NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Wheaton’s Garrett Meador, Illinois Wesleyan’s Ryan Jenkins and North Central’s Nick Dace 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 (Business/Economics and Political Science major), finished 26-of-36 passing for 368 yards and five touchdown tosses during Wheaton’s 36-7 win over Augustana on Saturday. Meador had a 72 percent completion percentage and it marked the fourth-straight game in which he has thrown for 300 yards or more.
Jenkins, a senior defensive lineman from Park Forest, Ill, and Rich South High School (Accounting major), finished with 10 tackles, including five solo, during Illinois Wesleyan’s 28-25 win over Millikin on Saturday. He also had two sacks for minus 14 yards including one on 4th and 3 for -12 yards with 2:05 to play that stopped a Millikin drive on the Illinois Wesleyan 30-yard line.
Dace, a sophomore kicker from Freeport, Ill., and Freeport High School (Accounting major), was 3-for-3 on field goals and 6-for-6 on PATs during North Central’s 51-10 win over Elmhurst on Saturday. He tied his own single-game school record for field goals made and established new career school records for field goals made (23) and extra points made (89).
2011 CCIW Football Players of the Week
Offensive Players of the Week
Garrett Meador – Wheaton (10/31/11)
Scottie Williams – Elmhurst (10/24/11)
Mike Boettcher – North Central (10/17/11)
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
Ryan Jenkins – Illinois Wesleyan (10/31/11)
Erik Westerberg – Augustana (10/24/11)
Scott Wenzel – Illinois Wesleyan (10/17/11)
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
Nick Dace – North Central (10/31/11)
Tyler Rasche – North Central (10/24/11)
Caleb Bednarz – North Central (10/17/11)
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)