COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – After rushing for a school record 338 yards and four touchdowns on 35 carries in a playoff-clinching win at Coahoma, freshman running back Justin Crawford of Northwest has been named the Offensive Player of the Week by both the MACJC and NJCAA. 

Crawford has been named the conference's offensive player of the week three times, but the national honor suprisingly marks his first this season.

The freshman from Columbus, Ga., (Hardaway HS) has rushed for 1,375 yards (3rd in NJCAA) and 13 touchdowns in eight games, an average of 171.9 yards-per-game and an impressive 7.0 yards-per-carry. He's added 12 receptions for 306 yards. 

Crawford has four, 200-yard games this season, rushing for 240 against Itawamba, 257 vs Mississippi Delta, 259 at Holmes and 338 at Coahoma.

Northwest travels to 11th-ranked Co-Lin on Saturday, Nov. 1 for the MACJC Playoffs. Kickoff is 3 p.m.