Johnny Mark was a busy man for the Calgary Dinos in Saturday night’s 45-4 thrashing of the Saskatchewan Huskies at McMahon Stadium - and his success earned him Canada West and CIS special teams player of the week honours.
The second-year kicker, a 2011 second team All-Canadian, tied a school record set in 1992 with six field goals in the game, accounting for more than half the Dinos’ points on the night with 23. In addition to his six field goals, Mark went three-for-three on extra points and added a single by both kickoff and punt – you might call it hitting for the cycle as a kicker.
In his other capacity as the Dinos’ punter, Mark averaged 45 yards per punt and pinned the Huskies deep several times, including a pair of punts that landed inside the Saskatchewan five-yard line – helping the Dinos force a pair of safeties on the night.
Mark is the leading scorer in Canada West through five games with 78, more than double the total of his nearest rival. He is also approaching the school record of 18 field goals in a season, with 16 through the first five games of the campaign.
He’ll get his next chance to add to those totals Oct. 12 in Edmonton when the Dinos (5-0) visit the Alberta Golden Bears (0-5) at Foote Field.
