KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association has announced new Football Athletes of the Week, presented by Mammoth. Three student-athletes earned weekly honors in Week Ten of the 2024 season.   
 
OFFENSIVE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Zach Zebrowski, Central Missouri
Zach Zebrowski has been honored as the MIAA Offensive Athlete of the Week for the second consecutive week and fourth time overall this season. The redshirt senior quarterback threw for 358 yards and three touchdowns and added 92 rushing yards to lead Central Missouri past the previously No. 19/20-ranked Hornets 45-36 in Emporia. Zebrowski finished 34-for-46 for his 358 passing yards on the day while compiling his 92 rushing yards on 15 carries. 
 
DEFENSIVE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Zane Adams, Central Oklahoma     
Zane Adams blocked a field goal as time expired to help Central Oklahoma defeat Washburn 28-27 in Topeka and clinch a share of the MIAA title. Adams totaled seven tackles in the game, forced one fumble, and made the play of the game on the final snap. The senior defensive lineman burst through the Ichabods’ field-goal team and got a hand on the kick, deterring it enough to fall short, giving the Bronchos the one-point victory.  
 
SPECIAL TEAMS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Noah Guastella, Northwest Missouri     
Noah Guastella tied for the most field goals made in a single game this season by an MIAA kicker, knocking in four field goals in Northwest’s 33-23 win at Missouri Western. Guastella connected on two first-quarter field goals from 26 and 37 yards. He also added a 32-yarder in the second quarter. The senior kicker put the game out of reach with a 22-yard field goal with 1:26 left in the fourth quarter and finished 3-for-3 on extra points against the Griffons. His four field goals also tied for the second-most field goals made by a Bearcat kicker in a game.
 
 NOTABLE PERFORMANCES 
OFFENSE
Tank Young, Northwest Missouri
Tank Young totaled 227 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns in helping Northwest score a 10-point road win over the Griffons (33-23). The junior running back rushed for 135 yards on 20 carries and scored two touchdowns on the ground. Both touchdowns came in the third quarter from 46 yards and 10 yards out. Young also caught a team-best six passes for 92 yards, including 79 yards after the catch.
 
Tyler Kahmann, Emporia State
Tyler Kahmann continued to set records and move up the receiving charts at Emporia State and in the MIAA after adding 228 yards and three touchdowns on 12 receptions in the Hornets 45-36 loss to Central Missouri. He is the only Hornet to have two games with at least 200 receiving yards with three touchdowns in two games during the same season. He now has 270 career receptions to move past Justin Brown (260 from 2014-18) to set the ESU career record for receptions and ranks third in MIAA history. Kahmann’s 3,495 receiving yards ranks fourth in MIAA history and his MIAA record of 52 touchdown catches ranks ninth in NCAA Division II history.

DEFENSE
Drew Kaufman, Central Missouri
Drew Kaufamn recorded a pair of interceptions, which included a 35-yard pick-six, to help Central Missouri take down previously No. 19/20-ranked Emporia State in Emporia, Kan. On the opening drive of the third quarter, Kaufman snagged Hornet quarterback Gunnar Gundy's pass at the ESU 35-yard line and returned it into the end zone, extending the Mules lead to 31-14. Kaufman also had an interception in the first quarter and totaled four tackles in the contest.
 
Jake Fisher, Northwest Missouri
Jake Fisher totaled five tackles-for-loss, two quarterback sacks and a blocked punt in Northwest's 11th straight win over Missouri Western. The senior defensive lineman secured five total tackles in the game with all five being tackles for losses against the Griffons. Fisher and the Bearcat defense held the Griffons to just 22 rushing yards on 21 attempts in the game.

 ALSO NOMINATED 
OFFENSE: Tre Richardson (Washburn), Jonas Bennett (Missouri Western)   
DEFENSE: LJ Minner Jr. (Washburn)     
SPECIAL TEAMS: Cody Watson (Missouri Western)
 
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 2024 MIAA FOOTBALL ATHLETES OF THE WEEK 
WEEK ZERO:
Offensive – Gunner Gundy, Emporia State
Co-Defensive – Benyon Williams, Fort Hays State
Co-Defensive – Thomas Cook, Pittsburg State
Special Teams – Austin Schmitt, Pittsburg State
 
WEEK ONE:
Offensive – Zach Zebrowski, Central Missouri
Defensive – Sage Sieperda, Emporia State
Special Teams – Kobey Stephens, Central Oklahoma
 
WEEK TWO:
Offensive – Jett Huff, Central Oklahoma
Defensive – Kobe Holley, Emporia State
Special Teams – Caden Dodson, Emporia State
 
WEEK THREE:
Offensive – Gunnar Gundy, Emporia State
Defensive – Noah Blair, Central Missouri
Special Teams – Carson Arndt, Fort Hays State
 
WEEK FOUR:
Offensive – Zach Zebrowski, Central Missouri
Defensive – Carter Edwards, Northwest Missouri
Special Teams – Grayson Miller, Central Oklahoma
 
WEEK FIVE:
Offensive – Jaylen Cottrell, Central Oklahoma
Defensive – Makel Williams, Fort Hays State
Special Teams – Noah Guastella, Northwest Missouri
 
WEEK SIX:
Offensive – Terrill Davis, Central Oklahoma
Defensive – Logan Clark, Missouri Western
Special Teams – Nick Quevedo, Central Oklahoma
 
WEEK SEVEN:
Offensive – Jaylen Cottrell, Central Oklahoma
Defensive – Isaac Montgomery, Central Missouri
Special Teams – Gentry Cole, Pittsburg State
 
WEEK EIGHT:
Offensive – Tyler Kahmann, Emporia State
Defensive – Malik Berry, Pittsburg State
Special Teams – Casey Rauch, Pittsburg State
 
WEEK NINE:
Co-Offensive – Zach Zebrowski, Central Missouri
Co-Offensive – Shane Watts, Fort Hays State
Defensive – David Williams, Central Oklahoma
Special Teams – Kobey Stephens, Central Oklahoma 
 
WEEK TEN:
Offensive – Zach Zebrowski, Central Missouri
Defensive – Zane Adams, Central Oklahoma   
Special Teams – Noah Guastella, Northwest Missouri