LOCK HAVEN, Pa. - The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference announced its Football Athletes of the Week for Week 9 of the 2026 season. In the Western Division, Slippery Rock's JayJay Jordan (Offensive Athlete of the Week) is joined by Defensive Athlete of the Week Tasso Whipple of IUP and Special Teams Athlete of the Week Harry Radcliffe of California. In the Eastern Division, Kutztown's Noah Kracyla is the Offensive Athlete of the Week, while the East Stroudsburg duo of Ashton Blose (Defensive Athlete of the Week) and Ty Quintois (Special Teams Athlete of the Week) were also selected.
PSAC Western Division Offensive Athlete of the Week
JayJay Jordan
Slippery Rock
Running Back
Senior
Reading, Pa. / Berks Catholic
Jordan ran for 225 yards and two touchdowns in 2.5 quarters of work in Slippery Rock's 48-14 win at Clarion. He averaged 11.3 yards per carry on the day. His two TD runs give him 21 rushing TD and 25 total TD in nine games. His 21 rushing TD ties the SRU record set by LaMonte Coleman in 1994 and his 25 total TD is already an SRU record and leads all players in the country this season.
PSAC Western Division Defensive Athlete of the Week
Tasso Whipple
IUP
Linebacker
Sophomore
Harrison City, Pa. / Penn Trafford
Whipple delivered a disruptive defensive performance in IUP’s road victory at Gannon, recording six total tackles, including four solo stops. Whipple posted a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss for 11 yards and 2.0 sacks for 11 yards while also forcing a fumble and recovering a fumble. His performance helped the Crimson Hawks snap a three-game losing streak and earn a key PSAC West road victory.
PSAC Western Division Special Teams Athlete of the Week
Harry Radcliffe
California
Kicker
Junior
Uniontown, Pa. / Laurel Highlands
Radcliffe converted both field-goal attempts and all five PAT attempts, as the Vulcans earned a 41-7 win at Lock Haven on Saturday night. He connected on field goals from 19 and 24 yards in the first half to help California build a 20-7 lead at halftime.
PSAC Eastern Division Offensive Athlete of the Week
Noah Kracyla
Kutztown
Wide Receiver
Senior
Townsend, Del. / Middletown
Kracyla had a career game with 12 catches for 209 yards and three touchdowns as the No. 3 Golden Bears rallied from two scores down in the final 6:32 to force overtime before falling to No. 24 East Stroudsburg, 32-25, Saturday. Kracyla opened the scoring for KU midway through the first quarter, hauling in a 17-yard TD pass from Judd Novak to put the visitors up 7-0. With the Golden Bears trailing 22-10 and less than seven minutes remaining, Kracyla caught a slant and raced 68 yards for his second TD of the afternoon. He then capped an 8-play, 88-yard drive with a 19-yard TD reception on 4th-and-5 to pull KU within 25-23. The Bears converted the 2-point conversion to force overtime. Kracyla set new career-highs in single-game receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs. His 209 receiving yards were the fifth-most in a game in program history and marked KU's first 200-yard receiving game since Kurtis Ravenel Jr. had 217 at Assumption, Sept. 2, 2023.
PSAC Eastern Division Defensive Athlete of the Week
Ashton Blose
East Stroudsburg
Defensive Line
Senior
Glassboro, N.J. / Delsea Regional
Blose led ESU's defensive efforts with seven tackles, a solo sack, and a forced fumble. The Warriors held No. 3 Kutztown to over 20 points below their season average in the 32-25 overtime win to clinch a spot in the PSAC Championship, as Blose created constant pressure off the edge. The Glassboro native helped end two Kutztown drives in the third quarter to keep the Warriors ahead, coming up with an assisted tackle on a 4th-and-1 run in the ESU red zone, then getting a strip sack on third down the following drive. He stepped up in overtime to keep Kutztown out of the end zone, making two tackles on consecutive plays before pressuring Judd Novak into an errant throw on the final snap of the game. ESU forced Kutztown to punt it a season-high seven times while holding them to their lowest third-down conversion percentage of the year, 28.6%. Blose and company's ability to collapse the pocket and force quick decisions led to Kutztown having its first game of having a completion percentage below 50.0%, as the Golden Bears only completed 20 of their 41 attempts.
PSAC Eastern Division Special Teams Athlete of the Week
Ty Quintois
East Stroudsburg
Kicker
Senior
Harleysville, Pa. / Souderton Area
Quintois delivered one of the best single-game performances by a kicker in ESU history. It was a record-setting day for the 2025 All-American, breaking both the PSAC single-game mark and the program single-season record for made field goals, making 11 consecutive attempts, and tying the single-season mark with seven field goals of 40 yards or more. Quintois went 6-for-7 on field goal tries against Kutztown, his lone miss coming on a 57-yard try at the end of regulation, and accounted for 20 of the Warriors' 32 points as he made both his PATs. He's now 20-of-24 on the year, leading Division II by four field goals and the PSAC by nine. While ranking tied for 10th in Division II with an 83.3% FG%, he's the only kicker with 20 or more makes or averaging over 2.0 made field goals per game. Quintois now ranks first in career FG% (73.6%) and PAT% (98.1%) while having the second-most points by a kicker in a season in program history with 96 and counting.