Offensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Mitchell Rodenbaugh
School: Pomona-Pitzer
Year: Junior
Position/Number: Running Back/#17
Hometown/High School: Eastvale, Calif./Roosevelt H.S.

Mitchell carried the ball 15 times for 139 yards and a touchdown in Pomona-Pitzer 24-6 win over La Verne. He also caught four passes for 41 yards and another touchdown through the air. On the Sagehens' opening drive of the game, the junior running back made a 19-yard reception on 4th & 2 for a touchdown, giving Pomona-Pitzer the early lead. On the very next possession, he broke a 29-yard run and found the endzone again to put the Sagehens up by two scores. 

Defensive Athlete of the Week
Name: Evan Gerber
School: Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Year: Senior
Position/Number: Defensive End/#99
Hometown/High School: Hudson, Ohio/Culver Academies

Gerber picked off the quarterback twice and sacked him once as the Stags edged out California Lutheran, 24-22. He recorded his first interception in the second quarter and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown, putting Claremont-Mudd-Scripps ahead 14-3. Then, with under eight minutes remaining and CMS holding on to a two-point lead, the Hudson, Ohio, native intercepted another pass inside of Kingsmen territory. The senior also finished with three total tackles. 

Special Teams Athlete of the Week
Name: Brendon Manzano
School: Chapman
Year: Senior
Position/Number: Returner/#27
Hometown/High School: Seattle, Wash./Bishop Blanchet

The senior returner racked up 130 return yards, including 107 on three punts. In the first quarter, Mazano returned a punt into the redzone, which was good for 52 yards and helped Chapman get on the board first. He then returned a punt for 34 yards to the Whittier 24-yard line with under 30 seconds remaining before halftime, leading to a Panthers field goal.