Contact: Greta Norville, Assistant Director of Sports Communications and Marketing, norvilleg@midwestconference.org 

NEENAH, Wisconsin – The Midwest Conference (MWC)  has received recognition from D3football.com Team of the Week all nine weeks of the season. This week, Cornell College’s Joshua Martin earned his second Team of the Week honor of the season, as announced by the organization on Tuesday morning. 

Martin helped lead Cornell’s defense to a 34-0 shutout victory over Lawrence University at home. He recorded five solo tackles and three assisted tackles in the win. 

Joshua also leads the Rams in interceptions, tallying two interceptions against Lawrence for a combined 73 return yards. He now has eight interceptions this season and is just one shy of the school record for interceptions in a season. Martin ranks second nationally in interceptions per game and tied for first in total interceptions. 

The 2026 season marks the 28th year that D3football.com has selected its Team of the Week, recognizing the top national performer at each position from the previous week. The honor represents the 18th MWC Team of the Week selection of the season.