KILLINGWORTH, Conn. — Gallaudet sophomore slot/quarterback Brandon Washington (Citronelle, Ala.) has been named to the D3football.com Team of the Week, as announced by the organization.
Last Saturday against Alfred State (11/5), Washington ran for a career-high 228 yards on 23 carries and scored three touchdowns as the Bison won their first ECFC title since 2013 in their 36-22 road victory over the Pioneers.
Washington averaged 9.9 yards per carry with a game-long of 42 yards, which set up his third touchdown of the game.
After a scoreless third quarter, Gallaudet scored twice to add to its lead in the fourth quarter. Washington broke free for 42 yards to get down to the Pioneers' 3-yard line and after a penalty scored from 1-yard out.
The D3football.com Team of the Week, presented by Scoutware, is D3football.com's weekly honor roll, which is currently in its 24th season of recognizing the top performance at each position from the previous week.
Washington was one of 26 student-athletes chosen to the D3football.com's weekly honor roll among all 240 NCAA Division III programs across the country.
Student-athletes are nominated by their school's sports information directors.
This is Washington's second career D3football.comas Team of the Week honor (9/20/22).
In total, the ECFC has had five D3football.com Team of the Week selections this season including Washington twice, fellow teammate Zefan Nathanson (Manor, Texas), Alfred State senior safety Rylie Van Fleet (Endwell, N.Y.), and Anna Maria senior wide receiver Justin McMillian (Middletown, Conn.).
About the ECFC
The Eastern Collegiate Football Conference was formed in the spring of 2009 as an NCAA Division III single-sport football conference. The conference, named after the geographic location of the institutions began competition in the fall of 2009.
Current members are Alfred State College (Alfred, NY), Anna Maria College (Worcester, MA), Castleton University (Castleton, VT.), Dean College (Franklin, MA), Gallaudet University (Washington, D.C.), Keystone College (La Plume, PA), and Maritime College State University of New York (Throggs Neck, NY).
The mission of the conference is to:
- Promote intercollegiate varsity football as an integral part of the educational experience of all competitors.
- Establish a conference schedule and determine a conference championship that will represent the conference as the automatic qualifier to the NCAA national tournament.
- Adopt sportsmanship, fair play, moral integrity, and competitive excellence as cornerstones of the conference.
