Football

Week 2 Football Award Winners Announced

PRINCETON, N.J. – Following strong weeks that led their teams to wins Cornell’s Jameson Wang (offensive), Brown’s Elias Archie (defensive), Dartmouth’s Owen Zalc (special teams) and Brown’s Matt Childs (rookie) earned weekly Ivy League football awards.  
  
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 
Jameson Wang, Cornell (Sr., QB – El Segundo, Calif.)
  • Accounted for five total touchdowns with four passing and one rushing in the win over Yale  
  • Completed 18-of-29 passes in the rain for 278 yards
  • Rushed for 55 yards on 11 attempts
     
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Elias Archie, Brown (Jr., DB – Cerritos, Calif.)
  • Grabbed a huge interception and returned it 44 yards to the one-yard line to set up a touchdown
  • Play turned the game's momentum around late in the first half with Brown down by 18 points
  • Finished with three tackles, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry
     
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Owen Zalc, Dartmouth (So., K – Cary, N.C.)
  • Connected on the game-winning 32-yard field goal with three seconds left
  • Was 3-of-4 on field goals, matching his career high for makes
  • Hit a career-long 50-yard field goal
     
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Matt Childs, Brown (Fr., RB – Medway, Mass.)
  • Hauled in a 75-yard touchdown catch and run to spark Brown’s second half comeback
  • Finished with four receptions for 101 yards
  • Also had a big 15-yard reception that set up a late Brown touchdown to make it a one possession game
 
HONOR ROLL
Mark Mahoney, Brown WR
Jake Willcox, Brown QB
Bryson Canty, Columbia WR
Rodrigo Diaz-Martorella, Columbia DL
Hugo Merry, Columbia K
Milia Rocco, Columbia LB
Luke Banbury, Cornell LB
Brendan Lee, Cornell WR
Alan Zhao, Cornell K
Micah Green, Dartmouth LB
Cooper Barkate, Harvard WR
Ty Bartrum, Harvard S
Malachi Hosley, Penn RB
Jared Richardson, Penn WR
Aidan Sayin, Penn QB
Alec Wills, Penn DB
Jeffrey Sexton, Princeton K
Payton Tally, Princeton DB
John Volker, Princeton RB
Abu Kamara, Yale S
Josh Pitsenberger, Yale RB
Florio Shamus, Yale P

2024 FOOTBALL WEEKLY AWARDS
Offensive Player of the Week
Sept. 23 – Bryson Canty, Columbia (Sr., WR – Pfafftown, N.C.)
Sept. 30 – Jameson Wang, Cornell (Sr., QB – El Segundo, Calif.)
 
Defensive Player of the Week
Sept. 23 – Mitchell Gonser, Harvard (Sr., LB – Medfield, Mass)
Sept. 30 – Elias Archie, Brown (Jr., DB – Cerritos, Calif.)
 
Special Teams Player of the Week
Sept. 23 – Jordan Washington, Dartmouth (Sr., DB – West Lake California)
Sept. 30 – Owen Zalc, Dartmouth (So., K – Cary, N.C.)

Rookie of the Week
Sept. 23 – Keller Patterson, Columbia (FY, DL – Keller, Texas)
Sept. 30 – Matt Childs, Brown (Fr., RB – Medway, Mass.)