HELENA, Mont. – The Frontier Conference announced the eighth edition of its 2026 Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Football Players of the Week honors on Monday. Carroll College wide receiver Connor Sullivan has been named the Frontier Special Teams Player of the Week.
Frontier Conference special teams honor
Special Teams Player of the Week
Connor Sullivan, Carroll
Wide receiver | senior | Kalispell, Mont.
Sullivan provided an explosive start to the second half in No. 11 ranked Carroll's 45-31 road victory over Simpson.
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He returned the opening kickoff of the second half 91 yards for a touchdown, marking his first kickoff return touchdown of the season and providing a momentum-changing play for the Fighting Saints.
Sullivan finished the contest with three kickoff returns for 131 yards, averaging 43.7 yards per return. His longest return was the 91-yard touchdown, the longest score of his career.
He also contributed offensively with two receptions for 10 yards, finishing with 141 all-purpose yards in Carroll's victory.
This is Sullivan's second career Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Player of the Week award (11.3.2025), and marks the third time this season that a Fighting Saint has taken home Special Teams Player of the Week honors (Ballanco, Norslien).
2026 Erck Hotels/Frontier Conference Players of the Week
- No. 8 – Oct. 19
Offense: Tray Hettick – Dakota State (S.D.)
Defense: Payton Howe – Eastern Oregon
Special teams: Connor Sullivan – Carroll (Mont.) - No. 7 – Oct. 12
Offense: Ya'J Vance – Simpson (Calif.)
Defense: Brody Jenness – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Special teams: Casey Kautzman – Montana Tech - No. 6 – Oct. 5
Offense: Javonte King – Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
Defense: Ryan Racht – Dickinson State (N.D.)
Special teams: Eddie Ballanco – Carroll (Mont.) - No. 5 – Sept. 28
Offense: Kaden LaPlaunt – Montana Western
Defense: Tamareon Foster – Dakota State (S.D.)
Special teams: Trezell Patterson – College of Idaho - No. 4 – Sept. 21
Offense: Caden Young – College of Idaho
Defense: Monte Pettichord – Eastern Oregon
Special teams: Gage Norslien – Carroll (Mont.) - No. 3 – Sept. 14
Offense: Kallen Gutridge – Eastern Oregon
Defense: Kellan Beller – Montana Tech
Special teams: Nik Halvorson – Dickinson State (N.D.) - No. 2 – Sept. 7
Offense: Eli Nourse – Montana Western
Defense: Christian Hansen – Montana Tech
Special teams: Josh Horn – College of Idaho - No. 1 – Aug. 31
Offense: Tray Hettick – Dakota State (S.D.)
Defense: Asher Feddes – Montana Tech
Special teams: Josh Horn – College of Idaho
