KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The NAIA Men's Soccer national weekly honors have been announced and Joel Trainer of Indiana Wesleyan was named National Offensive Player of the Week, for the week of Sept. 15-21.

Trainer, a 6-0 forward from Colorado Springs, Colo., was instrumental in Indiana Wesleyan's upset win over then-No.1 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.). The senior netted three goals and added an assist in the Wildcats' 6-2 win. Trainer then followed that performance with another goal in a 2-1 victory over Mobile (Ala.). For the week, he had a total of four goals, one assist and had nine total points.

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Offensive Nominees:
Devon Strecker, Doane (Neb.); Frederick Were, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Dawyne Smith, Bethel (Tenn.); Brandon Screen, Northwest (Wash.); Hunter Re, Graceland (Iowa); Marvin Graham, Ottawa (Kan.); Matthew Hampton, Bacone (Okla.); Max Stainmez, McKendree (Ill.); Jonah Mukada, Thomas (Ga.); Jeovani Pantoja, Aquinas (Mich.); Callum Morris, Rio Grande (Ohio); Joe Yoffe, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Andre Anderson, Maine-Fort Kent; Drew Roberts, Cincinnati Christian (Ohio); Bryce Taylor, Rogers State (Okla.); Greg Lehman, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Nago Mbengue, Bluefield (Va.); Mark Heath-Preston, Bellevue (Neb.); Robert Whitnell, Shorter (Ga.); Gustavo Oliveira, Judson (Ill.); Ruben Diaz, Mobile (Ala.); Matt Sanger, Hope International (Calif.)

Defensive Nominees:
Roberto Clerveaux, Mountain State (W.V.); Chris Kavinsky, Doane (Neb.); Juan Gamboa, Texas at Brownsville; Pedro Caetano, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); David Etale, Mid-Continent (Ky.); Bryce Flynn, Lindenwood (Mo.); Kyle Wall, Northwest (Wash.); Zach Wallace, Belhaven (Miss.); Michael Mesle, Ottawa (Kan.); Jan Feldman, Thomas (Ga.); Gilberto Romero, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.); Ben Richardson, Aquinas (Mich.); Nenad Simovic, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Jose Cornejo, Robert Morris (Ill.); Damion Stone, Maine-Fort Kent; Viktor Bergstrand, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Jacob Hibbard, Oklahoma Baptist; Zack Schultze, Reinhard (Ga.); Christian Davis, Indiana Wesleyan; Luke Baxter, Bellevue (Neb.); James Rammelsberg, Concordia (Calif.); John Eger, Covenant (Ga.)

2008 Composite Award Winners:
WEEK 1:
Offense: Ben Stropes (Central Christian) - Sr., F
Defense: Elliott Purdom (Viterbo) - So., GK

WEEK 2:
Offense: Robert Whitnell (Shorter) - Sr., F
Defense: Howard Fisher (Montreat) - Jr., GK

WEEK 3:
Offense: Joel Trainer (Indiana Wesleyan) - Sr., F
Defense: Alex Stout (Mount Vernon Nazarene) - Jr., GK