PRINCETON, N.J. – The Ivy League announced its football weekly award winners, presented by TIAA, for Week 2. Ivies were collectively 3-1 against non-conference opponents this past weekend to improve to 8-4 overall on the year.
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nick Howard, Dartmouth (Jr., QB – Green Bay, Wis.)

• Rushed for a career-high 154 yards on just nine attempts in Dartmouth’s 41-3 win over Sacred Heart – the NEC preseason favorite
• Found the endzone twice, with both touchdowns coming on big plays – 53 and 39 yard runs
• Marked his third-career 100-yard rushing game

 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Ben Mathiasmeier, Columbia (Sr., DB – Katy, Texas)

• Intercepted a career-high two passes, made six tackles and broke up one pass in Columbia’s 35-24 win over Georgetown
• Made a momentum-changing play as he picked off a pass and returned it 68 yards to the Georgetown eight yard line in the third quarter
• The last time Columbia had a player intercept two passes was Justin Woodley on Oct. 4, 2017 vs. Penn

 
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Jamal Cooney, Dartmouth (Jr., PR – Miami, Fla.)

• Racked up 128 return yards on three punt returns, good for an average of 42.7
• Had returns of 22, 64 and 42 yards
• His 128 total punt return yards is a single-game high in the FCS this season and 42.7-yard average leads the nation

 
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Graham Walker, Brown (So., WR – Hinesburg, Vt.)

• Tallied a game-high eight catches for 126 yards in Friday’s contest with Harvard
• Reeled in a 36-yard touchdown reception
• His long catch of the night was a diving 43-yard snag

 
HONOR ROLL
Will Allen, Columbia (Sr., DB – Pembroke Pines, Fla.)
Ty Lenhart, Columbia (Sr., QB – Gambrills, Md.)
Willis Meyer, Columbia (So., WR – Southlake, Texas)
Holt Fletcher, Cornell (So., LB – Wellesley, Mass.)
Scott Lee, Cornell (Sr., K – Sammamish, Wash.)
Curtis Raymond III, Cornell (Sr., WR – Dripping Springs, Texas)
Jake Stebbins, Cornell (Jr., LB – Cranberry Township, Pa.)
Tanner Cross, Dartmouth (Sr., LB – Fort Smith, Ark.)
Jonah Lipel, Harvard (Jr., K – Tarzana, Calif.)
Justin Mitchell, Harvard (Sr., DL – Jacksonville, Fla.)
Aaron Shampklin, Harvard (Jr., RB – Paramount, Calif.)
Jake Heimlicher, Penn (Sr., DL – Aurora, Colo.)
Rory Starkey, Penn (Sr., WR – Atlanta, Ga.)
Jeffery Sexton, Princeton (Fr., K – Louisville, Ky.)
Cole Smith, Princeton (Sr., QB – Knoxville, Tenn.)
Samuel Wright II, Princeton (Sr., DL – Lawrenceville, Ga.)
Chase Nenad, Yale (So., WR – Mission Viejo, Calif.)
Griffin O’Connor, Yale (Jr., QB – Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Rodney Thomas II, Yale (Sr., SS – Central Catholic)