You can add the Midlands College Male Athlete of the Year Award from the Omaha World Herald (Friday, July 2 issue) as the latest honor for former Wayne State College quarterback Silas Fluellen.  The Bellevue West graduate is the seventh WSC athlete to receive the honor from the daily newspaper that started the award in 1952 and he's the first since former Wildcat baseball standout Brady Borner received the honor in 2001.

Fluellen rewrote the Wildcat football record book while helping WSC to a 24-11 record over the last three seasons.  He became the NSIC's all-time leader in total offense and passing yards in conference games during his senior season.  Fluellen entered the NCAA record books as a senior for career marks, becoming the 19th player in NCAA Division II history to pass for more than 10,000 yards and ranked 11th in career total offense with 11,996 yards.  Another special honor given to Fluellen in his senior season was the NSIC Glen Galligan Award, given to an outstanding senior football player in the NSIC who is academically superior while making a positive contribution to his institution.  It's the first time that a WSC football player has received this prestigious award.