Frank Wilczynski Nominated NJAC Offensive Player of the Week and Tariq Gaines Nominated NJAC Offensive Rookie of the Week for 10/10/09
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
FRANK WILCZYNSKI • Rowan University
Senior • Quarterback • Pine Hill, NJ/Overbrook
Wilczynski earns NJAC Offensive Player of the Week honors after accounting for six touchdowns despite playing only one half of Rowan’s 72-14 NJAC road win at Western Connecticut. Through the air, he completed 12-of-18 passes for 216 yards and three touchdowns (59, 10, and 9 yards apiece). On the ground, he averaged 16.1 yards per carry with 145 yards rushing on nine attempts including touchdown runs of 53, 2, and 68 yards, the latter of which marked the longest run from scrimmage by a quarterback in school history. Wilczynski currently leads the NJAC in rushing as a quarterback, with an average of 110.8 yards per game.
OFFENSIVE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
TARIQ GAINES • Rowan University
Freshman • Running Back • Glassboro, NJ/Glassboro
Gaines becomes the fourth different Prof to earn NJAC Offensive Rookie of the Week honors after helping Rowan secure a 72-14 NJAC road win at Western Connecticut. He averaged 35.7 yards per rush with 143 yards on only four carries, including a 61-yard scoring run for one of the Profs’ school record-tying 10 touchdowns. Gaines, who scored the first touchdown of his collegiate career in the victory, currently ranks 15th in the NJAC in rushing with an average of 32.4 yards per game.
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