GRINNELL, Iowa – Grinnell College's Tyler Copes '29, a forward from Argyle, Texas (John H. Guyer), has been named the Midwest Conference Men's Basketball Performer of the Week.
 
Copes has helped Grinnell get off to its best MWC start in program history, improving 13-1 in the league with wins over Illinois College and Lake Forest College. He averaged 15.5 points on 14-of-16 shooting from the field while also averaging 7.0 rebounds, 4.5 blocks and 2.0 steals a game. He tallied 15 points against IC with eight boards, four blocks and three steals and went a perfect 7-of-7 from the field at Lake Forest while posting 16 points, six rebounds, five blocks and a steal.
 
Laney Havlovitz of Ripon College was named MWC Women's Performer of the Week.