FRONTIER CONFERENCE NAMES

FOOTBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BILLINGS – Players from Carroll College and Montana State-Northern were named Frontier Conference Football Players of the Week.

Offensive Player of the Week: John Barnett, Carroll College, 6’4”, 225 lbs, senior, quarterback, from Hermiston, Ore. In Carroll’s 28-7 road win over Eastern Oregon, Barnett was 15 of 30 passing for 225 yards. He rushed for 30 yards and two touchdowns. Barnett also passed for a two-point conversation. Other players nominated: Brian Guisti of Rocky Mountain, Casey Kelly of Montana Tech, Justin Moe of Montana State-Northern, Travis Morscheck of Eastern Oregon and Zach Parks of Montana Western.

Defensive Player of the Week: Dilan Saisbury, Montana State-Northern, 6’2”, 228 lbs, senior, linebacker, from Helena, Mont. In MSU-Northern’s 34-10 road win over Montana Western, Saisbury had eight solo tackles, four assisted tackles, two tackles of losses of 12 yards, two quarterback sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery. Also nominated Jeff McNally of Eastern Oregon, Stephen O’Neal of Montana Western, J.J. Perino of Montana Tech, Zack Richardson of Carroll College and Jason Rixford of Rocky Mountain College.

Special Teams Player of the Week: Zach Thiry, Carroll College, 6’2”, 215 lbs, junior, punter/kicker, from Boise, Idaho. In Carroll’s 28-7 road win over Eastern Oregon, Thiry had four punts for 221 yards including a career best 75-yard punt. In kick offs, he had six kicks for 372 yards. Also nominated, Adam Donnelly of Eastern Oregon, Mondrell Lathan of Rocky Mountain College, Nolan Lopez of Montana Tech and Michael Serman of Montana Western.