After leading the Merrimack College football program to a come-from-behind victory over Presbyterian, freshman goalie Christian Charter has been named this week's Fuddruckers Male Athlete of the Week

After totaling over 300 yards from scrimmage and accounting for all three of Merrimack's touchdowns on Saturday, sophomore quarterback Christian Carter was named both Northeast Conference (NEC) Player of the Week and the New England Football Writers Association Gold Helmet Award winner.

The second-year signal called earned his first-ever NEC honor and his first Gold Helmet Award at the Division I level; Carter won the honor last season in the Division II section. The Gold Helmet Award is presented to the top Division I football player in New England on a weekly basis. Carter joins award-winners this season representing Boston College (ACC), Central Connecticut (NEC), Brown (Ivy League), Harvard (Ivy League), New Hampshire (CAA), Dartmouth (Ivy League) and Maine (CAA).

Carter, a native of Baltimore, Md. and a graduate of Mount Saint Joseph High School, amassed 344 yards of total offense and accounted for three touchdowns in the Warriors' 24-21 victory over Presbyterian.  His nine-yard rushing score with just 3:08 left in the fourth quarter gave the Warriors the three-point lead that they never relinquished.