D3football.com Release

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's senior linebacker Hayden Sanders (Brooklyn Park, Minn./Champlin Park) was named to D3football.com's National Team of the Week for the second time this season on Tuesday, Oct. 29.

Sanders totaled seven tackles, including 3.5 for a loss, 1.0 sack and a forced fumble in the third-ranked Johnnies' 34-0 shutout of Gustavus Adolphus on Saturday (Oct. 26) in Collegeville. SJU held the Gusties to 126 yards of offense, including an 8 of 20 showing for 65 passing yards and an interception, and totaled six sacks on the afternoon.

He was named the MIAC Football Defensive Player of the Week for his performance. Like this week, Sanders collected both D3football.com and MIAC weekly honors following the Johnnies' 35-13 win over then-No. 5 Wartburg (Iowa) on Sept. 14.

He leads the Johnnies in solo tackles (25) and tackles for loss (9.5), is second in total tackles (44) and third in sacks (4.5).

SJU's defense currently leads NCAA Division III in sacks (4.57 spg.) and is sixth nationally against the run (48.4 ypg.).

SJU (7-0, 5-0 MIAC, 2-0 Northwoods) travels to face St. Scholastica (2-5, 1-4 MIAC, 0-3 Northwoods) for a 1 p.m. kickoff this Saturday, Nov. 2, at Walt Hunting Stadium (formerly Public Schools Stadium) in Duluth.