NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Carthage’s Jamel Davis, North Central’s Pat Cravens and Wheaton’s Stefan Knoerr were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Football Players of the Week on Monday.
 
Davis, a sophomore running back and Naples, Florida and Barron G. Collier High School (Business major), rushed for a career-high 177 yards on 20 carries in helping lead the Red Men to a 55-14 win at Augustana on Saturday. He also tied a career high with three rushing touchdowns and he was never tackled for a loss of yardage. As a team, Carthage rushed for a season-high 294 yards.
 
Cravens, a senior defensive back from Chicago, Illinois and Notre Dame High School (Management major), totaled a game-high 12 tackles (9 solo) as the Cardinals picked up a 51-21 victory at Millikin on Saturday. He also collected his first interception of the year (seventh of his career) in the second quarter, while his 12 tackles were one short of a career game high.
 
Knoerr, a senior kicker from Arvada, Colorado (Engineering major), finished a perfect 4-for-4 on field goal attempts during the Thunder’s 40-15 win at Elmhurst on Saturday. His first kick (23 yards) gave Wheaton its first lead at 10-8, while his next three kicks of 22, 31 and 25 yards built the Thunder lead to 19-8 with 8:04 left in the third quarter.
 
2017 CCIW Football Players of the Week
 
Offense
Jamel Davis – Carthage (9/25/17)
Spencer Peterson – Wheaton (9/18/17)
Gerald Perry – Millikin (9/11/17)
Austin Breunig – North Central (9/5/17)
 
Defense
Pat Cravens – North Central (9/25/17)
Tommy Sora – North Central (9/18/17)
Shawntrel Garner – Carthage (9/11/17)
Trevor Staley – Illinois Wesleyan (9/5/17)
 
Special Teams
Stefan Knoerr – Wheaton (9/25/17)
Jacob Stytz – Augustana (9/18/17)
Wyatt Fox – Millikin (9/11/17)
Stefan Knoerr – Wheaton (9/5/17)
 
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), 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 2016-17 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,900 academic all-conference recipients, 10 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 33 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, one CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year and over 100 all-Americans.