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Oak Lawn Grad Pesek Has a Hand in Football Success at Saint Xavier University
Sophomore running back Nick Pesek is getting the job done for the NAIA No. 1-ranked Cougars. He leads Saint Xavier in a number of offensive categories and continues to draw praise from Cougar coach Mike Feminis.
Oak Lawn Community High School graduate Nick Pesek ranks No. 1 in a number of offensive categories for the NAIA's No. 1 ranked college football team.
Pesek rushed for 68 yards on 23 carries and scored one touchdown in top-ranked Saint Xavier's 42-31 victory over second-rated Saint Franics (Ind.) on Saturday in Fort Wayne. He also caught six passes for 55 yards.
Pesek, a sophomore running back, leads the Cougars in rushing attempts (64), yards (391), rushing TDs (6), rushing average per carry (5.8) and rushing average per game (73.8). He also ranks No. 1 in all-purpose yardage (113.8) and is Saint Xavier's second-leading scorer (42 points) through five games.
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St. Xavier (5-0, 1-0 in Mid-States Football Association Mideast League) next faces Malone University at 3 p.m. (CDT) on Saturday in Canton, Ohio.
And Pesek will continue to live by the words he heard so often in the hallways as a student at Oak Lawn: "Once a Spartan, always a Spartan."
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"Nick is the perfect running back for our spread system," Saint Xavier coach Mike Feminis said in a new release. "He's extremely quick and has the breakaway speed, too. He has also improved his receiving skills and is a dangerous receiver out of the backfield and in the slot. Nick's just going to keep getting better and better."
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