NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Christopher Newport University received two weekly awards on Monday from the New Jersey Athletic Conference following the Captains' 49-42 home victory over Montclair State on Saturday. Junior quarterback Connor Barry was selected the Offensive Player of the Week for the fifth time this season, and freshman running back Drevyon Tharrington was named the Offensive Rookie of the Week for the third time.

Barry, from Vienna, Va., threw four touchdown passes and  ran for a score as the Captains recorded their 13th consecutive victory dating back to last season. The junior completed 15 of 19 passes for 209 yards, and has now thrown for a single season school record of 30 scores this season with just two interceptions.Barry connected with senior Colin Hart on a 56-yard bomb in the second quarter, and also threw two scoring passes to freshman tight end Fred Cowell IV and one to junior tight end Ethan Barham.

Tharrington, a product of Granby High School in Norfolk, Va., led the Captains in rushing with 73 yards on ten carries. The freshman was called on to carry the ball five times on the final possession, picking up two first downs, and rushing for 53 of his game-high 73 yards to help preserve the victory.

The Captains will host Salisbury University this Saturday in a battle for first place in the NJAC. It will be Senior Night at TowneBank Stadium, and the Sea Gulls, ranked fourth in the new coaches poll and seventh in the D3football.com poll, are also 8-0 and 5-0 in the NJAC. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. The winner of Saturday's game vs. Salisbury will be guaranteed at least a share of the NJAC Championship with one game to play. 

In addition to being ranked 13th in the country in the new weekly poll from D3football.com, the Captains were slotted 12th in the new poll released Monday by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). 

The complete poll released Monday:
2025 AFCA Division III Coaches' Poll – November 3, 2025

Rank	School (1st votes)	Rec.	Pts.	Prev.	Week 9	Next Game
1	North Central (52)	8-0	1300	1	D. Carroll (Wis.), 64-7	Nov. 8 at Elmhurst
2	Mount Union	8-0	1242	2	D. Capital, 65-17	Nov. 8 at Marietta
3	Johns Hopkins	8-0	1181	3	D. No. 25 Muhlenberg, 47-26	Nov. 8 vs. McDaniel
4	Salisbury	8-0	1105	4	D. William Paterson, 51-7	Nov. 8 at No. 12 Christopher Newport
5	Hardin-Simmons	8-0	1073	5	D. Howard Payne, 54-24	Nov. 8 at Mary Hardin-Baylor
6	Bethel (Minn.)	8-0	1045	6	D. Concordia (Minn.), 55-9	Nov. 8 vs. Carleton
7	Wartburg	9-0	980	7	D. Nebraska Wesleyan, 34-10	Nov. 15 vs. Buena Vista
8	UW-River Falls	7-1	955	9	D. No. 8 UW-Whitewater, 52-14	Nov. 8 vs. No. 10 UW-La Crosse
9	St. John's (Minn.)	7-1	852	10	D. Gustavus Adolphus, 31-13	Nov. 8 vs. St. Scholastica
10	UW-La Crosse	6-1	838	11	D. UW-Stout, 31-14	Nov. 8 at No. 8 UW-River Falls
11	John Carroll	7-1	764	12	Idle	Nov. 8 vs. Ohio Wesleyan
12	Christopher Newport	8-0	708	13	D. Montclair St., 49-42	Nov. 8 vs. No. 4 Salisbury
13	DePauw	7-1	624	14	D. Ohio Wesleyan, 40-10	Nov. 8 vs. Wooster
14	UW-Platteville	6-2	594	15	D. UW-Oshkosh, 21-14	Nov. 8 vs. UW-Stout
15	Cortland	7-1	519	16	D. Alfred St., 49-7	Nov. 8 vs. Brockport
16	Hope	7-1	489	17	D. Albion, 62-0	Nov. 8 vs. Calvin
17	UW-Whitewater	6-2	433	8	Lost to No. 9 UW-River Falls, 52-14	Nov. 8 vs. UW-Eau Claire
18	Randolph-Macon	8-1	424	18	D. Shenandoah, 31-14	Nov. 15 vs. No. 25 Hampden-Sydney
19	Central (Iowa)	7-1	416	19	D. Buena Vista, 52-27	Nov. 8 at Simpson
20	Berry	7-1	355	20	D. Centre, 31-13	Nov. 8 vs. Maryville
21	Wheaton	6-2	253	21	D. Elmhurst, 65-0	Nov. 8 vs. Millikin
22	Trinity (Tex.)	7-1	214	22	D. Sewanee, 32-3	Nov. 8 vs. Millsaps
23	Wabash	7-1	157	23	D. Wittenberg, 28-21	Nov. 8 at Oberlin
24	Baldwin Wallace	7-1	154	24	D. Muskingum, 35-28	Nov. 8 at Ohio Northern
25	Hampden-Sydney	7-1	64	NR	D. Gallaudet, 61-8	Nov. 8 vs. Bridgewater

 

Dropped Out: Muhlenberg (25)

 Others Receiving Votes: UW-Stout, 21; UW-Oshkosh, 18; Adrian, 17; Alma, 16; Monmouth (Ill.), 12; Hanover, 11; Coe, 9; Susquehanna, 9; Carnegie Mellon, 8; Endicott, 8; Chapman, 5; Concordia (Wis.), 5; Trinity (Conn.), 5; Muhlenberg, 4; Rensselaer, 4; Washington & Jefferson, 4; Franklin & Marshall, 2; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 1; Washington (Mo.), 1; Whitworth, 1.