November 3, 2009

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA . . . Luther junior lienbacker Kyle McGivney and Central junior punter Kurtis Brondyke have been named to the D3football.com Team of the Week presented by Scoutware for Week 9 of the 2009 football season.

The D3football.com Team of the Week is the D3football.com's weekly honor roll, spotlighting a player at each starting position from the past week, including special teams. It has been awarded since 1999.

McGivney tallied a single-game career-high 23 tackles in a losing effort vs. Wartburg. He currently leads the Iowa Conference in tackles averaging 15.3 per game. He also caused a fumble and had three and a half tackles for loss.

Brondyke helped Central post a 17-0 shutout of Buena Vista with five punts for a 49.6-yard average, including a career-best 78-yard punt. Three of his five punts pinned Buena Vista inside its 20-yard line, increasing his school careeer record in that category to 53.

The permanent link to this week's Team of the Week is available at: http://www.d3football.com/tow/09/week9.htm

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