NORFOLK, Va. – North Carolina Central University junior Malik Cromartie and redshirt freshman Idreis Augustus earned weekly football awards from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference on Monday in recognition for their performances during NCCU’s 14-7 win at Delaware State on Saturday (Nov. 5).

Cromartie was chosen as the MEAC Defensive Player of the Week after preventing 17 potential points, while Augustus was named the MEAC Rookie of the Week for amassing the most yards by an Eagle in six years.

Cromartie (Elizabethtown, N.C.) began his award-winning effort by blocking a 38-yard field goal in the first quarter to keep the game scoreless. Then with DSU driving late in the second quarter, the junior intercepted a pass to the end zone to prevent a go-ahead touchdown. Cromartie’s second interception of the afternoon was also inside the Eagles’ 5-yard line to end another DSU scoring threat. He added a pass break-up and six solo tackles on the day.

Augustus (Springfield, Va.) reached the century mark on the ground for the second time in the last three games, amassing 161 rushing yards on 24 carries for an average of 6.7 yards per attempt. His 161 rushing yards is the most by an Eagle since Greg Pruitt, Jr., rushed for 220 yards against Livingstone on Oct. 22, 2005, in Durham, N.C.

A complete list of weekly award winners is available at www.MEACsports.com.