Contact: Brock Reisler, Assistant Executive Director, breisler@midwestconference.org
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin – The Midwest Conference (MWC) announced its Performers of the Week award recipients for games played November 10-16, 2025, on Monday.
MWC sports information directors nominate student-athletes for the Performer of the Week honor by sport and vote as a committee to select the winners.
For the fall and winter seasons, Performers of the Week will be recognized every week on Monday (football, soccer, basketball) and Tuesday (cross country, women’s tennis, volleyball, swimming and diving, indoor track and field) once their seasons have been triggered (three MWC institutions competing) and will conclude the week prior to the sport-specific Conference tournament/championship.
The Performer of the Week award winners are as follows:
Football Defensive Performer of the Week
Jaliek White Monmouth College
Senior Jaliek White had the best game of his career on Senior Day in a 69-0 win over Knox. Making his first start, White posted a career-high 15 tackles with 2.5 TFL, a sack and a forced fumble as Monmouth kept Knox off the board. White made an impact immediately with a strip-sack fumble on 4th and 4 on Knox's 3rd drive of the game. The fumble was deflected and eventually recovered by the Scots for a loss of 35 yards on the play. White and the Monmouth defense held Knox to 1.8 yards per play.
Football Offensive Performer of the Week
Brayden Long, Lake Forest College
Long matched the longest run in program history with a 92-yarder during Lake Forest's 34-28 victory over Chicago on Saturday that lifted the Foresters into a tie for second place in the MWC standings. He finished the day with 14 carries for 138 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns for the second week in a row. He also made a touchdown-saving tackle on an interception return in the third quarter.
Football Special Teams Performer of the Week
Hudson Schambach, Lake Forest College
Schambach accounted for 10 of Lake Forest's points in a 34-28 victory over Chicago on Saturday that lifted the Foresters into a tie for second place in the league standings. In addition to making all four of his extra point attempts, the sophomore connected on a 44-yard field goal on the final play of the first half and a 25-yarder to start the scoring in the third quarter. He also averaged 61.5 yards and had two touchbacks out of his six kickoffs.
Men’s Basketball Performer of the Week
CJ Campbell, Lawrence University
Campbell had a very successful weekend for the Vikings, helping them continue their hot start to the season. He finished Friday night's game against Northwestern (MN) with 14 points and 7 rebounds to help Lawrence pick up the first home win of the season. Campbell responded again the following night dropping 21 points with 9 rebounds and 3 assists in Saturday's win over Martin Luther. The Vikings are off to their best start of the season since 2017 thanks to Campbell's efficient scoring and impact on the glass.
Women’s Basketball Performer of the Week
Erin Knowles, Cornell College
Knowles averaged 19.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and 2.0 assists and made 13-of-15 free throws in leading Cornell to a perfect 3-0 week. The sophomore reached the 500-point mark in only her 27th collegiate game.