Three from cciw named to 2008 afca all-america Team

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Blaine Westemeyer of Augustana, Matt Wenger of North Central and Pete Ittersagen of Wheaton were named to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) 2008 Division III Coaches' All-America Team Wednesday.

The team is chosen each season excluslively by the head coaches of NCAA Division III and only 25 players make the cut.

Westemeyer, a junior offensive lineman from Overland Park, Kan., anchored an offensive line that paved the way for an offense that averaged 204.6 yards per game rushing and finished the season ranked first in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) and 35th in NCAA Division III. Westemeyer was also named to the first team of the ESPN - The Magazine Academic All-America team earlier in the year.

Wenger, a junior linebacker from Davis, Ill., was a first team all-conference selection who helped lead the Cardinals to an undefeated regular season and the second round of the NCAA Division III Football Championship. Wenger was the team's leading tackler with 137 including 78 solo and 59 assisted en route to earning the CCIW's Don Larson Defensive Player of the Year award.

Ittersagen, a senior defensive back and kick returner from Wheaton, Ill., earned all-conference honors this past season while helping to lead his team to the semifinals of the NCAA Divison III Football Championship. He recorded 65 total tackles this season including 49 solo. With 61 career passes defended, Ittersagen is among the all-time Divison III leaders in the category.

2008 American Football Coaches Association Division III All-Americans
(CCIW Student-Athletes)