Markham Stayton, Trinity University, Football

MARKHAM STAYTON OF TRINITY UNIVERSITY, a senior tight end on the Tigers' football team, has been selected the SCAC Character & Community Male Student-Athlete-of-the-Week for the week ending November 13, 2011.

Stayton, who hails from Katy, Texas, is a three-year letterman and a team captain, and has made the SCAC Honor Roll each of his first three years as well as the Trinity University Dean's List.

In addition to his work on the field, Stayton organized a team trip to San Antonio's Sunshine Cottage School for the Deaf, and also spoke to students at a local elementary school on the value of education. Shortly after arriving on campus, he began a Bibly study for the Trinity football team, and is currently the treasurer for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Stayton serves as the football representative on Trinity's Student Athlete Advisory Committee, and this past fall, he was one of just 132 collegiate football players nominated for the American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team - which recognizes volunteerism and community service.