October 21, 2024

HELENA, Mont. – Montana Western, Carroll, and Montana Tech were recipients to the eighth edition of the Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference football weekly awards, announced Monday.
 
Offensive Player of the Week: Jake Humphrey, Montana Western Humphrey, a sophomore running back from Walla Walla, Wash., is the Offensive Player of the Week.

Humphrey led the No. 6 ranked Bulldogs with a career-high 215 rushing yards in 42-24 road victory at Rocky Mountain.  He rushed 20 times in the game and ran for five touchdowns.  Humphrey averaged 10.8 yards per rush.

The last time a Bulldog running back rushed for over 200 yards was Reese Neville back in 2021 against Rocky.

This is Humphrey’s first career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.

Defensive Player of the Week:  Hunter Peck, Carroll Peck, a senior defensive end from Windsor, Colo., is the Defensive Player of the Week.

He led the Saints with 10 tackles, tallying an impressive 3.0 tackles-for-loss (TFL) and a pair of quarterback sacks in 24-19 home victory over Eastern Oregon. 

Peck joined the 100-tackle club at Carroll, sitting at 109 tackles in his career.

This is Peck’s second career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.

Special Teams Player of the Week:  Levi Torgerson, Montana Tech Torgerson, a junior wide receiver from Great Falls, Mont., is the Special Teams Player of the Week.

For the second time this season, Torgerson returned the opening kick-off for a touchdown in Orediggers’ home victory over Simpson (Calif.).  He returned 89 yards kick-off for a touchdown.

He also stacked up 113 receiving yards, and a pair of touchdowns on three catches.  Torgerson finished with 277 all-purpose yards (89 kick-off return yards, 57 punt return yards, and 113 receiving yards). 

This is Torgerson’s second career Erck Hotels / Frontier Conference Player of the Week award.