Three Tiger Football Players Earn SCAC Player of the Week Honors

San Antonio - Three Trinity Tigers have been chosen as Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Football Players of the Week.

Senior running back Chris Baer was named SCAC Offensive Player of the Week. Sophomore linebacker Ben Robinson got the nod as SCAC Defensive Player of the Week, and Garrett Biel, a first-year kicker, was chosen as SCAC Special Teams Player of the Week.

The players were recognized for their performances during Trinity's 27-17 SCAC home victory over the Centre College Colonels. Trinity improved to 6-3 and 3-2 SCAC.

The 6-foot, 205-pound Baer, from Shiner, Texas (Shiner), Texas, rushed for a career-high 209 yards on 19 carries (11.0 avg.) and scored a touchdown.

Baer's 64-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter swung the momentum back in Trinity's favor after Centre had tied the game.  The touchdown run also put the Tigers ahead for good in the win. For the season, Baer has 683 rushing yards on 114 attempts, and five touchdowns.

Robinson,  from Coppell, Texas (Coppell), led the Tiger defense in holding Centre to 17 points. The 5-foot-11, 188-pound Robinson, chalked up eight tackles in the game, six of which were solo. Robinson had three tackles for a loss, of 25 yards, including two sacks for 24 yards. He also recorded a forced fumble, and two passes defended. For the season, Robinson has 29 tackles (22 solo), five for a loss of 30 yards, two sacks, three pass breakup, one recovered fumble and one forced fumble.

Biel, from Clayton, Calif. (De La Salle), booted two field goals in the game. The 5-foot-8, 165-pound Biel has 16 field goals this season - out of 18 attempts - and broke Trinity's single-season record. Peter Licalzi kicked 15 field goals in 2007. Biel's field goal percentage, 88.9 percent, also broke the Tigers' record for a season. He went into the game leading the NCAA Division III in field goals per game, averaging nearly two field goals per contest this season.