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Zayne Wilson, Football
Zayne Wilson, a senior from Olathe, Kansas, had a senior night to remember as he played a pivotal role on a Warrior defense that created seven turnovers in Midland's 38-14 win over Mount Marty on Saturday. Wilson was the main driver in getting the ball back to his offense, setting a school record with four interceptions in a single game, picking off one in the first quarter, two in the second, and one in the fourth.
Aria Feit, Women's Swim & Dive
Aria Feit, a senior from Lincoln Nebraska, led Midland in a highly contested dual with Morningside on Saturday. The Mustangs eventually won by just a point, but Feit was the top competitor for the Warriors, earning two first-place finishes in the 500-yard and 1,000-yard freestyle events. She finished the 1,000 in 11:41.03, one minute and 19 seconds in front of second place, and the 500 in 5:46.53, 21 seconds in front of second. She also swam the anchor leg in Midland's first-place finish at the 400-yard medley relay event to kick off the dual, swimming the final 100 yards in 59.17 seconds.
Taylor Bell, Women's Hockey
Taylor Bell, a senior from Brandon Manitoba, played a pivotal part in the Warriors' three-game sweep of Lindenwood over the weekend. In the Warriors' 10-0 win on Friday, Bell scored two goals and earned an assist before earning an assist on Saturday and two more goals on Sunday in games that finished with scores of 7-0 and 6-0, respectively. Over the three games, Bell racked up four goals and two assists, bringing her total up to four goals and five assists on the season.
Brayden Bliss, Shotgun
Brayden Bliss, a senior from Tuttle Oklahoma, finished as the meet runner-up when the Warriors traveled to Grand Island, Nebraska, to compete in the 2025 Prairie Circuit Conference (PCC) Shoot over the weekend. Bliss connected on 467 of 500 targets while his team hit 2,378 of a possible 2,500 targets to finish second at the shoot.
Victoria Campbell, Women's Hockey
Victoria Campbell, a freshman from Embro Ontario, played a pivotal part in the Warriors' sweep of Minnesota over the weekend. In the first game, in which Midland won 14-1, Campbell played a part in five of the 14 goals, earning two goals and assisting three. In the second game on Sunday, she was the standout performer, scoring five goals and assisting two in the Warriors' 13-0 win, bringing her overall total to seven goals and five assists for the weekend.
Addison Castellanos, Women's Soccer
Addison Castellanos, a senior from Murrieta California, lead the Warriors to their first conference win on Saturday as they beat Waldorf 3-0 in Forest City, Iowa. Castellanos got the scoring started in the 10th minute with a penalty kick goal before doubling the lead just after the start of the second half. That puts her total on the year at five as she leads the team in goals this year.
Tyson Denkert, Football
Tyson Denkert, a senior from Kenesaw Nebraska, ran for 248 yards and eclipsed the Midland University all-time career rushing record as the Warriors defeated the Dakota Wesleyan University Tigers, 45-7, Saturday afternoon at Joe Quintal Field. Now at 3,370 career rushing yards, Denkert surpassed the mark held by Shawn Riley, who ran for 3,245 yards, a record set 28 years ago in 1997.
Hugo Garcia-Rosado Duran, Men's Soccer
Hugo Garcia-Rosado Duran, a senior from Barcelona Spain, scored the winning goal to give Midland the victory over 11th-ranked Bellevue on Wednesday. With the game tied 1-1 in the 79th minute, Hugo Garcia stepped up to take a free kick from 30 yards out before curling the ball into the top right corner to give Midland the 2-1 victory, cementing themselves in the NAIA top 25 coaches poll.
Hugo Garcia-Rosado Duran, Men's Soccer
Hugo Garcia-Rosado Duran, a senior from Barcelona Spain, had one goal and two assist in the Warriors 3-0 win over York on Wednesday. The reigning GPAC offensive player of the year has five goals in the first five games of the season as he looks to improve on his junior year where he scored 12 goals and had four assists.
Tom Gibson, Men's Soccer
Tom Gibson, a senior from Bury St. Edmunds England, scored his first collegiate goal in the Warriors' 2-1 away win at Dordt on Saturday. Gibson was pushed forward from his center-back position because of a corner when Jaime Jerez lofted a ball back into the box. Gibson was able to break free inside the six-yard box and head home the opening goal.
Sydney Guthard, Volleyball
Sydney Guthard, a Sophomore from Hickman Nebraska, played a pivotal part in the Warriors' pair of wins this week. In the Warriors' win over Doane on Wednesday, Guthard racked up 17 digs and three assists before picking up five more digs on Saturday in the sweep of Dakota Wesleyan.
Lucas Hjortkjaer, Men's Cross Country
Lucas Hjortkjaer, a junior from Hvalso Denmark, paced the field at the Platte River Rumble on Friday, placing first overall (25:23.6) out of 70 runners from all levels of athletics. He was in fifth place at the 5,000-meter mark and took the lead at 7,000 meters, holding off a pack of runners from Creighton University as the Bluejays took spots two through six.
Brodey Johnson, Football
Brodey Johnson, a junior from North Bend, Nebraska, had a record-setting day in the Warriors' 60-52 double overtime comeback win over 17th-ranked Concordia. After being down 31-7 at the half, Johnsen led Midland's comeback attempt, scoring 38 points in the second half to send it into overtime. After Johnson threw for touchdowns in the first and second overtime, Midland's defense came up with a stop to secure the win. Johnson ended up completing 37 of 60 passes for 424 yards and seven touchdowns, all school records.
Lauren Jones, Volleyball
Lauren Jones, a sophomore from Omaha Nebraska, helped the Warriors reverse sweep Hastings in the final game of the regular season before leading the team in hitting percentage in Midland's GPAC opening round sweep of College of Saint Mary. Jones earned 13 kills in the five-set win over the Broncos before earning eight kills on 11 total attacks in the sweep of the Flames. She also earned six block assists, eight digs, and one assist over the two games.
Ashlyn Kuffler, Women's Hockey
Ashlyn Kuffler, a freshman from Chilliwack British Columbia, played a huge part in helping the second-ranked Warriors win three out of four games over the weekend, including a sweep of first-ranked McKendree University on Thursday and Friday. Kuffler scored one goal and one assist in the two games versus McKendree before scoring two goals in Midland's 2-0 win over fifth-ranked Maryville on Saturday.
Callie Maguire, Women's Hockey
Callie Maguire, a senior from Minnedosa Manitoba, played a pivotal role in securing two Midland victories in the Warriors' opening series against Jamestown. In the first game, in which Midland won 6-0, Maguire scored the opening goal before scoring again in the second period. In the Warriors' 5-1 victory on Friday, she assisted the first two goals before scoring and assisting goals in the second, bringing her final tally for the weekend to three goals and three assists to start the season.