Athlete Awards

Athletes of the Week

Marc Jones

Marcus Jones

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    11/13/2017
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Jones led the Gannon football team to a 39-7 victory in the regular-season finale at Millersville with 194 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. Entering the game as the leading rusher at all levels of the NCAA, Jones recorded his 10th 100-yard rushing performance in 11 games and reached the 180-yard plateau for the sixth time. The junior tailback scored the first two touchdowns of the game during the opening nine minutes to help Gannon grab a 13-0 lead. He finished with Gannon single-season records for rushing yards (2,175), rushing yards per carry (8.1), 100-yard rushing games (10), rushing touchdowns (29), all-purpose yards (2,463), points (186) and total touchdowns (31). His average of 197.7 rushing yards per game ranked eighth all-time among NCAA Division II players while his 2,175 rushing yards were the 13th-highest single-season total in NCAA Division II history. Jones opened the game with 55 yards and two touchdowns during the first quarter. He added 50 more yards during the second quarter, finishing the first half with 105 yards. Jones rushed for 89 yards during the second half, including 63 during the final 15 minutes.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
11/9/2015 Joshua Wiechelt Football
11/2/2015 Sara Crandall Women's Volleyball
11/2/2015 Gilberto Millan Men's Water Polo
10/26/2015 Gabby Kennelley Women's Cross Country
10/26/2015 Brock Jones Football
10/19/2015 Diana Munoz Women's Golf
10/19/2015 Brett Rehrer Men's Water Polo
10/12/2015 Mike Zanders II Football
10/12/2015 Morgan Walters Women's Volleyball
10/5/2015 Hannah Kren Women's Volleyball
10/5/2015 Sergio Kobowane Men's Soccer
9/28/2015 Gabby Kennelley Women's Cross Country
9/28/2015 Michael Squeglia Men's Water Polo
9/21/2015 Diana Munoz Women's Golf
9/21/2015 Liam Nadler Football
9/14/2015 Sammy Valloud Women's Soccer
9/14/2015 Bobby Danielson Men's Cross Country
9/7/2015 Mani Brueckner Women's Soccer
9/7/2015 Mike Phillips Football
4/27/2015 Jessica Kallenborn Women's Lacrosse
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