NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Illinois Wesleyan's Brandon Bauer, North Central's DJ Warkenthien and Washington University in St. Louis' (WashU) Tim Tague were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Football Players of the Week on Monday.

Bauer, a junior quarterback from Frankfort, Illinois and Lincoln-Way East High School (Accounting major), was 26-of-32 for 254 yards one touchdown pass and three rushing touchdowns in a 27-21 win at WashU on Saturday. His 81.3 percent accuracy rating is the eighth-best performance in an Illinois Wesleyan single game, while his three rushing touchdowns gives him 16 for his career, tying for 10th-most in school history. 

Warkenthien, a senior linebacker from Naperville, Illinois and Neuqua Valley High School (Marketing major), led the Cardinals with nine tackles (eight solo) during a 26-14 win at Carthage on Saturday. He posted a season-high with four tackles-for-loss and also made stops on third downs that halted three Red Men offensive drives in the second half. 

Tague, a sophomore punter/quarterback from Orinda, California and Miramonte High Schools (Systems Science & Engineering major), totaled six punts for 218 yards (36.3 average) against Illinois Wesleyan on Saturday. Tague and the Bears' punt team did not allow one return yard and he had a career-long 47-yard punt in the first quarter. Tague filled in for all-American punter Johnny Davidson, who also serves as the team's starting quarterback. Davidson left the game following a first quarter sack, but returned at quarterback later in the game, while Tague took over the punting duties the rest of the way. 

2018 CCIW Football Players of the Week
 
Offense
Brandon Bauer – Illinois Wesleyan (10/22/18)
Ryan Pitra – Augustana (10/15/18)
Nicco Stepina – Millikin (10/8/18)
Curtis McWilliams – Wheaton (10/1/18)
Jack Healy – Illinois Wesleyan (9/24/18)
Broc Rutter – North Central (9/17/18)
Broc Rutter – North Central (9/10/18)
John Fisher – WashU (9/3/18)
 
Defense
DJ Warkenthien – North Central (10/22/18)
Peter Pigatti – WashU (10/15/18) 
Jake Coon – WashU (10/8/18)
Kameron Stubblefield – Carthage (10/1/18)
Brandon Greer – Elmhurst (9/24/18)
Matt Brown – Millikin (9/17/18)
Brandon Greer – Elmhurst (9/10/18)
Patrick O’Connell – Wheaton (9/3/18)
 
Special Teams
Tim Tague – WashU (10/22/18)
Johnny Davidson – WashU (10/15/18)
Patrick Tata – Illinois Wesleyan (10/8/18)
Charles Coccia – WashU (10/1/18)
Charles Coccia – WashU (9/24/18)
Derik Judka – North Central (9/17/18)
Blake Bailey – Elmhurst (9/10/18) 
Wyatt Fox – Millikin (9/3/18)
 
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 2017-18 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,100 academic all-conference recipients, 15 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 28 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.