NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Wheaton’s Garrett Meador, Illinois Wesleyan’s Ben Houk and North Central’s Tyler Rasche were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Football Players of the Week Monday.
Meador, a senior quarterback from Fishers, Ind., and Heritage Christian High School (Political Science and Business/Economics double major), completed 32-of-46 passes for 445 yards and four touchdowns in the Thunder’s 49-21 win over Elmhurst on Saturday. The 445 passing yards were a career-high and the most by a Wheaton quarterback in more than 10 years. In addition, Meador distributed the four scoring passes to three different receivers as Justin Zeller (124), Teddy Watkins (140) and Mark Hiben (103) each went over 100 yards receiving.
Houk, a senior linebacker from Willow Springs, Ill., and Lyons Township High School (Business Administration major), tallied nine tackles, including seven solo, during the Titans’ 42-3 win over North Park on Saturday. He had four tackles for a loss of nine yards and was part of an Illinois Wesleyan defense that allowed zero passing yards in the game.
Rasche, a junior punter from Moline, Ill., and Moline High School (Sport Management major), finished with five punts for a total of 211 yards including a long of 47 yards during the Cardinals’ 24-3 win over Augustana on Saturday. Rasche finished with a punting average of 42.2 yards and punted two kicks inside the Vikings’ 20-yard line. Augustana returned just two punts for a total of five yards.
2011 CCIW Football Players of the Week
Offensive Players of the Week
Garrett Meador – Wheaton (10/10/11)
Scottie Williams – Elmhurst (10/3/11)
Justin Swider – Wheaton (9/26/11)
Joey Driver – Illinois Wesleyan (9/19/11)
Garrett Meador – Wheaton (9/12/11)
Joe Furco – Elmhurst (9/6/11)
Defensive Players of the Week
Ben Houk – Illinois Wesleyan (10/10/11)
Willie Hayes – North Central (10/3/11)
Brett Anderson – Wheaton (9/26/11)
Valente Garza – North Central (9/19/11)
Alex Vitkauskas – Carthage (9/12/11)
Wayne Tuckson – Elmhurst (9/6/11)
Special Teams Players of the Week
Tyler Rasche – North Central (10/10/11)
Austin Brettschneider – Millikin (10/3/11)
Tony Kebede – North Park (9/26/11)
Caleb Bednarz – North Central (9/19/11)
Scott Roche – Wheaton (9/12/11)
Tony Kebede – North Park (9/6/11)