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
10/25/2010 Tenyka Francique Women's Soccer
10/18/2010 Gary Newson Men's Soccer
10/18/2010 Bhanisha Nagindas Women's Golf
10/11/2010 Lauren Sazama Women's Volleyball
10/11/2010 Afrim Latifi Men's Soccer
10/4/2010 Andrea Eisenhart Women's Soccer
10/4/2010 Jason Ladouceur Football
9/27/2010 Lauren Sazama Women's Volleyball
9/27/2010 Niclas Nyqvist Men's Golf
9/20/2010 Kiersten Klekner-Alt Women's Golf
9/20/2010 Tyler Hollingsworth Men's Soccer
9/13/2010 Parris Williams Football
9/13/2010 Amanda Sharbaugh Women's Soccer
9/6/2010 Kara Cullen Women's Volleyball
9/6/2010 Zach Boedicker Football
5/6/2010 Taryn Millerd Women's Lacrosse
5/6/2010 Drew Deimel Men's Golf
4/26/2010 Drew Deimel Men's Golf
4/26/2010 Kayla Nelson Women's Lacrosse
4/19/2010 Mary Eshenour Women's Lacrosse
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