Zachary Cahill named NAIA National player of the week

By Paul Hall on Wednesday, September 1st, 2021 in Northeastern Oregon News Northeastern Oregon Top Stories

LA GRANDE – (Information provided by EOU Athletics) The NAIA has released its first National Player of the Week award winners for the 2021 season for the week of Aug. 30 as announced by the national office on Monday afternoon. Making the debut list for the 2021 season is Zachary Cahill who was named the Special Teams Player of the Week.

Cahill was named to the list after a season opening weekend where he was key on the kicking game for No. 18 EOU in its 26-24 road win over Montana Tech. Cahill was 4-4 in field goal attempts with wto coming from 40+ yards out. He also nailed both PAT attempts to finish the game 6-6 in scoring attempts. For the game, Cahill finished with 14 points and nailed what the game winning Field goal was in the final minute from 42 yards out. For his efforts Cahill was also named the Frontier Conference Special Teams Player of the Week.

Cahill joins JD Woods of Bake University and Dylan Martinez of College of Idaho as the recipients of the NAIA National Player of the Week list, Woods was named for offense, while Martinez was tabbed to the defense.

Mountaineers Football will play in their home opener next weekend when they take on the Montana Western Bulldogs on Saturday, Sept. 4. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. PT inside Community Stadium.