News & Links 11/2/2026 1:00:00 PM MIAC Athletes of the Week - November 2, 2026 FARMINGTON, Minn. -- The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) announced its Athlete of the Week award winners for football, volleyball, soccer, and hockey on Monday. Student-athletes from Augsburg, Bethel, Carleton, Concordia, Macalester, Saint Benedict, 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. Transitioning to the winter season, team sports (football, soccer, volleyball, and hockey) Athletes of the Week will be recognized on Monday afternoons, with individual sports (swimming & diving) 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 David Geebli Bethel University Sr. | Running Back Coon Rapids, Minn. / Coon Rapids David Geebli rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on 21 carries in the Royals' 34-28 win over Concordia on 10/31. Geebli had touchdown runs of nine and 81 yards, and secured the Bethel win with a seven-yard scamper on 4th-and-1 on the Royals' own 32-yard line with 1:34 left in regulation. MIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week Fisher Ganske Bethel University Jr. | Defensive Back Bemidji, Minn. / Bemidji Fisher Ganske picked off a Concordia pass on the 10-yard line with 3:10 remaining in the fourth quarter to help preserve a 34-28 win on 10/31. Ganske had two tackles, two pass breakups, and the critical fourth-quarter interception in the Bethel victory. MIAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week Alec Mahoney St. Olaf College Jr. | Safety Mahtomedi, Minn. / Mahtomedi Alec Mahoney ran a kickoff back 86 yards for a touchdown to help the Oles to a 35-27 victory over Macalester on 10/31. After the Scots scored with 32 seconds left in the first half to get within one, the junior raced up the right sideline for an 86-yard touchdown on the ensuing kickoff to give the Oles a 21-13 halftime lead. Mahoney, who also had nine tackles and the game-sealing interception with Macalester at the St. Olaf 27-yard line with 1:16 remaining in the game, totaled 180 yards on five kick returns in the game for an average of 36.0 yards per return. MIAC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week Rachel Bingham Carleton College Sr. | Outside Hitter Lake Quivira, Kan. / Shawnee Mission East Rachel Bingham totaled 35 kills while hitting .313 across two conference matchups against Macalester (10/28) and St. Catherine (10/31). Playing as a six-rotation right-side hitter, Bingham averaged 5.00 kills per set while contributing 21 digs, five blocks, and two service aces. Her offensive efficiency and all-around contributions helped lead Carleton to a 3-0 sweep over St. Catherine to secure the Knights' first MIAC Playoff berth since 2015. MIAC Volleyball Specialty Player of the Week Michaela Dooley St. Olaf College Sr. | Libero Plymouth, Minn. / Benilde-St. Margaret's Michaela Dooley compiled 68 digs (5.23 per set) and four aces (0.31 per set) in a 2-1 week that saw the Oles clinch their ninth consecutive berth in the MIAC Playoffs with five-set conference wins over Saint Mary's (10/30) and Augsburg (10/31). Dooley had 28 digs apiece in the back-to-back victories over the Cardinals and Auggies. MIAC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week Grady Monette Saint John's University Fy. | Forward Andover, Minn. / Andover Grady Monette netted his first collegiate hat trick in a 5-1 win at St. Scholastica to close out the regular season on 10/31. Monette became the third Johnnie to record a hat trick this season, and his effort helped secure the No. 3 seed and a home playoff game for SJU. MIAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Justin Ratner Macalester College So. | Goalkeeper Dallas, Texas / Highland Park Justin Ratner recorded six saves in a 1-0, playoff-clinching victory at Augsburg on 10/30. Ratner's shutout secured a 12th consecutive MIAC Playoff appearance for the Scots. MIAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week Bella Meier St. Catherine University Gr. | Midfielder Hastings, Minn. / Hastings Bella Meier scored twice in a 3-0 win at UW-River Falls on 10/28 before finding the back of the net again in the regular season finale at Concordia on 10/31. Meier's goals against the Falcons were both unassisted, while her score against the Cobbers was a game-tying goal in an eventual 3-1 win. MIAC Women's Soccer Defensive Player of the Week Charlotte Percy St. Olaf College So. | Goalkeeper Minneapolis, Minn. / Washburn Charlotte Percy stopped all four shots on goal she faced in back-to-back shutouts last week for the Oles. Percy had three saves in a 1-0 victory at UW-Eau Claire on 10/27 before stopping the only shot that came her way in a 1-0 win at Hamline on 10/31. MIAC Men's Hockey Offensive Player of the Week Connor McNaughton St. Olaf College So. | Forward Simpsonville, S.C. Connor McNaughton scored four goals to lead the Oles to a season-opening road sweep of Lawrence on 10/30-31. After scoring once in a 6-3 season-opening win on 10/30, the sophomore netted his first collegiate hat trick in another 6-3 victory on 10/31. MIAC Men's Hockey Defensive Player of the Week Gabe Otis Augsburg University Fy. | Goaltender Lakeville, Minn. / Eastview Gabe Otis made 38 saves on 39 shots in his collegiate debut, a 2-1 win over Aurora on 10/31. Otis allowed one goal midway through the second period before the Auggie offense answered back with a pair of scores in the final frame. Otis finished the game with a .974 save percentage. MIAC Women's Hockey Offensive Player of the Week Brynn Hanson Concordia College Fy. | Forward Burlington, N.D. / Des Lacs-Burlington Brynn Hanson was credited with an assist in the first game of her collegiate career on 10/30 before recording her first collegiate hat trick on 10/31 as the Cobbers swept UW-Superior with a pair of 4-1 decisions. Hanson's hat trick included a power play goal, an even-strength goal, and a short-handed goal. MIAC Women's Hockey Defensive Player of the Week Lexi Badali College of Saint Benedict So. | Goalkeeper St. John, Ind. / Lake Central Lexi Badali made 71 saves in the Bennies' split with nationally-ranked UW-Eau Claire on 10/30-31. Badali opened the season with a 39-save performance in a 3-1 CSB win on 10/30 before stopping 32 pucks in a 3-1 loss the following day. Badali finished the weekend with a .947 save percentage and a 2.20 goals-allowed average, helping the Bennies to their first season-opener victory since 2019 and their first victory over the Blugolds since 1998.