ST. LOUIS -- Drake football senior kicker/punter Shane Dunning earned the first Pioneer Football League weekly honor for the Bulldogs this season. Dunning was recognized as the PFL Special Teams Player of the Week, the league announced on Sunday, Oct. 8.
Dunning a career-best 42-yard field goal and was responsible for eight points in Drake's 20-14 PFL victory against Valparaiso on Saturday (Oct. 7). His 27-yard field goal in the second quarter put Drake ahead 10-0, and his career-long 42-yarder in the fourth quarter put the Bulldogs up 20-7. Dunning also handled punting duties, with his nine punts averaging 34.