INDIANAPOLIS – William Jewell College senior quarterback DJ Balazs and junior kicker Zane Kitchell, as well as McKendree University sophomore lineman Lucky Baar, have been named the final Great Lakes Valley Conference Players of the Week in football, it was announced by the league office Monday. 

Balazs was tabbed GLVC Offensive Player of the Week, Baar was picked Defensive Player of the Week, while Kitchell was named Special Teams Player of the Week.

Balazs, a native of Lenexa, Kansas, led the Jewell offense to arguably one of the biggest wins in school history Saturday as the Cardinals went on the road to upset No. 23 Indianapolis, 27-24.  Balazs finished the game 28-of-41 passing for 239 yards and two touchdowns.  He also rushed 12 times for 56 yards and the game-winning touchdown.  The Cardinals gave the three-time GLVC Champion its first-ever loss to a conference opponent as the Greyhounds entered the regular-season finale with a perfect 22-0 mark since 2012.  This is the first weekly honor for Balazs and the first offensive award for the Cardinals since Thomas Cook, Jr., was honored earlier this year on Sept. 29.