ST. GEORGE — On the strength of Saturday’s road victory at Northern Arizona, two Utah Tech football players earned weekly recognition.
Junior placekicker Connor Brooksby was named the FedEx Ground FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week, and wide receiver Beau Sparks was tabbed as the United Athletic Conference’s Freshman of the Week, according to a news release from Utah Tech Athletics Media Relations.
Brooksby, a Pine View High School alum, had a record-breaking performance in the Trailblazers’ 50-36 win going 5-for-5 on field goals of 22, 48, 34, 48 and 40 yards. He also hit all five PAT tries en route to a 20-point afternoon.
In addition, with Brooksby’s first made field goal, a 22-yarder just 1:45 into play in the first quarter, he became Utah Tech’s career points leader, a record that now stands at 156 points after Saturday.
Sparks caught a career-high-tying seven passes for 87 yards against the Lumberjacks. The freshman wideout picked up 43 yards on his first reception of the day, ultimately leading to Brooksby’s first field goal less than 2 minutes into the game. He also hauled in a 21-yard catch to help set up a second-quarter touchdown.
Utah Tech continues its three-game road swing this Saturday with a non-conference tilt at Missouri State. Kick-off at Robert W. Plaster Stadium in Springfield is set for 1 p.m. MDT.
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