HILLSBORO, Kan. – Lillie Veer and Brooks Gardner have been named as this week's Hillsboro Ford PowerJays of the Week for their performances throughout the last week. This marks the second time both athletes have received this award.
 
HILLSBORO FORD FEMALE POWERJAY OF THE WEEK: LILLIE VEER, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
 
Lillie Veer is a Sophomore from Newton, Kan. 
 
Veer poured in 21 points in the win over Oklahoma Wesleyan in Saturday's KCAC opener in Bartlesville, shooting an impressive 81.8% (9-11) from the field, bringing her average up to 13.4 points per game on the season.
 
HILLSBORO FORD MALE POWERJAY OF THE WEEK: BROOKS GARDNER, FOOTBALL
 
 
Brooks Gardner is a Senior from Hillsboro, Kan.
 
Gardner recorded a team-high eight tackles including one tackle for loss in Saturday's Senior Day win over Ottawa, but the most impressive part of Gardner's performance was the announcement during Saturday's game that he had broken the almost two decade-old career tackle record previously set by Jake Schenk in 2005. Schenk's record of 342 tackles was smashed by Gardner as Saturday's game brought him to 252 career tackles, setting the new Tabor College record.
 
PREVIOUS HILLSBORO FORD POWERJAYS OF THE WEEK HONOREES
 
August 25^th-31^st: Chrisitian Tuisasosopo (Football) & Sammie Saunders (Volleyball)
 
September 1^st-7^th: Brandon King (Football) & April Ochoa (Women's Soccer)
 
September 8^th-14^th: Logan Dybowski (Men's Cross Country) & Sonya Zimmerman (Women's Cross Country) 
 
September 15^th-22^nd: Cooper Taylor (Men's Soccer) & Raegan King (Women's Soccer)
 
September 22^nd-28^th: Wade Ratzlaff, Jerah Schmidt (Men's Cross Country) & Neve Mulrooney (Women's Soccer)
 
September 29^th-October 5th: Glenn Maiden Jr. (Football) & April Ochoa (Women's Soccer)
 
October 6^th-12^th: Molelwa Abendelwa (Men's Soccer) & Juliana Alaniz (Volleyball)
 
October 13^th-19^th: Willie Green (Football) & April Ochoa (Women's Soccer)
 
October 20^th-26^th: Brooks Gardner (Football), Josephine Fuamatu (Volleyball), & Julianna Maxfield (Women's Cross Country)
 
October 27^th-November 2^nd: Niieihii Blackbear (Men's Basketball) & Alyvia Owens (Women's Basketball)
 
November 3^rd-9^th: Nathan Heilig (Football) & Lillie Veer (Women's Basketball)
 
Stay tuned next week for the next Hillsboro Ford PowerJays of the Week!
 
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Tabor College is a Christ-centered institution located in Hillsboro, Kansas. The Bluejays are members of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and compete in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC).