September 29, 2025

HELENA, Mont. – Montana Western, MSU-Northern, and Dakota State (S.D.) were listed on the fifth edition of the 2025 Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Football Players-of-the-Week, announced by the conference office Monday.

Offensive Player of the Week: Seth Shook, Montana Western Shook, a sophomore wide receiver from Richland, Wash., is the Offensive Player of the Week.

He was the epitome of efficiency in No. 9 ranked Montana Western’s 41-21 home victory over No. 20 ranked Dickinson State (N.D.).  He caught three touchdown passes on three total receptions.

Shook caught a career-long 75-yard touchdown reception from Michael Palandri to open the scoring for the Bulldogs.  His two other touchdown catches were also over 20-yards (21-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter and 28-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter to balloon UMW’s lead to 28-7).

He earned career bests in both receiving yards (124) and touchdowns catches (3) in a single game.  His outing against the Blue Hawks marked his second 100-plus receiving yards this season for UMW.

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

Defensive Player of the Week: Spencer Lehnerz, MSU-Northern Lehnerz, a senior defensive back from Power, Mont., is the Defensive Player of the Week.

He fueled the Lights with their first win of the season, a 23-7 home victory over Eastern Oregon.  Lehnerz collected nine tackles, a quarterback sack, and three tackles-for-loss of 12 yards.

He caught two interceptions in the game for a total return of 40 yards. Lehnerz returned a 15-yard ‘Pick Six’ interception return for a touchdown to extend MSU-Northen’s lead to 20-7 in the third quarter.

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

Special Teams Player of the Week: Xander Sheehan, Dakota State (S.D.) Sheehan, a senior punter from Hayti, S.D., is the Special Teams Player of the Week.

He registered eight punts for a total of 333 yards in Dakota State’s (S.D.) 11-10 defensive battle victory over (RV) Southern Oregon.  He averaged 41.6 yards per punt.

Three of his eight punts landed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line and two of his punts resulted in a fair catch.  He posted a career-long 59 yards punt near the end of third quarter.

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

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