Aurora University Athletics in conjunction with BSN Sports proudly announces the inaugural recipients of the BSN Spartan Athletes of the Week award. The honors are earned based on the student-athletes performances on their respective playing surface the previous week.

This week's honors go to AU sophomore women's golfer Thanpimol Tharpanawongwech, sophomore men's golfer Brandon Burggraf and freshman football quarterback Jackson Alcorn.

Thanpimol Tharpanawongwech, sophomore, women's golf - 
Tharpanawongwech earned the award after she won the Midwest Region Classic with a 36-hole total of 143 (69-74) at Brighton Dale Links near Kansasville, Wisconsin. She broke 70 for the second time this season with a first-round 3-under 69 and held on to win by three strokes over Northwestern-St. Paul's Morgan Philyaw (72-74--146).

Jackson Alcorn - freshman, football - 
Alcorn earned the award after he paced the Aurora offense in a 61-5 win over Rockford, tying a NACC single-game record with eight touchdown passes. Overall, he was 16-of-24 through the air for 395 yards and two interceptions. The eight touchdowns, which sets an Aurora single-game record, matches the mark set by Rockford's Jaelen Ray (2021 vs. Eureka) and Benedictine's Evan Wydajewski (2022 at Rockford). The 395 yards is also third-most for a single game in program history.

Brandon Burggraf, sophomore, men's golf - 
Burggraf earned the award after he had a strong five-round week for Aurora, posting a stroke average of 71.6 that included a NACC-record-tying low round of 65 in the second round of the NCAA Division III Fall Preview at Kingsmill near Williamsburg, Virginia, early in the week. He posted a 209 total (70-65-74) to finish tied for seventh in a field of 90 golfers representing some of the division's best teams. Playing on the opposite coast at the end of the week, he tied for 14th place with a 150 total (76-74) at the Whitworth University Chambers Bay Invitational at Chambers Bay Golf Club near Tacoma, Washington.