STORM LAKE, Iowa (Nov. 10, 2025) - The American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) has announced its weekly Performers of the Week, and Buena Vista has landed a trio of athletes on this week's list.

Following its dominant win over Nebraska Wesleyan in the home finale on Saturday, junior running back Adriel Fussell captured the Football Offensive Performer of the Week while senior defensive back Tre Fisher was named the football Defensive Performer of the Week. On the hardwood, sophomore Bradi Krager was named the Women's Basketball Performer of the Week after helping lead the Beavers to a 1-1 start to the year.

Playing in snow-covered conditions all game long, Fussell had a standout performances by rushing for a career-high 259 yards and three touchdowns on 32 total attempts. He took his first hand off of the day and scampered 45 yards down field and went on to take the ball on the next seven snaps as well which set-up a two-yard touchdown pass that gave BVU a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter. He continued in the second half by finding the endzone for all three of his rushing touchdowns from 5, 2, and 72 yards, respectively. Fussell's rushing performance was the highest total by any A-R-C player in the league this season, the 10th best in DIII on the year, and the fifth-best total for any BVU player all-time. His 72-yard touchdown burst for the game's final score went down as the fifth-longest run by any conference player.

Fisher came up big for BVU on the defensive side of the ball late in the first half with a 60-yard pick six where he went untouched down the far sideline that gave the Beavers a 14-0 lead with just over 90 seconds left to play in the first half. He nearly had one early in the game but as he stepped in front of the receiver, the ball deflected through his hands and went down as a pass breakup. The interception was the second of the year for Fisher, who like Fussell, is being recognized for the first time in his career.

The weekly nods were the second and third ones for BVU this season. Senior Meven Obregon was honored back on Oct. 13.

The duo were big factors in the game as BVU went on to defeat Nebraska Wesleyan, 34-21, in what was the team's final home game this season. The Beavers will wrap up the season on Saturday, Nov. 15, on the road at No. 6 Wartburg College with kickoff at 1 p.m.

Krager was pivotal for the women's basketball team as it captured a third-place finish in the first-ever Central Bank Classic, hosted by BVU on Friday and Saturday to tip-off the season.

During a tough 92-88 loss against Benedictine University (IL) on Friday, Krager set a new career-high of 27 points, on 11-of-14 shooting, to go along with four rebounds and five steals while playing 33 minutes. She followed that up with 12 points in just 12 minutes as BVU rolled to a 109-49 victory on Saturday in the consolation game over Faith Baptist Bible College. Last year's leading scorer for the Beavers, Krager was efficient against the Eagles as well, making 5-of-7 shot attempts and added three more steals.

Krager is currently leading the A-R-C in both scoring and steals through the first two games at 19.5ppg and 4.0, respectively, and is second in field goal shooting at 76.2 percent. This is the first recognition in her career and BVU's first since McKenna Cone back on Dec. 2, 2024.

Buena Vista is 1-1 overall and will step outside of its regular schedule to play an exhibition game tonight at the University of South Dakota at 7 p.m. The team resumes its regular season schedule on Friday, Nov. 14 at Macalester College (5:30 p.m.) and Saturday, Nov. 15 at St. Olaf College (3 p.m.).