NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Elmhurst’s Scottie Williams, Wheaton’s Jordan Langs and North Central’s Nick Dace were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Football Players of the Week Monday.
Williams, a sophomore from Woodridge, Ill., and Downers Grove South High School, helped lead Elmhurst to a 45-0 victory over North Park on Saturday, tallying a team-high 186 yards rushing on 23 carries and two touchdowns. He averaged 8.1 yards per carry and scored on touchdown runs of six and 46 yards. In just four games this season, Williams has totaled 639 yards on the ground and nine touchdowns. He is averaging 159.8 yards per game and 7.3 yards per carry. He has rushed for at least two touchdowns in every game and has run for over 170 yards in each of the past three games. Williams is a Marketing major.
Langs, a junior linebacker from Climax, Mich., and Climax-Scotts High School, had two interceptions and one fumble recovery during Wheaton’s 29-19 victory over Illinois Wesleyan on Saturday. He also registered three total tackles, including two tackles for lost yardage (-8 yards). Langs’ second interception came with 2:35 left in the game at the Illinois Wesleyan 39-yard line, ending the Titan’s chances for a rally. Wheaton forced five Titan turnovers on the day. Langs is a History/Social Science and Secondary Education major.
Dace, a freshman kicker from Freeport, Ill., and Freeport High School, kicked four extra points and three field goals to account for 13 points in the Cardinals' victory over Carthage. He made a 22-yard field goal as time ran out in the second quarter, then added a 27-yarder early in the fourth quarter before converting a 49-yard attempt with 5:35 remaining in the game. His 49-yard conversion was the second-longest made field goal in school history. Dace is an Accounting major.
2010 CCIW Football Players of the Week
Offensive Player of the Week
Scottie Williams - Elmhurst (10/4/10)
Dion Wilson - Millikin (9/27/10)
Steve Hlavac - North Central (9/20/10)
Scottie Williams - Elmhurst (9/13/10)
Dion Wilson - Millikin (9/7/10)
Defensive Player of the Week
Jordan Langs - Wheaton (10/4/10)
Matt Wenger - North Central (9/27/10)
Curt Perschnick - Augustana (9/20/10)
Nick Pantaleo - North Park (9/13/10)
Aaron Moody - Illinois Wesleyan (9/7/10)
Special Teams Player of the Week
Nick Dace - North Central (10/4/10
Shaun Wild - North Central (9/27/10)
Tyler Langs - Wheaton (9/20/10)
Scott Roche - Wheaton (9/13/10)
Kody Smith - Millikin (9/7/10)