CHARLOTTE - Just one day after earning Special Teams Player of the Week honors from the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference, freshman kicker/punter Hayden Wolfe has been selected for the same award by the NJCAA.

Wolfe went 2-for-2 in his first collegiate field goal attempts during a close 24-23 loss to Pearl River last Thursday. One of his two kicks came from 52 yards out, setting a new program record for longest made field goal.

Additionally, Wolfe also punted five times for 231 yards, pinning four inside the 20-yard line, while also having two punts go for 50-plus yards. One of those punts was a 60-yard attempt. The Clinton native also kicked off three times for 171 yards and a touchback.

Wolfe is the first Ranger to earn Special Teams Player of the Week honors from the NJCAA since November 9, 2022, when Shade Foster punted six times for 247 yards in a playoff victory against Jones College. One of Foster's punts in that contest was a 56-yard attempt that pinned the Bobcats on their own 1-yard line, his fourth 50-yard punt of that season.

Northwest (0-1) will visit East Central on Thursday, September 5, aiming to capture its first win of the season. Kickoff is set for 6:30 P.M. from Bailey Stadium.