COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. --- On Monday afternoon, the RMAC selected and announced its' player of the week selections for football.
The Hardrockers were well represented with both
Jayden Johannsen and
Isaiah Eastman being selected as offensive and special teams player of the week.
Johannsen had a career day, throwing for 433 yards on 20-28 along with four touchdowns. Those touchdowns went for 69, 70, 12, and a school record of 94-yards. He was also the game's leading rusher, carrying the ball nine times for a total of 56 yards. It is Johannsen's second career RMAC Player of the Week award.
Isaiah Eastman was a weapon on offense and special teams. He opened the scoring for South Dakota Mines with a 69-yard touchdown. Later in the first quarter, Eastman would bring a punt return the distance for an 85-yard score. He would add another receiving touchdown early in the fourth quarter on a 12-yard connection with Johannsen. Overall, he had six catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns to go along with the 85-yard punt return touchdown. It is his third RMAC Player of the Week award.
The Hardrockers are back in action on Saturday as they take on Truman State at noon for their home opener at O'Harra Stadium.
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 11 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.
