Week 10 AUS Football Players of the Week: Wright, Whyte and Rennick honoured
(HALIFAX, N.S.) Acadia running back Dale Wright and returner Blake Rennick, along with StFX X-Men linebacker Gordon Whyte, have been selected as the Week 10 AUS football players of the week for their respective performances this past weekend.
Offensive Player of the Week
Name: Dale Wright
University: Acadia University
Position: Running back
Hometown: Markham, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Third
Academic program: BBA
Height and weight: 5'5", 195lbs
Acadia Axemen running back Dale Wright is the Atlantic University Sport football offensive player of the week for the week ending Oct. 28, 2018.
A senior business student in his third year of eligibility from Markham, Ont., Wright rushed for 182 yards on 23 carries and scored two touchdowns in Acadia's 31-2 win over the Saint Mary's Huskies in Wolfville, N.S. Saturday.
The reigning AUS MVP, Wright finishes the 2018 regular season first in rushing touchdowns with seven on the season.
Defensive Player of the Week
Name: Gordon Whyte
University: St. Francis Xavier University
Position: LB
Hometown: Toronto, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: BBA
Height and weight: 6'2", 225lbs
StFX X-Men linebacker Gordon Whyte has been named the AUS football defensive player of the week.
A fourth-year business student from Toronto, Ont., Whyte led all tacklers in StFX's 38-15 win over Mount Allison on Saturday.
He had seven tackles in the game, including four solo tackles—and two of those were tackles for a loss of yards.
Whyte finished the season third overall in the AUS with 51 tackles (34 solo, 34 assisted), averaging 6.4 tackles/game.
Special Teams Player of the Week
Name: Blake Rennick
University: Acadia University
Position: Returner
Hometown: Ottawa, Ont.
Year of eligibility: Fourth
Academic program: BA
Height and weight: 5'5", 160lbs
Acadia Axemen returner Blake Rennick is the AUS football special teams player of the week for the week ending Oct. 28, 2018.
A fourth-year arts student from Ottawa, Ont., Rennick had ten punt returns for 113 total punt return yards in Acadia's 31-2 win over the Saint Mary's Huskies Saturday in Wolfville, N.S.
The Axemen now advance to the Subway AUS Football Semifinal being hosted by the StFX X-Men Saturday, Nov. 3 at 2 p.m.
The winner of the AUS semifinal will face the first-place Saint Mary's Huskies in the Subway AUS Loney Bowl Saturday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. at Huskies Stadium.