Super Saturday leads to GPAC weekly honor

Morningside University's 2021 football team continued to be a part of the Great Plains Athletic Conference Player of the Week landscape with the Oct. 11 announcement.

For the fifth time in seven opportunities, head coach Steve Ryan's Mustangs, ranked No. 3 on the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics' poll, were recognized. Senior running back Anthony Sims (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) resumed a remarkable set of rushing performances during a 62-7 win at Hastings College on Oct. 9.

He set a new Morningside and GPAC single-game record for rushing touchdowns with six, five of which occurred in the first half. It was his third successive multiple-touchdown outing, as Sims has tallied 14 over his last three outings. On the day, he romped for 203 yards on 12 carries for an impressive 16.9 yards per carry.

The complete GPAC football Player of the Week awards for Oct. 4-10 can be viewed at http://www.gpacsports.com/article/4968.php.