INDIANAPOLIS – Truman State University sophomore quarterback Dylan Hair, William Jewell College redshirt-sophomore linebacker Eric Ohmer, and Upper Iowa University freshman kicker Nathan Behne were named the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) Players of the Week in football, it was announced by the league office Monday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Dylan Hair, Truman State
So. | QB | Wardsville, Mo.
Major: Business Administration
Team Result: 55-3 W vs. Southwest Baptist (11/16)
- Completed 18 passes on 23 attempts (78%) for 277 yards and six touchdowns
- Tied 20-year-old school record for touchdown passes
- Threw five touchdowns in the first half and one in the third quarter before being pulled
- Added 10 rushing yards on two carries
- Tied for second in single-season passing touchdowns in program history (25)
- His 2,235 passing yards this season are the most by a Bulldog since Matt Ticich’s 2,347 in 2008
- Earns first career Offensive Player of the Week Award
- Last Bulldogs’ Offensive Player of the Week: Nolan Hair (10/23/23)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Eric Ohmer, William Jewell
R-So. | LB | St. Louis, Mo.
Major: Business Administration & Accounting
Team Result: 45-14 W vs. McKendree (11/16)
- Made 13 total tackles, including 12 solo stops in first start of the season
- Added one pass breakup
- Helped Cardinals pick up first-ever win over McKendree and achieve the most overall wins (5) and GLVC victories (3) since 2014
- Earns first career Defensive Player of the Week Award
- Last Cardinals’ Defensive Player of the Week: Adam Callahan (9/30/24)
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nathan Behne, Upper Iowa
Fr. | K | Jefferson, Iowa
Major: Biology
Team Result: 51-7 W vs. Missouri S&T (11/16)
- Converted all nine kicks against S&T, including three field goals and six extra points
- Made field goals from 22, 25, and 36 yards to tally Upper Iowa’s first nine points of the game
- Helped the Peacocks score 50 points for the first time since 2017 and achieve their first seven-win season since 1997
- Earns first career Special Teams Player of the Week Award
- Last Peacocks’ Special Teams Player of the Week: Traegen Kramer (11/13/23)