North Central's Kamienski, Wheaton's Schwartz, Carthage's Collins named CCIW Football Players of the Week

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central's Andrew Kamienski, Wheaton's Ryan Schwartz and Carthage's David Collins were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Football Players of the Week on Monday.

Kamienski, a junior wide receiver from Pingree Grove, Illinois and South Elgin High School, established a new North Central single-game record for receptions and posted the sixth-highest single-game yardage total in program history in a 46-13 win over 24th-ranked WashU on Saturday. He finished with 15 catches for 181 yards and two touchdowns in the win and moved up to No. 3 in school history in career receptions (153) and fourth in receiving yards (2,022). Kamienski also caught multiple touchdown passes for the fifth time in his career.

Schwartz, a junior linebacker from Burbank, Ohio and Northwestern High School, was Wheaton's leading tackler in a 24-10 win over 18th-ranked Illinois Wesleyan on Saturday. He finished with 11 tackles (8 solo) as the Thunder defense held the Titans to 151 total yards in the win. Wheaton also held Illinois Wesleyan to 2.6 yards per play on 57 plays. 

Collins, a sophomore kicker/punter from Pewaukee, Wisconsin and Pewaukee High School, averaged 43 yards on four punts (172 total yards) and connected on all three of his PATs during a 36-7 win over Carroll on Saturday. He also had four kickoffs for 254 yards (63.5-yard average).

2019 CCIW Football Players of the Week

Offense
Andrew Kamienski - North Central (9/23/19)
Hamid Bullie - Illinois Wesleyan (9/16/19)
Jordan Smith - Millikin (9/9/19)

Defense
Ryan Schwartz - Wheaton (9/23/19)
Trevor Koepke - Illinois Wesleyan (9/16/19)
Luke Sawicki - Augustana (9/9/19)

Special Teams
David Collins - Carthage (9/23/19)
Matt Burns - Elmhurst (9/16/19)
John Bickle - Wheaton (9/9/19)
 
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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 2018-19 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,200 academic all-conference recipients, 18 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 43 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans. 

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