RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – The Great American Conference has announced the league’s Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week for the final week of the regular season. Southern Arkansas’ Tyler Sykora wrapped up a record-breaking season by throwing for 424 yards to win his second Offensive Player of the Week award. Armonty Bryant wreaked havoc on the Southeastern Oklahoma State and set the school sack record to claim the Defensive Player of the Week honor.  Northwestern Oklahoma State kicker Edgar Colmenares nailed the game-winning field goal to earn the Special Teams Player of the Week award.

GAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Tyler Sykora, Southern Arkansas, QB, Jr., Hot Springs Village, Ark.
Sykora guided SAU to a 55-21 win over Arkansas Tech. He completed 29 of 39 passes for 424 yards and matched his school single-game record with five touchdown passes. The 424 yards was part of a school record 727 yards of offense. The junior's 40 total plays in the game provided him with the new school season record in that category, and his 29 of 39 passing performance enabled him to set the new season mark for completion percentage.
 
GAC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Armonty Bryant, East Central, DE, Sr., Wichita Falls, Texas
Bryant scored the game-winning TD on a 50-yard forced fumble and recovery. He set the ECU career-sacks record with 27.5 with his one sack of the game. He finished with nine total tackles - four were for a loss.  Those four tackles-for-loss resulted in 22 lost yards.

GAC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Edgar Colmenares, Northwestern Oklahoma State, K, Sr., Los Angeles, Calif.
Colmenares kicked a game-winning 30-yard field goal with one second on the clock to lead Northwestern Oklahoma State past Arkansas-Monticello, 38-35. It was the Rangers' first road win of the year and gave them three-straight wins heading into the offseason.

NOTABLE NOMINEES
- Spencer Bond, QB, Fr., East Central (Threw for 116 yards, ran for 66 yards and accounted for three touchdowns)
- Javari Liggins, RB, Jr., Northwestern Oklahoma State (Ran for 200 yards, 184 in the second half, in win vs UAM)
- Donatella Luckett, RB, So., Harding (Totaled 76 yards of offense and two touchdowns on only five touches)
- Jamal Nixon, WR, Jr., Arkansas-Monticello (Caught eight passes for 186 yards including a 63-yard touchdown reception)
- Jarvis Smith, RB, So., Harding (Ran for a career-high 191 yards in 42-7 win against rival Ouachita Baptist)
- Jason Catchings, DE/OLB, Sr., East Central (Recorded two sacks, two tackles-for-loss amongst his seven total tackles)
- Logan Genz, LB, Fr., Arkansas Tech (His 18 tackles were the 5th-best single-game total in Tech history; added 3.5 TFL)
- Aaron Gillaspie, LB, Sr., Harding (Made an INT on the first play from scrimmage; also forced a fumble)
- Don Unamba, CB, Sr., Southern Arkansas (Made five solo tackles; broke up two passes and returned an INT 66 yards for a TD)
- Darius Davis, KR/PR/WR, So., Henderson State (Had a 33-yard punt return a 31-yard kick return and 88 all-purpose yards)
- Brian Gonzalez, K/P, Sr., East Central (Made a career-best 50-yard FG; Averaged 37.0 yards punting; Two kickoff touchbacks)
- Austin Kiel, ST, Fr., Harding (Made four special teams tackles on seven Harding kickoffs)
- Kyle Tobler, P, So., Southern Arkansas (Averaged 45.3 yards on three punts; placed all three inside the 20-yard line)
- Ivory Washington, KR, So., Arkansas-Monticello (Averaged 44 yards/return including a 73-yard return that set up a TD)