NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Elmhurst’s Josh Williams, Wheaton’s Adam Dansdill and Elmhurst’s Brett Bayer were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Football Players of the Week on Monday.
 
Williams, a senior running back from Woodridge, Illinois and Downers Grove South (Criminal Justice major), rushed for 243 yards on 33 attempts and a touchdown in a 13-7 win over Hope on Saturday. He averaged 7.4 yards per carry and scored the Bluejays’ only touchdown on an 18-yard run in the second quarter. Williams also had a pair of 21-yard first down runs on his team’s final possession to run out the clock. His 243 rushing yards ranks as the fourth-highest single-game total in school history.
 
Dansdill, a senior linebacker from Wheaton, Illinois and Wheaton-Warrenville South High School (Engineering major), led a Wheaton defense that held Adrian to only 187 total yards and just 53 rushing yards in a 49-0 shutout on Saturday. He finished with 11 total tackles (six solo) including a tackle-for-loss, and forced a fourth quarter fumble that was returned 57 yards for a touchdown.
 
Bayer, a senior kicker and punter from Crown Point, Indiana and Crown Point High School (Accounting major), totaled seven points in the Bluejays’ win over Hope on Saturday. He booted a pair of 27-yard field goals and converted an extra point attempt. Additionally, Bayer punted four times for an average of 31.5 yards and dropped one punt inside the 20-yard line.
 
2015 CCIW Football Players of the Week
 
Offense
Josh Williams – Elmhurst (9/14/15)
Sam Frasco – Augustana (9/8/15)
 
Defense
Adam Dansdill – Wheaton (9/14/15)
Chaun Maiava – North Park (9/8/15)
 
Special Teams
Brett Bayer – Elmhurst (9/14/15)
Noah Moore – North Park (9/8/15)
 
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services eight member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2014-15 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,500 academic all-conference recipients, 19 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 46 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients and 102 all-Americans.