Hope College football teammates Caden Balkon and Chance Strickland both have claimed MIAA Athlete of the Week honors.
Strickland (Mason, Michigan / Mason) is the MIAA Football Offensive Athlete of the Week.
Balkon (Byron Center, Michigan / Byron Center HS) is the MIAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week.
This is Strickland’s first MIAA Athlete of the Week honor of the season and the second of his career.
Strickland rushed for a season-high 179 yards and one touchdown on 28 carries during a 34-13 victory at nationally-ranked and two-time defending league champion Alma College on Saturday.
The business and economics major scored on a 2-yard run, his NCAA Division III-leading 10th of the season.
Balkon kicked field goals of 28 and 31 yards at Alma.
The political science major also averaged 52.3 yards on six kickoffs.
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