Malcolm Perry Named NAAA Athlete of the Week for the Third Time This Year

Perry rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns on 20 attempts as Navy improved to 4-1 on the year and 2-1 in the AAC

Senior quarterback Malcolm Perry was named the Naval Academy Athletic Association Athlete of the Week for the third time this fall and for the second-consecutive week. The NAAA Athlete of the Week is presented by Northrop Grumman.

Perry rushed for 218 yards and three touchdowns on 20 attempts in Navy's 45-17 victory over Tulsa. Perry averaged 10.9 yards per carry and scored on touchdown runs of 29, 35 and three yards as Navy scored 28 consecutive first-half points.

It was Perry's fourth career game with 200 rushing yards, tying for the second-most in school history, while he also passed Kyle Eckel and Eddie Meyers and now stands fourth on Navy's all-time career rushing list with 2,946 yards.

Navy returns home on Saturday to face USF in a 3:30 PM contest at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Tickets still remain and can be purchased by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY or you can purchase them on navysports.com: https://tinyurl.com/y6rycoeh

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Players Mentioned

#10 Malcolm Perry: QB; 5' 9"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#10 Malcolm Perry
: 5' 9"; Senior
: QB

Players Mentioned

#10 Malcolm Perry

Players Mentioned

#10 Malcolm Perry