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.


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Date Athlete Sport
11/4/2019 Robert Bolmanski Men's Swimming
10/28/2019 Lauren Sampson Women's Volleyball
10/28/2019 Ryan Garich Men's Cross Country
10/21/2019 Trevaughn McNeill Football
10/21/2019 Carley Sawyer Women's Golf
10/14/2019 Vanessa Coccurello Women's Soccer
10/14/2019 Ethan Bennett Men's Golf
10/7/2019 Sarah Fiorello Women's Cross Country
10/7/2019 Alex Lee Yaw Men's Soccer
9/30/2019 Ashley Beyers Women's Volleyball
9/30/2019 Jimmy Keefe Football
9/23/2019 Ally Smith Women's Volleyball
9/23/2019 Chandler Hallwood Men's Soccer
9/16/2019 Emily Cekella Women's Soccer
9/16/2019 Joseph Westrick Men's Cross Country
9/9/2019 Rebecca Red Horse Women's Golf
9/9/2019 Sergio Del Castillo Men's Soccer
5/27/2019 Nicole LaCava Women's Basketball
5/27/2019 Marcus Jones Football
4/22/2019 Julia Santo Women's Golf
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