September 3, 2007

Farabi, Witter Garner MIAA Player of the Week Honors

    Overland Park, Kan. -- Pittsburg State University tailback Caleb Farabi garnered Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Offensive Player of the Week honors Monday (Sept. 3), while kicker/punter Jared Witter was named the MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week.
    Farabi, a 5-foot-7, 178-pound junior from Pittsburg, Kan., scored four times and gained 130 yards rushing to help the No. 7 Gorillas to their 41-15 win Saturday (Sept. 1) over East Central (Okla.) University.
    Farabi carried the ball 26 times in the contest, scoring on runs of 9, 7 and 3 yards in the second quarter as the Gorillas exploded for 24 points to erase a 3-0 deficit and take a 24-3 lead at the half. He added another 3-yard scoring run midway through the third quarter.
    Farabi is a graduate of St. Mary’s-Colgan High School.
    Witter, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound freshman from Lenexa, Kan., scored 10 points -- on a pair of field goals and four extra points -- and punted three times for a 43.3 yard average for the Gorillas.
    He booted field goals of 25 and 22 yards in the contest. Witter also placed a pair of punts inside the ECU 20 yard line after being called upon to handle Pitt State’s punting chores as well in the game. He had a long punt of 49 yards in the contest.
    Witter is a graduate of Shawnee Mission West High School.

    Other Offensive Players Nominated: Steven Gachette, QB, SBU; Renard Johnson, RB, MSSU; La’Darrian Page, RB, MWSU; Justin Wieser, RB, ESU.
    Previous Offensive Winners: Mark Smith, QB, PSU.

    Other Special Teams Players Nominated: Ben Boswell, P, WU; Jamie Hanson, P, MWSU; Johnny Torres, K/P, ESU
    Previous Special Teams Winners: Bryan Haynes, KR, FHSU.