Conquest QB Vena Named Schutt Offensive Player of the Week
May 3, 2006 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Albany Firebirds News Release
Albany, N.Y. - Albany Conquest today announced that quarterback Ryan Vena was named the arenafootball2 Schutt Offensive Player of the Week. He threw for 353 passing yards and matched a season-best with five touchdown passes in a 73-62 victory over the Quad City Steamwheelers at Pepsi Arena's U.S. Army Field on Saturday.
Vena, 28, had a hand in eight of the 11 touchdowns in Albany's 73-62 win over the Quad City at Pepsi Arena's U.S. Army Field. He completed 21-of-30 passes for 353 yards with five touchdowns through the air, while also rushing four times for 15 yards and three touchdowns. Each of his five touchdown passes were 13 yards or more, while two of the touchdowns were for more than 40 yards.
This is the first weekly award of the season and marks the third time in his af2 career that Vena has been named Offensive Player of the Week. He leads the af2 with 1,574 yards of total offense, 1,534 passing yards, a passing average of 306.8 yards per game and 10 rushing TDs through five match-ups. Vena was First-Team All-af2 in 2003, leading the league in total offense (4,634), completions (345), while placing second in completion percentage (67.3), TD passes (85) and attempts (513). He played two seasons in the AFL, setting multiple rushing records working under coach Costanza with the Columbus Destroyers (AFL).
Schutt Sports is synonymous with innovation in sports equipment, from the pros to youth leagues. They are the largest provider of football helmets and faceguards in the world and have introduced many of the game's most important advances in protective equipment. Schutt Sports also markets innovative, quality, protective and field/court equipment for baseball, basketball, and softball, and is the Official Base Supplier of Major League Baseball.
Albany returns to action on Saturday, May 13, 2006 night against the Manchester Wolves in a 7:00 pm kick-off at Pepsi Arena's U.S. Army Field.
The Albany Conquest are in their fifth anniversary arenafootball2 season with full
and partial season ticket packages currently on sale. Individual game tickets for
the 2006 campaign are also on sale now by calling the Albany Conquest offices at
(518) 487-2244 or by visiting www.albanyconquest.com The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
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