D3football.com Team of the Week Release (Week 10)

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Wheaton seniors Ryan Schwartz and Jalen Shaffer were named to the D3football.com Team of the Week on Tuesday.

A senior linebacker and Business/Economics major from Burbank, Ohio, Schwartz was named the CCIW Defensive Player of the Week on Monday for the second time this season. He was the leading tackler for the Thunder defense that held the Titans to negative-34 yards rushing in Saturday's 72-7 Wheaton win over Illinois Wesleyan. Schwartz tallied 10 tackles including eight solo stops, and two tackles for loss. Schwartz recorded two of Wheaton's four interceptions on the day, recording returns of 21 yards and 14 yards.

Shaffer, a senior Business/Economics major from Grand Rapids, Michigan, blocked two Illinois Wesleyan punts last Saturday as he now has a school single-season record five blocked punts this season, a mark that ranks second in Division III this season. His first blocked punt against the Titans was at the conclusion of the first Illinois Wesleyan offensive drive of the game and allowed Wheaton to start its first offensive drive of the game at the Titans' eight-yard line. His second punt block came early in the second quarter and allowed Wheaton to start its next offensive drive at the Titans' 25-yard line and setup a 26-yard field goal for the Thunder six plays later. He also made three tackles on kickoff returns in the first half on Saturday.
 

Ryan Schwartz	Jalen Shaffer

2021 D3football.com Team of the Week Recipients
Ryan Schwartz - Wheaton (11/9/21)
Jalen Shaffer - Wheaton (11/9/21)
Anthony Marre - Illinois Wesleyan (11/2/21)
Jake Holaday - Wheaton (10/19/21)
Juan Nieves - North Park (10/19/21)
AJ Harris - North Park (10/12/21)
Bryce Metzger - Illinois Wesleyan (10/12/21)
Bryce Lowe - Carthage (10/5/21)
Giovanni Weeks - Wheaton (10/5/21)
Conor Murphy - Illinois Wesleyan (10/5/21)
Jake Holaday - Wheaton (10/5/21)
Austin Eichstaedt - Carroll (9/21/21)
Jacob Laurent - Carroll (9/21/21)
   
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).