Marcus Martin was honored by the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference for the second time this season as the Offensive Player of the Week.
Martin eclipsed 300 yards passing as Benedictine moved to 9-0 with a win over Aurora. Martin tossed three touchdowns with a long completion of 52 yards in the first quarter of the contest.
Benedictine (9-0, 7-0 NACC) hosts Concordia Wisconsin on Saturday in a contest to decide the NACC Championship.
BELOW COURTESY OF THE NACC
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Benedictine University SeniorÂ
Marcus Martin (Los Angeles, Calif.) and St. Norbert College freshmanÂ
Mason Trimberger (Luxemburg, Wis.) and seniorÂ
Tyler Juergensen (McHenry, Ill.) have been named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Football Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of Nov. 2-8, 2026, as selected by the league's athletics communications professionals.
This is the second NACC weekly honor for both Martin and Trimberger.
Defense --- Mason Trimberger, Fr., DB, St. Norbert College
Trimberger, a freshman safety, capped off his regular season with a 33-yard pick-six in St. Norbert's 27-7 win over Concordia Chicago. He also broke up four passes and made four tackles, including three solo stops.
Offense --- Marcus Martin, Sr., QB, Benedictine University
Martin, a senior quarterback, completed 27 of 42 passes for 315 yards and three touchdowns as Benedictine defeated Aurora, 31-17, to remain undefeated at 9-0 overall. His longest pass of the day was a 52-yard scoring strike to
Alex Siebens in the first quarter. Martin also completed touchdown passes to Jason Moore (6 yards) and
Tristan Weglarz (7 yards).
Special Teams --- Tyler Juergensen, Sr., PK, St. Norbert College
Juergnensen, a senior placekicker, hit field goals from 33 and 38 yards out and was a perfect 3-for-3 on PAT attempts in St. Norbert's 27-7 win over Concordia Chicago. He also had six kickoffs for 297 yards, averaging nearly 50 yards per attempt.