Lake Forest College football player Nick Jako was named Midwest Conference Special Teams Performer of the Week on Monday.

Jako, a senior defensive back, broke through the left side of the line and blocked a punt early in the second quarter of Saturday's 42-0 victory over Knox College. It was 4th-and-4 at the Prairie Fire 37 and the loose ball was picked up by fellow senior Dominic Lewis and returned 21 yards for a touchdown to make the score 21-0. Jako also added a tackle to his stat line later in the half.

It was the Foresters' first blocked punt of 2024 and their 14th in the last four seasons.

MWC Performers of the Week are selected by the league's sports information directors.