COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The NJCAA announced its weekly awards Wednesday for the top athletes across the country. This week's honorees were awarded for play from Dec. 11-17.
For a complete recap of each sport vist:
MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
MEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
| 2017-18 NJCAA DI MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| Week | Date | Player | College | POS. | Class | |
| 1 | Oct. 30 - Nov. 5 | Kaelin Jackson | Temple (TX) | G | SO | |
| 2 | Nov. 6-12 | Jordan Brangers | South Plains (TX) | G | SO | |
| 3 | Nov. 13-19 | Gilbert Thomas Jr. | Angelina (TX) | F | SO | |
| 4 | Nov. 20-26 | Roti Ware | East Central (MS) | G | FR | |
| 5 | Nov. 27 - Dec. 3 | Austin Slaughter | Bismarck State (ND) | F | FR | |
| 6 | Dec. 4-12 | Alonzo Verge Jr. | Moberly Area (MO) | G | FR | |
| 7 | Dec. 11-17 | Kevon Tucker | Gordon State (GA) | G | SO | |
| 2017 NJCAA DII MEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| Week | Date | Player | College | POS. | Class | |
| 1 | Oct. 30 - Nov. 5 | Josh Mitchell | Orange County (NY) | G | SO | |
| 2 | Nov. 6-12 | Jordan Forbes | Bryant & Stratton (VA) | F | SO | |
| 3 | Nov. 13-19 | Jordan Oliver | Little Priest (NE) | G | SO | |
| 4 | Nov. 20-26 | Stanley Taylor | Richard Bland (VA) | F | SO | |
| 5 | Nov. 27 - Dec. 3 | Rudy Lopez | Kishwaukee (IL) | G | SO | |
| 6 | Dec. 4-12 | Emanuel Gant | Phoenix (AZ) | F | FR | |
| 7 | Dec. 11-17 | Virgil Walker Jr. | Delta (MI) | F | SO | |
| 2017 NJCAA MEN'S DIII BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| Week | Date | Player | College | POS | Class | |
| 1 | Oct. 30 - Nov. 5 | Terrell Wigfall | Bronx (NY) | G | FR | |
| 2 | Nov. 6-12 | Collin Turner | Montgomery (MD) | G | SO | |
| 3 | Nov. 13-19 | Jarret Gmazel | Joliet (IL) | G | SO | |
| 4 | Nov. 20-26 | Dimon Carrigan | Bunker Hill (MA) | F | FR | |
| 5 | Nov. 27 - Dec. 3 | Dimon Carrigan | Bunker Hill (MA) | F | FR | |
| 6 | Dec. 4-12 | Dajour Dunkley | Quincy (MA) | G | FR | |
| 7 | Dec. 11-17 | Collin Turner | Montgomery (MD) | G | SO | |
| 2017-18 NJCAA DI WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| Week | Date | Player | College | POS. | Class | |
| 1 | Oct. 30 - Nov. 5 | Emerald Hart | Northwest Kansas | F | SO | |
| 2 | Nov. 6-12 | Natasha Mack | Angelina (TX) | C | FR | |
| 3 | Nov. 13-19 | Alek Akuen | Independence (KS) | F | SO | |
| 4 | Nov. 20-26 | Anisha George | Moberly Area (MO) | C | SO | |
| 5 | Nov. 27 - Dec. 3 | Ines Nezerwa | Jacksonville (TX) | C | FR | |
| 6 | Dec. 4-10 | Ryan Holder | Harford (MD) | G | SO | |
| 7 | Dec. 11-17 | Jas Hill | Tallahasse (FL) | G | SO | |
| 2017 NJCAA DII WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| Week | Date | Player | College | POS. | Class | |
| 1 | Oct. 30 - Nov. 5 | Teneithia Stewart | Guilford Tech (NC) | G | SO | |
| 2 | Nov. 6-12 | Makayla Beld | Grand Rapids (MI) | F | SO | |
| 3 | Nov. 13-19 | Armani Jackson | Lakeland (OH) | G | FR | |
| 4 | Nov. 20-26 | Lori Wardynski | Gogebic (MI) | G | SO | |
| 5 | Nov. 27 - Dec. 3 | Andreal Bass | Cape Fear (NC) | F | FR | |
| 6 | Dec. 4-10 | Erynn Young | Lincoln (IL) | F | SO | |
| 7 | Dec. 11-17 | Dajah Gee | Frederick (MD) | F | SO | |
| 2017 NJCAA DIII WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| Week | Date | Player | College | POS | Class | |
| 1 | Oct. 30 - Nov. 5 | Megan Corcoran | Madison (WI) | F | SO | |
| 2 | Nov. 6-12 | Sierra Johnson | Massasoit (MA) | G | SO | |
| 3 | Nov. 13-19 | Gina Seifert | Prince George’s (MD) | F | SO | |
| 4 | Nov. 20-26 | April Hudelson | Hibbing (MN) | C | SO | |
| 5 | Nov. 27 - Dec. 3 | Katherin Ihnen | Minnesota West Tech | F | SO | |
| 6 | Dec. 4-10 | Dom Moser | Northampton (PA) | G | SO | |
| 7 | Dec. 11-17 | Gina Seifert | Prince George’s (MD) | F | SO | |
| 2017 NJCAA FOOTBALL OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| WEEK | DATES | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS. | CLASS | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Kurt Walding | Iowa Western | QB | FR | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | Jamal Scott | Independence (KS) | RB | SO | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | Reginald Colson Jr. | Minnesota West | WR | FR | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Mekhi Sargent | Iowa Western | RB | FR | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 | Jack Abraham | Northwest Mississippi | QB | RB | |
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | Lindsey Scott Jr. | East Mississippi | QB | FR | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Mekhi Sargent | Iowa Western | RB | FR | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | Wyatt Steigerwald | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | QB | SO | |
| 9 | Oct. 23-29 | Josh Johnson | Coahoma (MS) | RB | FR | |
| 10 | Oct. 30 - Nov. 5 | Jaylen Warren | Snow (UT) | RB | FR | |
| 11 | Nov. 6-12 | Kai Locksley | Iowa Western | QB | SO | |
| 2017 NJCAA FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| WEEK | DATES | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS. | CLASS | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Chester Graves | Iowa Western | DE | FR | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | Brandon Perce | Rochester (MN) | MLB | SO | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | Jason Simon | Monroe (NY) | OLB | FR | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Walter Kalei | Scottsdale (AZ) | OLB | SO | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 | Warren Saba | Garden City (KS) | CB | FR | |
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | Sam Moala | Pima (AZ) | DE | FR | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Connor Taylor | Snow (UT) | OLB | SO | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | Bryce Beekman | Arizona Western | S | FR | |
| 9 | Oct. 23-29 | Marvin Terry | Trinity Valley (TX) | DE | SO | |
| 10 | Oct. 30 - Nov. 5 | Turner Rotenberry | Northwest Mississippi | S | SO | |
| 11 | Nov. 6-12 | Emanuel Bridges | East Mississippi | MLB | FR | |
| 2017 NJCAA FOOTBALL SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| WEEK | DATES | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS. | CLASS | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Coby Oswalt | Pima (AZ) | K | SO | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | Alfredo Marquez | Scottsdale (AZ) | K | SO | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | Tyler Dunlop | Tyler (TX) | K | SO | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Mason Hunt | Mississippi Gulf Coast | K | FR | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 | Juwan Green | Lackawanna (PA) | KR | SO | |
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | DeMichael Harris | Hinds (MS) | KR | SO | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Spencer Cole | Hinds (MS) | K | SO | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | Mike Kroeze | Jones County (MS) | K | FR | |
| 9 | Oct. 23-29 | Triston Bailey | Coffeyville (KS) | K | SO | |
| 10 | Oct. 30 - Nov. 5 | Riley Hathhorn | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | K | SO | |
| 11 | Nov. 6-12 | Riley Hathhorn | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M | K | SO | |
| 2017 NJCAA DI MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| WEEK | DATES | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS. | CLASS | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Akean Shackleford | Indian Hills (IA) | F | SO | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | Davi Girardi | Richard Bland (VA) | M | FR | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | Jordan Hall | Mississippi Gulf Coast | F | SO | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Reuel Erastus-Obilo | Waubonsee (IL) | F | SO | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 | Kino Ryosuke | Marshalltown (IA) | F | SO | |
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | Luiz Garcia | Cloud County (KS) | F | SO | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Leon Zaffonato | Massasoit (MA) | M | FR | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | Marcos Lucero | Neosho (KS) | F | SO | |
| 9 | Oct. 23-29 | Benjamin Zamora | Barton (KS) | F | SO | |
| 10 | Oct. 30 - Nov 5 | Akean Shackleford | Indian Hills (IA) | F | SO | |
| 2017 NJCAA DI MEN'S SOCCER GOALIE OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| WEEK | DATES | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS. | CLASS | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Lewis Brass | East Central (MO) | GK | FR | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | Matthew Shorrocks | Coastal Bend (TX) | GK | FR | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | Kobe Lie | Pearl River (MS) | GK | FR | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Braedan Passalis | St. Louis (MO) | GK | SO | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 | Eduardo Araujo | Hagerstown (MD) | GK | FR | |
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | Carson Tackett | Northwest Mississippi | GK | FR | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Juan Gonzalez | Marshalltown (IA) | GK | SO | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | Ross Dalton | Indian Hills (IA) | GK | FR | |
| 9 | Oct. 23-29 | Kobe Lie | Pearl River (MS) | GK | FR | |
| 10 | Oct. 30 - Nov 5 | Ross Dalton | Indian Hills (IA) | GK | FR | |
| 2017 NJCAA DIII MEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| WEEK | DATES | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS. | CLASS | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Luke Murphy | Herkimer (NY) | F | SO | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | Ryan Price | Genesee (NY) | F | SO | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | Garrett Axtmann | Hudson Valley (NY) | F | FR | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Alec Jones | Montgomery (MD) | F | FR | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 | Garrett Axtmann | Hudson Valley (NY) | F | FR | |
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | Charlie Livesey | Genesee (NY) | D | SO | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Billy Murphy | Genesee (NY) | F | SO | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | Gus Ward | Herkimer (NY) | M | SO | |
| 9 | Oct. 23-29 | Charlie Livesey | Genesee (NY) | F | SO | |
| 2017 NJCAA DIII MEN'S SOCCER GOALIE OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| WEEK | DATES | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS. | CLASS | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Roandre Wollery | Herkimer (NY) | GK | SO | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | David Ormiston | Genesee (NY) | GK | SO | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | David Ormiston | Genesee (NY) | GK | SO | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Kevin Czuba | Onondaga (NY) | GK | FR | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 | No Goalies were nominated for Division III | ||||
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | Elias Munoz | Richland (TX) | GK | SO | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Konrad Pawlikowski | Cayuga (NY) | GK | SO | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | David Ormiston | Genesee (NY) | GK | SO | |
| 9 | Oct. 23-29 | Roandre Wollery | Herkimer (NY) | GK | SO | |
| 2017 NJCAA DI WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| WEEK | DATES | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS. | CLASS | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Carly Higgins | Cape Fear (NC) | F | FR | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | Maryanne De Castro | Cloud County (KS) | F | FR | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | Theoni Zerva | Monroe CC (NY) | MF | FR | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Tessa Calabria | Iowa Lakes | F | SO | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 | Kylie Bilek | Kaskaskia (IL) | F | SO | |
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | Belinda Anane | Navarro (TX) | D | SO | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Adrijane Felix | Northwest Kansas Tech | F | FR | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | Brooke Janeczek | Moraine Valley (IL) | F | FR | |
| 9 | Oct. 23-29 | Kayley Garland | Waubonsee (IL) | F | SO | |
| 10 | Oct. 30 - Nov. 5 | Joana Villanova | Cloud County (KS) | F | FR | |
| 2017 NJCAA DI WOMEN'S SOCCER GOALIE OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| WEEK | DATES | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS. | CLASS | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Liv Nault | Northwest Mississippi | GK | FR | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | Merrie Kate Grayson | Itawamba (MS) | GK | FR | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | Mandy Clark | Iowa Western | GK | FR | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Maitane Bravo | Navarro (TX) | GK | FR | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 | Vanessa Silva | Johnson County (KS) | GK | FR | |
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | Elena Garcia | Butler (KS) | GK | SO | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Lindsey Lemmons | Western Wyoming | GK | FR | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | Maitane Bravo | Navarro (TX) | GK | FR | |
| 9 | Oct. 23-29 | Brylee Brasher | Coffeyville (KS) | GK | SO | |
| 10 | Oct. 30 - Nov. 5 | Alanya Hannigan | Cloud County (KS) | GK | FR | |
| 2017 NJCAA DIII WOMEN'S SOCCER PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| WEEK | DATES | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS. | CLASS | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Hailey Arlis | Joliet (IL) | F | FR | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | Arianna Dunsworth | Eastfield (TX) | F | FR | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | Melissa Philips | DuPage (IL) | MF | SO | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Susannah Frisch | Hudson Valley (NY) | F | SO | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 | Mikayla Blumenstock | Herkimer (NY) | F | FR | |
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | Jessica Dowse | Richland (TX) | F | SO | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Miko Yamashita | Genesee (NY) | F | FR | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | Hailey Arlis | Joliet (IL) | F | FR | |
| 9 | Oct. 23-29 | Mikayla Blumenstock | Herkimer (NY) | F | SO | |
| 2017 NJCAA DIII WOMEN'S SOCCER Goalie OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| WEEK | DATES | PLAYER | COLLEGE | POS. | CLASS | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Gabriela Roa | Eastfield (TX) | GK | FR | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | Gabriela Roa | Eastfield (TX) | GK | FR | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | Deanna Valerien | Anne Arundel | GK | SO | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Kaitlin Nadeau | Hudson Valley (NY) | GK | SO | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 1 | Kalyn Breckenridge | Delta (MI) | GK | FR | |
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | Rachel Todd | Herkimer (NY) | GK | FR | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Kalyn Breckenridge | Delta (MI) | GK | FR | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | Kalyn Breckenridge | Delta (MI) | GK | FR | |
| 9 | Oct. 23-29 | Rachel Todd | Herkimer (NY) | GK | FR | |
| 2017 NJCAA DI VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| Week | Date | Player | College | POS. | Class | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Shiloh Peleras | Southern Idaho | MB | SO | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | Page Hiebert | Hutchinson (KS) | OH | SO | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | Caitlyn Cooper | Iowa Western | OH | SO | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Jane Kickham | Mineral Area (MO) | RS | SO | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 4 | Isabela Dobra | Tyler (TX) | S | FR | |
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | Abby Borden | Wallace State-Hanceville (AL) | S | SO | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Irina Alekseeva | Iowa Western | OH | FR | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | Sun Wenting | Miami Dade (FL) | OH | SO | |
| 9 | Oct. 23-29 | Madison Rhoder | San Jacinto (TX) | MB | SO | |
| 10 | Oct. 30 - Nov. 5 | Annamarija Mikovic | Lamar (CO) | OH | FR | |
| 2017 NJCAA DII VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| Week | Date | Player | College | POS. | Class | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Maeghan Pieper | Central (NE) | MH | SO | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | Fiapai'Pai' Willis | Parkland (IL) | OH | SO | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | Sommer Rhea | Sauk Valley (IL) | OH | SO | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Ali Jenkins | Cape Fear (NC) | S | SO | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 4 | Lauren Rieck | Des Moines Area (IA) | MB | SO | |
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | Addie Patton | Lincoln Land (IL) | MB | SO | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Alivia Dew | Parkland (IL) | RS | SO | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | Kennedy Speer | Mott (MI) | MB | SO | |
| 9 | Oct. 23-29 | Iesha Niciu | Lakeland (OH) | MB | FR | |
| 10 | Oct. 30 - Nov. 5 | Adianez Reyes Rivera | Coffeyville (KS) | OH | FR | |
| 2017 NJCAA DIII VOLLEYBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK | ||||||
| Week | Date | Player | College | POS | Class | |
| 1 | Aug. 28 - Sept. 3 | Keishla Reyes | Eastfield (TX) | OH | FR | |
| 2 | Sept. 4-10 | Allie Rutter | Columbus State (OH) | OH | SO | |
| 3 | Sept. 11-17 | Paige Klock | Herkimer (NY) | MB | SO | |
| 4 | Sept. 18-24 | Kiera Parker | Sullivan County (NY) | OH | FR | |
| 5 | Sept. 25 - Oct. 4 | Kalli Caddell | Eastfeild (TX) | S | FR | |
| 6 | Oct. 2-8 | Ellie Burzlaff | Harper (IL) | RS | SO | |
| 7 | Oct. 9-15 | Sarah Udoni | Harper (IL) | MB | SO | |
| 8 | Oct. 16-22 | Cassidy Smith | Orange County (NY) | MB | FR | |
| 9 | Oct. 23-29 | Ellie Burzlaff | Harper (IL) | RS | SO | |
| 10 | Oct. 30 - Nov. 5 | Allie Rutter | Columbus State (OH) | OH | SO | |
