HU's Kale Gelles Named GSC Offensive Player of the Week

Kale Gelles became only the second Bison with four rushing touchdowns.

SEARCY – Harding University junior running back Kale Gelles was named Gulf South Conference Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. Gelles is Harding’s first offensive honoree since Kurt Adams received the award on Oct. 27, 2008.
Gelles had one of the top offensive games in the history of Harding football. The Colleyville, Texas native rushed 20 times for 257 yards and four touchdowns. His yardage total tied for the second most ever in a game by a Bison, and he became only the second Harding player to score four rushing touchdowns in a game.

Harding’s single-game rushing record is 284 yards by Joe David Smith against Arkansas-Monticello in 1975. Alan Dixon scored four rushing touchdowns against Austin College in 1971.

Gelles had two 36-yard rushes, one for a touchdown, a 44-yard rush, and an 81-yard touchdown run that was the third-longest run in school history.

With the 257 rushing yards on Saturday, Gelles eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for the season. He has 1,036 rushing yards on 172 carries and 10 rushing touchdowns. Gelles is only the fifth different Harding player with over 1,000 rushing yards in a season and the first since Chris Pierson in 1997.