Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - Mount Ida College football senior kicker Bobby Hemmann (Newington, CT/Newington) has been named this week’s Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (GNAC) Special Teams Player-of-the-Week as well as Mustang-of-the-Week. This is the second time this year Hemmann has been recognized by the ECFC and the Mount Ida Athletics Department.
Hemmann propelled the Mustangs to their fourth straight ECFC win connecting on a 38 yard field goal with four seconds remaining in the game undoing at 21-21 stalemate Saturday afternoon against visiting Maritime College (SUNY) capturing a 24-21 victory on Alumni Field. Earlier this year, Hemmann solidified the host's first victory of 2012 in week one with a 48 yard field goal against UMASS-Dartmouth with time expiring.
Hemmann and eight other teammates will be honored this Saturday in their final home contest of the season on senior day against visiting league member Becker College with game time slated for 1:00 p.m.