INDIANAPOLIS- The Great Midwest Athletes of the Week for October 12th, 2026 are based on student-athlete performance from October 5th, 2026- October 11th, 2026.

Men’s Cross Country
Benjamin Hall / University of Findlay / Jr. / Bolton, England
Junior Benjamin Hall finished 12th at the Lewis Crossover on Saturday, leading the Oilers with a time of 24:30.7, a new personal best, and secured the fourth best 8K time in program history. As a team, the men took second place behind 9th ranked Western Washington and defeated nationally ranked team including #10 Lewis, #11 SVSU, #13 UC Colorado Springs, #20 Colorado Christian, #22 Florida Southern, and #23 Anderson.

Women’s Cross Country
Reese Landis / Ashland University / Redshirt Fr. / New London, Ohio
Reese Landis became 2-for-2 in winning collegiate cross country races, finishing first in the 5K race with a time of 17:22.3. Landis topped a pair of NCAA Division I West Virginia runners who placed in the top four. Her time helped the Eagles to a third-place finish in the 24-team field. The DI Mountaineers won with 45 team points, followed by Carnegie Mellon (69) and Ashand at 107 team points. 

Football
Defense: Quinten Robinson / Ohio Dominican University / So. / Defensive Back / Centerville, OH
Robinson finished the game against TMU with two interceptions. Both of his INTs turned into pick-sixes. Not only did Robinson have two pick-sixes, but he had two in a matter of 12 seconds. Robinson had a 10-yard INT return for a TD and then had a 25-yard INT return for a TD on the next play from scrimmage. He is the first player in ODU history and the G-MAC to have two pick-sixes in a single game.

Offense: Eli Boyce / Hillsdale College / Jr. / Quarterback / Holland, Mich.
 Eli Boyce racked up 400 yards of total offense and was responsible for all six of Hillsdale's touchdowns in a big 42-27 homecoming win over Walsh. Boyce led Hillsdale to touchdowns on six of its first seven drives to take a 42-14 lead, going 20 of 35 passing for 267 yards. He rushed for 133 yards on the ground and had 4 touchdown runs. Boyce is the first quarterback at Hillsdale to rush for over 100 yards since 2020 and the first Hillsdale player to rush for four or more touchdowns in a game since 2023.


Special Teams: Owen Clevenger / University of Findlay / Sr. / Kicker / Findlay, OH
 In a 7-6 game that was a battle of field position, Clevenger was a big factor, punting four times for an average of 46.8 and a long of 56 yards. Two of his punts were inside the 20, including a punt with just over three minutes to play in the game that went down to the Ashland 2-yard line.


Men’s Golf
Liam Harvey / Tiffin University / Sr. / New Plymouth, New Zealand
Senior Liam Harvey captured his first collegiate individual title at the Kyle Ryman Memorial, showcasing remarkable consistency with three consecutive rounds of 71 (-1). He finished the tournament at 3-under par and recorded nine birdies and an eagle on his way to the victory.

Women’s Golf
Ellie Yeazell / University of Findlay / 5th Year / West Chester, Ohio
The Oilers won the William Beall Fall Classic, defeating a field full of East Region contenders including #16 GVSU in the process by 13 shots. Yeazell finished runner-up in the Tournament at Findlay Country Club, where she fired rounds of 72, 71, 78 (221 | +5) to earn all-tournament honors. 

Men’s Soccer
Offensive:
Bryan Cortina / Cedarville University / Jr. / Midfielder / Sao Paulo, Brazil
Cortina totaled two goals and an assist to lead Cedarville to a 2-1 win at Findlay and a 2-0 shutout against No. 25 Tiffin. He netted the equalizer in the 85th minute at Findlay and set up the winner in the 89th. Cortina was credited with the game-winning goal vs. Tiffin in the 27th minute.
Defensive:
Yonis Velasquez-Quezada / Cedarville University / Sr. / Midfielder / Naples, FL
Velasquez-Quezada averaged 75 minutes at the defensive midfield position during a 2-1 victory at Findlay and a 2-0 win vs. No. 25 Tiffin. The defense limited Findlay to three shots on goal and Tiffin to zero. Velasquez-Quezada also assisted on the second goal of the game.

Women’s Soccer
Offensive:
Kailey Hobart / Walsh University / Sr. / Midfielder / Stow, Ohio
Senior Kailey Hobary scored in both of the Cavaliers games this weekend, where they went 1-1. She is only the second G-MAC player this season to score on Thomas More, and currently sits at the top of the list for Walsh scorers. Hobart is tied for fourth in the conference in goals this season. 

Defensive:
Kacy Rosenthal / Cedarville University / Sr. / Midfielder / San Diego, Cali.
Kacy Rosenthal led the Cedarville defense to its 10th and 11th shutouts in a row with victories at Lake Erie (2-0), and vs. Tiffin (3-0). The Yellow Jackets limited the two sides to four shots total and just two on goal. Rosenthal, who played all 90 minutes in each game, scored her second goal of the season on a free kick against the Dragons. 

Volleyball
North Division
Hannah Miller / University of Findlay / Sr. / Outside Hitter / Tiffin, Ohio
Senior Hannah Miller had another standout performance in the Oilers 3-2 reverse sweep against Ohio Dominican on Saturday.  Miller led the team with 18 kills, 13 digs, and had a hititng percentage of .200. 

South Division
Madelyn Hensley / Cedarville University / Sr. / Outside Hitter / Dover, Del.
Madelyn Hensley led Cedarville in their wins over South Division leader Ohio Dominican and East Division leader Ashland, who was unbeaten in G-MAC play. Hensley had 25 kills as the Yellow Jackets rallied from 0-2 deficit against ODU, and added 23 more in a sweep over Ashland. 

East Division
Kylie Anderson / Lake Erie College / So. / Setter / Kalamazoo, Mich.
Sophomore setter Kylie Anderson led the Storm to a four-set victory over Tiffin, where she totaled 54 assists to surpass 1,000 for her career. Anderson also registered a pair of aces, 6 digs, two kills and four block assists, which led the Storm to a team attack percentage of .247. 

Men’s Swimming/Diving
Juan Blandon / University of Findlay / So. / Cali, Colombia
Findlay’s men’s team finished 4th out of 5 at the GVSU Invite. Blandon met 3 NCAA B standards. A third-place finish in the 50 Free (19.94), a fourth-place finish in the 100 Fly (48.04), and a fifth-place finish in the 100 Free (44.20).

Women’s Swimming/Diving
Carley Teger / University of Findlay / Fr. / Villa Park, Cali.
Findlay’s women's team finished third of five teams at the GVSU Invite. Teger won the 1000 free with a school record time of 10:21.67 (also an NCAA B standard). She also finished fifth in the 500 free with a 5:06.67 and 4th in the 200 fly (2:06.87).