September 17, 2007

Farabi Shares MIAA Offensive Player of the Week Honors

    Overland Park, Kan. -- Pittsburg State University tailback Caleb Farabi garnered Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association co-Offensive Player of the Week honors Monday (Sept. 14).
    Farabi, a 5-foot-7, 178-pound junior from Pittsburg, Kan., rushed for a game-high 179 yards and two touchdowns to help the No. 6 Gorillas to a 31-28 victory Saturday (Sept. 15) over Missouri Southern State University in the U.S. Cellular Miner’s Bowl X at Joplin, Mo.
    Farabi carried the ball 26 times for a career-best 179 yards, including a 40-yard touchdown run that provided the deciding points with 6:44 to play in the game. He also caught four passes for a team-leading 43 yards, accumulating a career-high 222 all-purpose yards.
    Farabi, who also earned MIAA Offensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts against East Central University on Sept. 1, is a graduate of St. Mary’s-Colgan High School.
    He shared the weekly honors with MSSU running back Alley Broussard, who rushed 24 times for 172 yards and four TDs in the losing effort against the Gorillas.

    Other Players Nominated: Jake Lebahn, WR, WU; Andrew Mead, WR, MWSU; Glenn Milner, RB, UCM; Joel Osborn, QB, NWMSU; Sean Partridge, WR, ESU.
    Previous Winners: 8/27 -- Mark Smith, QB, PSU; 9/3 -- Caleb Farabi, TB, PSU; 9/10 -- Matt Ticich, QB, TSU.