NAIA Communications
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – LaShaun Rule of Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) has been named the NAIA National Football Offensive Player of the Week and Joe Caicedo of Montana Western has been named the NAIA National Football Defensive Player of the Week and Nestor Higuera of Arizona Christian has been named the NAIA National Football Special Teams Player of the Week, the National office announced Monday.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Nestor Higuera, Arizona Christian
Fr., K, Phoenix, Ariz.
- Converted all four PATs against Wayland Baptist to score 16 points on Saturday
- Made field goals of 49, 27, 49 and 45 yards
- Set ACU longest field goal school record
Defensive Player of the Week
Joel Caicedo, Montana Western
Jr., LB, Darby, Mont.
- Recorded 10 tackles (7 solo)
- Returned two fumbles for touchdowns (45 and 25 yds)
- Lead Montana Western to 38-7 win over Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Offensive Player of the Week
LaShaun Rule, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
Jr., RB, Chicago, Ill.
- Set school record in rushing yards in a game and rushing touchdowns in a game
- Rule rushed for 294 yards Saturday
- Scoring five rushing touchdowns to lead Olivet Nazarene to 49-31 win