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GRONOWSKI NAMED MVFC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
3/7/2021 6:05:00 PM | Football
ST. LOUIS -- South Dakota State quarterback Mark Gronowski was honored Sunday as Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week in helping lead the Jackrabbits to a 35-point victory over Western Illinois a day earlier.
A freshman from Naperville, Illinois, Gronowski accounted for four first-half touchdowns, running for two and passing for two, as eighth-ranked South Dakota State won in its home opener to improve to 2-1 on the season. He opened the scoring with a 22-yard touchdown run, then sandwiched an 80-yard touchdown run around TD passes of 44 and 12 yards to Jadon Janke and Mason Leighton, respectively, in the second quarter.
For the game, Gronowski was 12-of-19 passing for 178 yards and carried four times for 120 yards. He became the first Jackrabbit quarterback to rush for and throw for 100-plus yards in a game since Taryn Christion in a 2017 game against Illinois State.
It is the second conference award of the season for Gronowski, who was named MVFC Newcomer of the Week following SDSU's season-opening win at Northern Iowa on Feb. 19.
The Jackrabbits return to action Saturday, hosting Youngstown State in a 2 p.m. matchup at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.
-GoJacks.com-
A freshman from Naperville, Illinois, Gronowski accounted for four first-half touchdowns, running for two and passing for two, as eighth-ranked South Dakota State won in its home opener to improve to 2-1 on the season. He opened the scoring with a 22-yard touchdown run, then sandwiched an 80-yard touchdown run around TD passes of 44 and 12 yards to Jadon Janke and Mason Leighton, respectively, in the second quarter.
For the game, Gronowski was 12-of-19 passing for 178 yards and carried four times for 120 yards. He became the first Jackrabbit quarterback to rush for and throw for 100-plus yards in a game since Taryn Christion in a 2017 game against Illinois State.
It is the second conference award of the season for Gronowski, who was named MVFC Newcomer of the Week following SDSU's season-opening win at Northern Iowa on Feb. 19.
The Jackrabbits return to action Saturday, hosting Youngstown State in a 2 p.m. matchup at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.
-GoJacks.com-
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