NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central's Luke Lehnen, Elmhurst's Bryce Gable and Elmhurst's Ryan Brenner were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Football Student-Athletes of the Week on Monday.
Lehnan, a freshman quarterback from Chatham, Illinois, completed 18 of 25 passes for season-high 353 yards and three touchdowns while also running for 30 yards and two touchdowns on eight rushing attempts. He directed the Cardinals' offense to seven touchdowns in its eight first-half possessions as North Central hit the 60-point mark for the third time in five games.
Gable, a junior linebacker from Grandville, Michigan, helped lead Elmhurst to a 28-7 win on Saturday. Gable, the CCIW’s leader in tackles per game, totaled a team-leading 10 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss. Gable also recovered a fumble and returned it for a 23-yard touchdown. He also recorded an interception and a quarterback hurry. The Bluejays’ defense limited their opponents to just seven points.
Brenner, a junior punter from Gilman, Illinois, played a key role in the Bluejays’ 28-7 win on Saturday. Gable punted seven times for 262 yards, averaging 37.4 yard per punt. He boomed a long punt of 43 yards in the contest and dropped one punt inside the 20-yard line. Millikin did not begin a drive off of a punt beyond their own 27 yard line.
2021 CCIW Football Student-Athletes of the Week
Offense
Luke Lehnen - North Central (10/11/21)
Bryce Lowe - Carthage (10/4/21)
Bryce Lowe - Carthage (9/27/21)
Austin Eichstaedt - Carroll (9/20/21)
Ethan Greenfield - North Central (9/13/21)
Defense
Bryce Gable - Elmhurst (10/11/21)
Jake Holaday - Wheaton (10/4/21)
Quinton Miller - Millikin (9/27/21)
Jake Beesley - North Central (9/20/21)
Ryan Schwartz - Wheaton (9/13/21)
Special Teams
Ryan Brenner - Elmhurst (10/11/21)
Andrew Stange - Illinois Wesleyan (10/4/21)
Chris Vartanian - WashU (9/27/21)
Chris Vartanian - WashU (9/20/21)
John Bickle - Wheaton (9/13/21)
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).