NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A day after being named SAC Defensive Player of the Week, Carson-Newman defensive end Trayzel Jureidini-Wyche (Douglasville, Ga.) has been named the Tennessee Sportswriters Association state defensive player of the week.
Wyche led Carson-Newman's defense in its dominant 49-13 senior day win over Tusculum with eight tackles, 4.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss.
He helped Carson-Newman hold an opponent to negative yards rushing for the seventh time in school history. The Pioneers backed up 35 yards on 30 carries for the third fewest rushing yards against Carson-Newman by a C-N opponent in school history.
Wyche himself inserted his name into the record books. The 5.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks are both good enough for third all-time in C-N's all-time single game annals for both stats.
His 4.5 sacks are the third highest single-game total in NCAA Division II this year, while the 5.5 tackles for loss are the sixth highest single-game total in Division II.
Wyche has eight sacks on the year, the 12th-highest single-season total in school history.
The Douglasville, Ga.-native is the fourth Eagle this season to be recognized for his defensive efforts by the league office. Rondrow Peebles (Knoxville, Tenn.), Darius Williams (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Wycleff Phanor (Naples, Fla.) have all picked up hardware from the TSWA.
The sophomore pass rush specialist and the rest of the Eagles will be in action in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs at No. 11 Bowie State Saturday at 1 p.m. Pregame coverage on the Eagle Sports Network begins at noon with the AEC Tailgate Show on Joy 620 (WRJZ-AM, Knoxville) and online at cneagles.com/live.
