INDIANAPOLIS – Missouri S&T redshirt-freshman running back Evan Wells and the Upper Iowa duo of graduate student linebacker Trevor Thompson and sophomore kicker Nathan Behne have been named the Great Lakes Valley Conference/Athletic Solutions Players of the Week in football, it was announced by the league office Monday.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Evan Wells, Missouri S&T
R-Fr. | RB | Roxana, Ill.
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Team Result: 29-10 W at McKendree (10/19)
- Racked up 196 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries
- Set GLVC and program record for longest play from scrimmage with a 99-yard touchdown run to put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter
- Recorded most single-game rushing yards for S&T since 2017
- Added two catches for nine yards
- Earns first career Offensive Player of the Week Award
- Last Miners’ Offensive Player of the Week: Jake Farrell (9/29/25)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Trevor Thompson, Upper Iowa
Gr. | LB | Ellsworth, Iowa
Major: Business Administration
Team Result: 39-2 W vs. Southwest Baptist (10/18)
- Made seven tackles, including three solo stops and one assisted tackle for loss
- Nabbed an interception and returned it 29 yards on SBU’s second drive of the game
- Helped hold the second-best GLVC rushing and scoring offense to season-low 36 yards and zero points
- Earns first career Defensive Player of the Week Award
- Last Peacocks’ Defensive Player of the Week: Ben Kamara (9/9/24)
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nathan Behne, Upper Iowa
So. | K | Jefferson, Iowa
Major: Biology
Team Result: 39-2 W vs. Southwest Baptist (10/18)
- Went 2-for-3 on field goal attempts and 3-for-5 on PATs
- Nailed career-long, 49-yard field goal in the first quarter
- Improved upon his career best with a 51-yard conversion in the second stanza
- Kicked three punts for 161 yards (53.7/punt), including two 50-plus-yard boots
- Earns second career Special Teams Player of the Week Award (11/18/24)
- Last Peacocks’ Special Teams Player of the Week: Nathan Behne (11/18/24)