CJ Hangartner Award Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 10/2/2023 Sport Football School Simpson College Year Sophomore Position Hometown Tucson, Ariz. High School Cienega Football – Defensive Player of the Week CJ Hangartner, Simpson College So., LB, Tucson, Ariz./Cienega Hangartner had a dominating performance in Simpson’s 55-28 win at Buena Vista University on Saturday. The sophomore linebacker recorded a season-high 10 tackles (all solo) including seven for a loss of 36 total yards. Hangartner forced a strip-sack fumble that was returned for a touchdown late in the second quarter. He tallied three sacks, the most in a single game by an individual player in the conference this season. Hangartner had a quarterback hurry on the Beavers second-to-last drive that resulted in the Storm’s second interception of the game. The Storm improved to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in A-R-C play. Simpson will have a bye this weekend before taking on Coe College on October 14th for their homecoming game. The Tucson, Arizona native is picking up his first Defensive Player of the Week honor.
