Sports short: EOU’s Quinn and Machuca earn Frontier Conference honors
Published 10:58 pm Thursday, September 9, 2021
- Eastern Oregon University quarterback Kai Quinn was named the Frontier Conference Offensive Player of the Week.
LA GRANDE — Eastern Oregon University quarterback Kai Quinn and kicker/punter Jaiden Machuca earned Frontier Conference Player of the Week honors.
Quinn was the Offensive Player of the Week, while Machuca was the Special Teams Player of the Week. Both played key roles in EOU’s 35-28 win against Montana Western on Sept. 4.
Quinn, a Pendleton High School graduate, led an EOU offense that rolled up more than 350 yards of total offense. Through the air, Quinn was crisp, completing 23 of 34 passes for 283 yards and four touchdowns. He shared the wealth as each of his four touchdown passes were to different receivers.
Quinn also led the way in the ground attack for the Mountaineers with 44 yards rushing on 10 carries. He finished with 327 yards of total offense.
Machuca was key in the kicking game for the Mountaineers as he totaled 559 yards between punting and kickoff.
In the punt game, Machuca booted the ball four times for a total of 179 yards. He averaged 44.8 yards per punt and had two land inside the 20-yard line to pin the Bulldogs deep in their own end. His longest punt was 58 yards.
On kickoff, Machuca put up six kicks in the win for a total of 380 yards. He averaged 63.3 yards per kick and had only two of his six attempts for touchbacks.
The Mountaineers return to action Sept. 18 when they travel to Montana to take on Carroll College.