INDIANAPOLIS – University of Indianapolis junior quarterback Gavin Sukup and junior wide receiver Markez Gillam, as well as Missouri S&T sophomore linebacker Seneca Bradley 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
Gavin Sukup, #16 Indianapolis
Jr. | QB | Seward, Neb.
Major: Sport Management
Team Result: 41-34 W vs. Truman State (9/14)
- Finished 24-for-34 (71%) on pass attempts with 319 yards and two touchdowns through the air
- Completed last eight pass attempts and racked up 120 yards in the fourth quarter
- Recorded five passes for more than 20 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown in the second quarter
- Added 24 rushing yards on four attempts
- Earns fourth career Offensive Player of the Week Award (9/16/24, 11/13/23, 10/2/23, 9/4/23)
- Last Greyhounds’ Offensive Player of the Week: Gavin Sukup (11/13/23)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Seneca Bradley, Missouri S&T
So. | LB | Clarksville, Tenn.
Major: Business and Management Systems
Team Result: 45-6 W vs. Lincoln (CA) (9/14)
- Led the team with five solo tackles, tallying six total stops
- Notched 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks, combining for negative-34 yards
- Forced and recovered a fumble in the first quarter
- Earns first career Defensive Player of the Week Award
- Last Miners’ Defensive Player of the Week Award: Sohl Gafa (10/30/23)
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Markez Gillam, #16 Indianapolis
Jr. | WR | Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Major: Business Administration and Management
Team Result: 41-34 W vs. Truman State (9/14)
- Amassed 185 kick return yards on four attempts, including a 96-yard touchdown return in the second quarter
- Second career kick return touchdown
- Fifth-longest return for UIndy since at least 1982
- Earns second career Special Teams Player of the Week Award (9/16/24, 10/24/22)
- Last Greyhounds’ Special Teams Player of the Week: Landry Mavungu (10/16/23)