News & Links 10/19/2026 1:00:00 PM MIAC Athletes of the Week - October 19, 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, Hamline, St. Catherine, Saint John'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 Riley Schwellenbach Saint John's University Sr. | Wide Receiver Woodbury, Minn. / East Ridge Riley Schwellenbach caught 15 passes for 245 yards and a touchdown in the Johnnies' 33-23 Homecoming win over Concordia on 10/17. His 69-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter gave SJU a 26-23 lead with 9:05 remaining. The 15 receptions and 245 receiving yards both rank second-best in single-game program history. His receiving yardage mark also ranks 11th all-time in MIAC single-game history. MIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week Kyle Mages Concordia College Jr. | Linebacker Osakis, Minn. / Osakis Kyle Mages led the Cobbers with nine tackles and added a forced fumble and interception in a 33-23 loss to Saint John's on 10/17. Mages' interception return flipped the field and led to a Concordia touchdown drive in the second quarter. Midway through the fourth, Mages also forced a fumble in Johnnie territory that gave the Cobbers the ball with a short field, leading to a Concordia field goal. MIAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week Kieran Barrientos Hamline University So. | Kicker/Punter Boca Raton, Fla. / St. Mary's Catholic Kieran Barrientos connected on field goals of 15 and 24 yards and was 5-for-5 on PAT tries in the Pipers' 49-41 loss to Carleton on 10/17. Barrientos averaged 45.5 yards per punt, pinning the Knights inside their own 20-yard line twice in the game. He also recovered an onside kick in the first quarter to set the Pipers up for their second scoring drive of the game. MIAC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week Grace Bathurst Bethel University Jr. | Middle Blocker Moorhead, Minn. / Moorhead Grace Bathurst hit .474 with 31 kills in a pair of four-set conference wins for the Royals last week. Bathurst hit .720 with 18 kills in a victory over Augsburg on 10/14 before adding 13 more kills in a road win at Gustavus on 10/17. She also averaged 1.38 blocks per set across the two matches. MIAC Volleyball Specialty Player of the Week Michaela Dooley St. Olaf College Sr. | Libero Plymouth, Minn. / Benilde-St. Margaret's Michaela Dooley totaled 63 digs (5.25 per set), eight assists, and three aces in a 3-0 week for the Oles that included a five-set win at nationally ranked UW-Eau Claire on 10/14. Dooley recorded 21 digs in all three victories and added five assists and two aces against Macalester on 10/17. MIAC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week Willan Shrock Carleton College Sr. | Forward Kansas City, Mo. / Shawnee Mission East Willan Shrock tallied his first three goals of the season last week, with two becoming game-winners for the Knights. Shrock gave Carleton the lead against Augsburg on 10/13 before knocking in the game-clinching tally in the second half. He then propelled the Knights to their fourth consecutive victory on 10/17, notching his second game-winner in as many contests and the fourth of his career in a matchup with Saint Mary's on 10/17. MIAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Billy Cornett Saint John's University Fy. | Defender Minneapolis, Minn. / Cretin-Derham Hall Billy Cornett helped the Johnnies to their third and fourth consecutive shutouts last week by holding opponents to just eight total shots and four on goal. Cornett played two complete games with a scoreless draw against UW-River Falls on 10/14 and a 1-0 win at Concordia on 10/17. MIAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week Bella Meier St. Catherine University Gr. | Midfielder Hastings, Minn. / Hastings Bella Meier helped lead the Wildcats to a 2-0 week in MIAC play with three goals and one assist. Meier scored twice and added an assist in the Wildcats' 5-1 victory over St. Olaf on 10/13 before finding the back of the net again for the game-winner in a 2-0 road win over Gustavus on 10/17. Meier finished the week with a .600 shooting percentage, scoring goals on three of her five attempts. MIAC Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Hadley Twichell Carleton College Sr. | Defender Redwood City, Calif. / Sacred Heart Prep Hadley Twichell played 161 minutes in two shutout victories last week for the Knights. Carleton held Augsburg to two shots on 10/14 and Saint Mary's to five on 10/17. Twichell also tied the single-game program record with three assists in the win over the Auggies and punched in the game-winning goal over the Cardinals to secure Carleton's berth in the MIAC Playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.