediate Release
Monday, September 23, 2024
NSIC Media Relations
Media Packet
NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#11 Gunnar Hensley (QB, 6-2, 205, So., Carlsbad, Calif. / Mission Hills HS) - Augustana
- Threw for an NSIC-best 358 yards in a 41-7 win over Northern State
- Tied a conference-high with four passing touchdowns
- Adding a four-yard receiving touchdown
- Completed 28-of-35 passes
- Finished his day with an NSIC-best 371 yards of total offense
NSIC Defensive Player of the Week
#26 Richard Wauer (LB, 6-1, 230, Jr., Muskego, Wis. / Muskego HS) - Concordia-St. Paul
- Had a career-high 13 tackles in a 27-17 road win at SMSU
- Of his 13 tackles, 10 were solo stops
- Helped hold SMSU to 106 rushing yards at 3.0 per attempt
- Ranks second in the NSIC and 51st nationally with 8.3 tackles per game
- Ranks third in the NSIC and 31st in the country with 5.3 solo tackles per game
NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week
#17 Trevor Marshall (P, 6-2, 220, Jr., Gretna, Neb. / Gretna HS) - Wayne State
- Averaged 44.7 yards on seven punts in a 28-21 win at Winona State
- Had game-long 65 yard punt with three over 50 yards
- One punt inside the 20 yard line with no touchbacks
- Also averaged 56.4 yards on five kickoffs with one touchback
Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Sam McGath (BSU)
- Was 25-of-37 passing (67.6%) for 263 passing yards and three touchdowns
- Added nine rushes for 39 rushing yards
- Marked his second game with 3 passing TD this season
- Set his second best passing % of the season in 28-24 victory over (RV) Sioux Falls at 67.6%
Jaylin Richardson (CSP)
- Rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries in a 27-17 win at SMSU
- Produced second-straight 100-yard rushing performance
- His eighth career 100-yard rushing day
- Rushed for 91 of his 108 yards in the second half
- Leads the NSIC and ranks 15th in the nation with 102.0 rushing yards per game
- Topped 2,000 career rushing yards with 2,069 in 30 career games with his 16th career touchdown
Kyle Walljasper (UMD)
- Led the NSIC with 138 rushing yards in a 43-7 win over UMary
- Added one rushing touchdown for a 8.12 yard average
- Added 135 passing yards and two touchdowns for a total of three on the afternoon
- It marked a rushing high on the season for Walljasper, who also had a passing eff. rating of 170.24
TreShawn Watson (MSU)
- Led the Maverick receivers with six catches for 144 yards and two touchdowns vs. Minot State
- Caught touchdown passes from 21 and 27 yards out
- His 144 receiving yards are a career-high
- Has notched more than 100 receiving yards in three straight games
Nick Bohn (WSC)
- Threw four touchdown passes in 28-21 win at Winona State
- Completed 17 of 30 passes for 208 yards
- Fired game-winning 52-yard pass to Kendrick Watkins-Hogue with 3:43 remaining
DEFENSE
Gradee Sherman (AUGIE)
- Made five tackles, including 3.0 for loss, in a 41-7 victory over Northern State
- Added a pair of assisted sacks while forcing 16 lost yards
- Part of a defense that ranks second in the NSIC with 11 sacks against NSIC opponents
Marcus Hansen (BSU)
- Had 5 solo tackles, a strip sack for 10 yards, 2 TFL for 13 yards, and a forced fumble
- Led the Beavers in solo tackles during 28-24 win over (RV) Sioux Falls
- Tied personal season high with 5 tackles and one sack
- Tied career high with 5 solo tackles
SPECIAL TEAMS
Drayton Lehman (BSU)
- Had 155 all-purpose yards, with 69 receiving, 30 kick return and 56 punt return yards
- Grabbed his longest punt return of the season against Sioux Falls at 33 yards
- Earned 23 additional punt return yards
Last Week's Results
Football Pages
NSIC Football Players of the Week
9/3/24
O: #15 Hayden Ekern - MSU
D: #24 Justus Breston - UMary
SP: #41 Joey Prondzinski - BSU
9/9/24
O: #6 TreShawn Watson – Minnesota State
D: #31 Nalu Cordeiro- Minot State
SP: #19 Boston Hensley - Wayne State
9/16/24
O: #3 Brady Perryman - MSU Moorhead
D: #47 Josiah Behm - MSU Moorhead
SP: #39 Diego Nunez-Smith - Minot State
9/23/24
O: #11 Gunnar Hensley - Augustana
D: #26 Richard Wauer - Concordia-St. Paul
SP: #17 Trevor Marshall - Wayne State
About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 15-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men’s league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women’s league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 116 individual national champions. For additional information, visit
NorthernSun.org.
About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA’s three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.
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