ODESSA, Texas (September 14, 2026) – UT Permian Basin tight end JT Seagreaves, safety Layne Horak and kicker Diego Chavarria were each named a Lone Star Conference Player of the Week after the Falcons' "Week 2" win over Western New Mexico University. UTPB scored on all five of its drives in the first quarter and cruised to a 69-14 win over WNMU in the conference opener for both teams at Astound Broadband Stadium in Odessa, Texas.

JT Seagreaves
UT Permian Basin graduate student and tight end JT Seagreaves caught two touchdowns in the first quarter to set the tone in a 69-14 conference-opening victory over Western New Mexico. Seagreaves had three catches for 72 yards. His first score was for five yards and came at 7:13 in the first quarter to make it 10-0. He then hauled in a 67-yard TD on the Falcons' next possession. Both his TDs were thrown by Nate TenBarge. Seagreaves helped UTPB total 554 yards of total offense.

Layne Horak
UT Permian Basin senior defensive back Layne Horak had an interception he returned 95 yards for a touchdown and forced a fumble to help lead the Falcons to a 69-14 win over Western New Mexico in the conference opener for both teams. Horak also had four solo tackles – one for a loss – and a pass break-up. His INT return came in the second quarter and the fumble he forced was recovered and set up a TD. Horak and company allowed just 55 rushing yards and one offensive TD.

Diego Chavarria
UT Permian Basin junior kicker Diego Chavarria totaled 15 points to help the Falcons win their conference opener 69-14 over Western New Mexico. Chavarria was perfect on his two field goals attempts (22 and 42 yards) and nine extra-point attempts. His first field goal was the first score of the game and his second gave the Falcons a 20-0 lead in the first quarter. He also handled kickoff duties four different times.

 
It is the first time in program history UTPB has swept the player of the week awards. In addition, Seagreaves is the first tight end and Horak is the first safety to win player of the week for the Falcons.

Next up, UTPB (1-1 overall, 1-0 LSC) will begin a four-game road swing on Saturday, September 19, starting at 7 p.m. at Sul Ross State University (1-1, 0-0) in Alpine, Texas.