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MIAC Athletes of the Week - October 12, 2026

FARMINGTON, Minn. -- The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced its Athlete of the Week award winners for football, volleyball, and soccer on Monday. Student-athletes from Bethel, Carleton, Concordia, Saint John's, Saint Mary's, and St. Olaf claimed the Conference's weekly honors.
 
The MIAC Athlete of the Week awards are nominated by the Conference's sports information directors and selected by MIAC staff. Throughout the fall season, team sports (football, soccer, and volleyball) Athletes of the Week will be recognized on Monday afternoons, with individual sports (cross country and golf) announced on Tuesday afternoons. The winners of the latest Athlete of the Week awards are listed below, along with details on their outstanding performances.
 
The MIAC Athlete of the Week archive has complete details on each week's selections and winners.

MIAC Football Offensive Player of the Week
Trey Feeney
Saint John's University
Sr. | Quarterback
Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead
 
Trey Feeney completed 37-of-42 throws for 483 yards and seven touchdowns in the Johnnies' victory at Macalester on 10/10. Feeney broke his own MIAC record for consecutive completions, connecting on each of his first 16 passing attempts in the game. His seven touchdown passes also tie the single-game MIAC record. The Johnnies threw for a program-record 557 yards in the win.
 
MIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week
Daniel Buntin
Bethel University
Fy. | Safety
Wrightstown, Wis. / Wrightstown
 
Daniel Buntin collected four tackles, one forced fumble, a quarterback hurry, and recovered an onside kick in the Royals' victory over Augsburg on 10/10. His four tackles are a new single-game collegiate-best for the first-year defensive back, who has made his way onto the stat sheet in three of the last four games. 
 
MIAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week
Matt Geivett
Carleton College
Fy. | Kicker/Punter
West Sacramento, Calif. / River City
 
Matt Geivett averaged 46.7 yards per punt on six punts to help the Knights win the field position battle in their 28-21 victory over St. Scholastica on 10/10. Geivett landed four punts inside the 20-yard line, and two were downed inside the 10. He boomed two of the kicks longer than 50 yards (67 yards, 56 yards), and went 4-for-4 on PAT tries in the game.

MIAC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week
Kali Olson
Saint Mary's University
Sr. | Middle Blocker
New York Mills, Minn. / New York Mills

Kali Olson hit .471 with 67 kills and 21 blocks in a 4-0 week for the Cardinals. She had at least 15 kills in all four victories, which included a five-set win over UW-Stout (10/7) and sweeps over Hamline (10/9), Coe (10/10), and Macalester (10/10). Olson became the program's all-time leader in solo blocks (124) against Macalester and hit a season-best .636 against Coe with 15 kills on 22 attempts.
 
MIAC Volleyball Specialty Player of the Week
Michaela Dooley
St. Olaf College
Sr. | Libero
Plymouth, Minn. / Benilde-St. Margaret's
 
Michaela Dooley averaged 6.57 digs per set and handled all 33 of her receptions without an error in the Oles' conference victories over Gustavus (10/7) and Hamline (10/10). Dooley racked up 30 digs for her second-highest total of the season in a four-set victory at Gustavus on 10/7 to help the program earn its first win at Gustavus since 2010. She went on to add 16 digs and three aces in a home sweep of Hamline.

MIAC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
Jacob Oliver
Saint John's University
Fy. | Forward
St. Cloud, Minn. / St. Cloud Cathedral

Jacob Oliver recorded a hat trick off the bench in the Johnnies' 7-0 home win over Hamline on 10/6. Oliver's hat trick was the third by a first-year Johnnie since 2000; however, the previous two were in the starting lineup for their three-goal performances.

MIAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Alex Keekley
Saint John's University
So. | Goalkeeper
St. Louis Park, Minn. / Minnetonka
 
Alex Keekley made six saves without a goal allowed in 145:37 minutes of action for the Johnnies in a win over Hamline on 10/6 and a scoreless tie with Augsburg on 10/10. Keekley made two saves against the Pipers and had four stops in a complete-game effort against the Auggies.

MIAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week
Emily Johnson
St. Olaf College
Sr. | Forward
Vadnais Heights, Minn. / Mounds View
 
Emily Johnson added four goals to her nation-leading total by scoring twice in as many Ole wins last week. Johnson scored both goals in the Oles' 2-1 victory at Carroll on 10/7 before adding the first two goals in a 4-0 win over St. Scholastica on 10/10. The two goals gave her 19 for the season, one shy of St. Olaf's single-season program record.
 
MIAC Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week
Julia Roark
Concordia College
So. | Goalkeeper
Tulsa, Okla. / Holland Hall

Julia Roark recorded her second shutout in conference play with a 1-0 decision against Gustavus on 10/10. Roark saved seven shots on the afternoon for her second clean sheet in the last three games.