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Nov. 19, 2015 • Week 9 Contact: Blake Timm, Assistant Commissioner For Communications GNACSports.com • @GNACSports 503-805-8756 • [email protected] 2015 GNAC Football Standings #GNACFB in 140 @GNACSports FINAL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS GNAC Overall #ChampionsAreHumbuilt Humboldt State is the W L Pct. W L Pct. Home Away Neutral Streak first GNAC team to make the NCAA Division II Humboldt State 6 0 1.000 9 1 .900 4-0 5-1 0-0 Won 4 Football Playoffs since 2009 and earned their first Western Oregon 5 1 .833 7 4 .636 5-1 2-3 0-0 Lost 1 football postseason appearance since 1968. Central Washington 3 3 .500 5 5 .500 3-2 2-3 0-0 Won 2 #RunningRecord Humboldt State running back Azusa Pacific 3 3 .500 6 4 .600 3-2 3-2 0-0 Won 1 Ja’Quan Gardner is withing striking distance of South Dakota Mines 2 4 .333 6 5 .545 4-2 2-3 0-0 Won 1 the GNAC single season rushing record set last by Dixie State 2 4 .333 3 7 .300 1-4 2-3 0-0 Lost 2 year by Azusa Pacific All-American Terrell Watson. Simon Fraser 0 6 .000 0 9 .000 0-4 0-5 0-0 Lost 9 Gardner is also on pace to break GNAC single season marks in yards per carry and rushing yards LAST WEEK’S GAMES THIS WEEK’S GAMES per game. Sat., Nov. 14 Sat., Nov. 21 at Central Washington 34, Dixie State 28* NCAA Division II Playoffs - First Round #AllConference Gardner was named the at South Dakota Mines 35, William Jewell 14 Augustana (S.D.) at Humboldt State, 1 p.m. GNAC Offensive Player of the Year, leading five Humboldt State 29, at Western Oregon 13 Lumberjacks to receive top awards in the 2015 at Azusa Pacific 38, Simon Fraser 17* GNAC Football All-Conference Team. Rob Smith was named Coach of the Year while Alex Cappa and Dillon Huffman earned the Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year awards, repectively. * - denotes GNAC games All start times local to game site. Chris Hannible was named the Newcomer of the Year. We’re Back! The GNAC Returns To The Playoffs #AddAllConference Simon Fraser’s Jordan It has been a long time in coming, but the Great is third in scoring offense at 44.5 points per game, Herdman was named Defensive Player of the Year Northwest Athletic Conference is back in the NCAA sixth in total offense at 493.1 yards per game and and Azusa Pacific’s Kurt Scoby was the Freshman Division II Football Playoffs. seventh in rushing offense at 295.9 yards per game. of the Year. After a five-year absence, the GNAC is Gardner enters the week as the Division II represented by Humboldt State in the 28-team leader with 209.1 all-purpose yards per game, 1,996 tournament. Finishing as the No. 4 ranked team rushing yards and 199.6 rushing yards per game. Get Social in Super Region 3, the Lumberjacks will host Humboldt State rolled rather easily through the Augustana (S.D.) on Saturday, 1 p.m., at the GNAC, claiming their first football championship Twitter Accounts/Hashtags Redwood Bowl in Arcata, Calif. Not only is it the since 2010 with a 6-0 conference mark and a for GNAC Football Programs GNAC’s first playoff appearance since 2009, but 9-1 overall record. The Lumberjacks outscored is it also the Lumberjacks’ first appearance in the opponents by an average of 26.2 points per GNAC @GNACSports #GNACFootball postseason since 1968. game, scoring 30 or more points in seven of their Azusa Pacific @APUFootball Humboldt State is also the first team not from 10 games. Only one conference team, Western Cent. Washington @CWU_Football #CWUWildcats Ellensburg, Wash., to represent the GNAC in the Oregon, kept games close. The Wolves lost 29-20 in Dixie State @DixieAthletics football playoffs. Central Washington appeared as the season opener on Sept. 5 and fell 29-13 in the Humboldt St. @HSUJacks #GoJacks the GNAC representative in 2001, 2008 and 2009. season finale. Simon Fraser @ClanFootball #NCAAeh The Lumberjacks enter the game as one of the Humboldt State’s only loss of the season was a SD Mines @Grubby43 most dynamic offensive teams in the nation. Led 35-10 defeat at Midwestern State (Texas) on Oct. W. Oregon @WOU_Football #WOUFootball by GNAC Offensive Player of the Year, sophomore 10. Midwestern State is in the playoffs as the No. 1 running back Ja’Quan Gardner, Humboldt State seed in Super Region 4. Tourism Burnaby Is A Proud Sponsor Of The Great Northwest Athletic Conference GNAC Football Players of the Week OFFENSE Ja’Quan Gardner, Humboldt State RB • 5-9 • 160 • Sophomore • Ceres, Calif. Gardner completed an outstanding regular season by carrying 38 times for 261 yards, including 183 in the first half, and two touchdowns as the Lumberjacks beat Western Oregon 29-13. Gardner enters the Division II playoffs leading the nation in all-purpose yards (209.1 yards per game) and rushing yards (199.6 yards per game). Also Nominated: Ben Broeker (South Dakota Mines), DeJon Coleman (Dixie State), Blake Robertson (Azusa Pacific). DEFENSE John Tyler, South Dakota Mines SS • 5-9 • 190 • Senior • Tampa, Fla. Tyler finished with four tackles, recovered a pair of fumbles (one of which led to a South Dakota Mines touchdown) and had an intercep- tion and return for 19 yards as the Hardrockers finished their GNAC run with a 35-14 non-conference win over William Jewell. Also Nominated: Tyree Davis (Azusa Pacific), Donte Haddock (Humboldt State), Robert Metz (Dixie State), George Swartzlender (Western Oregon). SPECIAL TEAMS Cameron Southward, Humboldt State K • 6-1 • 185 • Junior • Auburn, Calif. Southward went 3 for 3 on field goals in windy conditions, connecting on opportunities of 30 yards, 37 yards and 47 yards in the Lumber- jacks’ 29-13 win at Western Oregon. He also went 2 for 2 on point-after attempts. Also Nominated: Jason Diffee (Central Washington), Robbie Gerarden (South Dakota Mines), Tarik Myles (Azusa Pacific). Past GNAC Players of the Week Date Offense Defense Special Teams Aug. 31 - Sept. 6 Ja’Quan Gardner, Humboldt State Codey Heidebrecht, Humboldt State Jacob Hall, Azusa Pacific Sept. 7 - 13 Ja’Quan Gardner, Humboldt State Danny Hankins, Western Oregon D.J. Morgan, Azusa Pacific Sept. 14 - 20 Robert Webber, Humboldt State Errik Manning, Azusa Pacific Jesse Zalk, Central Washington Sept. 21 - 27 Kurt Scoby, Azusa Pacific Justin Herdman, Simon Fraser Robbie Gerarden, SD Mines Sept. 28 - Oct. 4 Ja’Quan Gardner, Humboldt State Kevin Haynes, Central Washington Cameron Southward, Humboldt State Oct. 5 - 11 Ja’Quan Gardner, Humboldt State Jonathan Breland, Western Oregon Nikolai Karpun, Simon Fraser Devin Nixon, South Dakota Mines Oct. 12 - 18 Trent McKinney, South Dakota Mines Shane Kuenzi, Western Oregon Tarik Myles, Azusa Pacific Oct. 19 - 25 Malik Braxton, Western Oregon Jonathan Thropay, Azusa Pacific Jonathan Kuhn, Central Washington Oct. 26 - Nov. 1 Blake Barney, Dixie State Colton Olson, Dixie State Robbie Gerarden, SD Mines Nov. 2 - 8 Justin Peterson, Central Washington George Swartzlender, Western Oregon Jesse Zalk, Central Washington Nov. 9 - 15 Ja’Quan Gardner, Humboldt State John Tyler, South Dakota Mines Cameron Southward, Humboldt State Complete Player of the Week releases are available online at GNACSports.com. 2 GNAC Football Weekly Report • Nov. 19, 2015 • GNACSports.com • @GNACSports • #GNACFB GNAC Football All-Conference Team Offensive Player of the Year: Ja’Quan Gardner, Humboldt State SECOND TEAM DEFENSE Defensive Player of the Year: Jordan Herdman, Simon Fraser Name School Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Coach of the Year: Rob Smith, Humboldt State Billy Tanuvasa Azusa Pacific DL 6-2 295 Jr. Corona, Calif. Offensive Lineman of the Year: Alex Cappa, Humboldt State Carson Kass Central Washington DL 6-1 270 Sr. Naches, Wash. Defensive Lineman of the Year: Dillon Huffman, Humboldt State David Jakpor South Dakota Mines DL 5-11 230 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. Freshman of the Year: Kurt Scoby, Azusa Pacific Jeremy Moore Western Oregon DL 6-1 300 Jr. Tigard, Ore. Newcomer of the Year: Chris Hannible, Humboldt State Taylor Mitchell Humboldt State LB 6-1 225 Sr. North Bend, Wash. # Cameron Buell Humboldt State LB 6-3 250 Jr. Citrus Heights, Calif. FIRST TEAM OFFENSE @ Tyler Johnson Western Oregon LB 6-1 230 So. Eugene, Ore. Name School Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown Nick Sharpe Humboldt State DB 6-1 206 Sr. Poway, Calif. Trent McKinney South Dakota Mines QB 6-0 198 Sr. Mililani, Hawaii Roger Garrett Western Oregon DB 6-1 205 Sr. Seattle, Wash. *# Ja’Quan Gardner Humboldt State RB 5-7 190 So. Ceres, Calif. Breeon Moreno Western Oregon DB 5-11 190 Sr. Clarksville, Tenn. * Kurt Scoby Azusa Pacific RB 5-8 190 Fr. Duarte, Calif. Taliuaki Suliafu Azusa Pacific DB 6-0 185 So. Moreno Valley, Calif. *# Chase Krivashei Humboldt State WR 5-9 175 Jr. Corona, Calif. Alexander Bradt Western Oregon P 6-1 210 Sr. Salem, Ore. * Jesse Zalk Central Washington WR 5-8 160 Jr. Battle Ground, Wash. John Kuhn Central Washington P 5-11 222 So. Mercer Island, Wash. + Paul Revis Western Oregon WR 5-9 165 So. Scappoose, Ore. Tarik Myles Azusa Pacific PR 5-6 150 Jr. Fontana, Calif. Derek Brown Humboldt State TE 6-3 250 Jr. Riverside, Calif. Andy Avgi Western Oregon TE 6-6 270 Jr. Woodburn, Ore. HONORABLE MENTION *+ Alex Cappa Humboldt State OL 6-7 285 So. Dublin, Calif. Name School Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown * Sam Cowan South Dakota Mines OL 6-5 305 Sr.