TSU

Jordan Salima

  • Award
    Football Special Teams Player of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/19/2016
  • Sport
    Football
  • School
    Truman State
  • Year
    Freshman
  • Position
    Running Back
  • Hometown
    Independence, Mo.
  • High School
    Truman HS
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jordan Salima, Truman State
Fr., RB/KR, Independence, Missouri

Team Result: 44-20 win at Missouri S&T
  • Four kickoff returns for 173 yards; yardage ranks second all-time in GLVC single-game records
  • 43.2 yards per return ranks third all-time in GLVC single-game records
  • Returned opening kickoff 45 yards to midfield, helping Truman to a 3-0 lead
  • After Miners took 14-10 second-quarter lead, he returned a kick 76 yards to the S&T 15-yard line, leading to go-ahead touchdown on next play
  • 76-yard return was the 10th longest in Truman history
  • Also rushed 28 times for 83 yards with a touchdown
  • Totaled 267 all-purpose yards (173 kickoff return, 83 rushing, 11 receiving)
  • Earns his first Special Teams Player of the Week award
  • Last Truman State Special Teams Player of the Week:  Jacob Lamp (10/21/13)