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Nkansah, Isaiah

Isaiah Nkansah

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/17/2019
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Grand Valley State senior linebacker Isaiah Nkansah has been named the GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week it was announced by the GLIAC office today.  
Nkansah recorded a career-high and the third-best, single-game total tackles mark in GVSU football history with 20 stops (6 solo/14 assisted), while adding two tackles for loss (-10) and two QB sacks (-10), in the Lakers 28-24 comeback win over Delta State. Nkansah played a key role in the Lakers' defense holding Delta State to three consecutive field goal attempts (2 missed/1 blocked) and a fourth quarter goal line stand from the 1-yard line that netted -3 yards.  His two QB sacks came at crucial times, the second on a third down when DSU needed a first down to keep a drive alive late in the fourth quarter.

Nkansah, who leads the GLIAC in tackles (25) in 2019, has recorded 165 career stops and 13.5 tackles for loss.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/14/2019 Tariq Reid Football
10/14/2019 Allie Ludge Cross Country
10/7/2019 Tyler Bradfield Football
10/7/2019 Jaelianna Primus Women's Volleyball
9/30/2019 Ava Cook Women's Soccer
9/30/2019 Tanner Chada Cross Country
9/23/2019 Liv Hanover Women's Tennis
9/23/2019 Brendann Brown Football
9/17/2019 Isaiah Nkansah Football
9/17/2019 Allie Ludge Cross Country
9/10/2019 Ava Cook Women's Soccer
9/10/2019 Aryuan Cain-Veasey Football
6/12/2019 Allison Lipovsky Softball
6/12/2019 Zach Panning Track & Field
5/21/2019 Marija Leko Women's Tennis
5/13/2019 Shannon Flaherty Softball
5/6/2019 Hunter Weeks Track & Field
4/22/2019 Katie Chipman Women's Golf
4/15/2019 Nathan Bonter Baseball
4/8/2019 Nikoma Holmen Softball
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