November 2, 2009 - Hillsdale College freshman running back Joe Glendening was named the GLIAC Special Teams Player of the Week. The award was announced by the conference office Monday morning.

Glendening scored his first two career touchdowns, though by very different means, in Saturday's 59-14 Chargers win over Ferris State University.

Glendening blocked a punt and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter to give Hillsdale a 14-0 lead. Later in the first half, he scored in a much more conventional way, on a two-yard run, that capped a 31-0 first half for the Chargers.

Glendening ran for a career-high 43 yards in the game, and becomes the sixth different Hillsdale player to earn a conference player of the week honor this season.

The Chargers are on a four-game winning streak and will conclude the 2009 regular season with a home game vs. Tiffin at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Glendening played his prep football at East Grand Rapids High School, where he was named the Gatorade Michigan High School Player of the Year in 2008.