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.

Special Teams Player of the Week
Connor Sullivan, Carroll 
Wide Receiver I Senior I Kalispell, Mont.

Sullivan provided an explosive start to the second half in No. 11 ranked Carroll's 45-31 road victory over Simpson.

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).
 

	Offense	Defense	Special Teams
No. 8 - Oct. 19	Tray Hettick - Dakota State (S.D.)	Payton Howe - Eastern Oregon	Connor Sullivan - Carroll (Mont.)
No. 7 - Oct. 12	Ya'J Vance - Simpson (Calif.)	Brody Jenness - Dickinson State (N.D.)	Casey Kautzman - Montana Tech
No. 6 - Oct. 5	Javonte King - Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	Ryan Racht - Dickinson State (N.D.)	Eddie Ballanco - Carroll (Mont.)
No. 5 - Sept. 28	Kaden LaPlaunt - Montana Western	Tamareon Foster - Dakota State (S.D.)	Trezell Patterson - College of Idaho
No. 4 - Sept. 21	Caden Young - College of Idaho	Monte Pettichord - Eastern Oregon	Gage Norslien - Carroll (Mont.)
No. 3 - Sept. 14	Kallen Gutridge - Eastern Oregon	Kellan Beller - Montana Tech	Nik Halvorson - Dickinson State (N.D.)
No. 2 - Sept. 7	Eli Nourse - Montana Western	Christian Hansen - Montana Tech	Josh Horn - College of Idaho
No. 1 - Aug. 31	Tray Hettick - Dakota State (S.D.)	Asher Feddes - Montana Tech	Josh Horn - College of Idaho