NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Park’s
T.D. Conway, Elmhurst’s
Charlie Roberts and Illinois Wesleyan’s
Michael Kelley were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Football Players of the Week Monday.
Conway, a freshman quarterback from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and California High School (Business major), threw for 345 yards and three touchdowns during the Vikings’ 45-35 win at Augustana on Saturday. The win was North Park’s first against Augustana since the 1971 season and first-ever win in Rock Island, Illinois. Conway was 17-of-33 passing on the day.
Roberts, a senior defensive end from Walker, Michigan and West Catholic (Mathematics major), led the Bluejays with 13 total tackles (five solo), two tackles-for-loss, 0.5 sacks and one pass breakup in a 20-7 win over Millikin on Saturday. The win was the Bluejays first in the CCIW this season.
Kelley, a sophomore kicker from Carbondale, Illinois and Carbondale High School, totaled 12 points during the Titans’ 30-19 victory over Wheaton on Saturday. He was three-for-three on field goal attempts, with a long of 38 yards, and three-for-three on PATs. Kelley now has 66 career PATs, which ranks seventh in Illinois Wesleyan history. The win over the Thunder gave the Titans a 7-0 record for the first time since 1996.
2013 CCIW Football Players of the Week
Offensive Players of the Week
T.D. Conway – North Park (10/28/13)
Sam Frasco – Augustana (10/21/13)
Spencer Stanek – North Central (10/14/13)
Devonte Jones – Illinois Wesleyan (10/7/13)
Sean Dunning – Millikin (9/30/13)
Spencer Stanek – North Central (9/23/13)
Spencer Stanek – North Central (9/16/13)
Rob Gallik – Illinois Wesleyan (9/9/13)
Defensive Players of the Week
Charlie Roberts – Elmhurst (10/28/13)
Brett Anderson – Wheaton (10/21/13)
Adam Dansdill – Wheaton (10/14/13)
Bennett Dettlinger – North Park (10/7/13)
Tim Hollowed – Illinois Wesleyan (9/30/13)
Erik Westerberg – Augustana (9/23/13)
John Focosi – North Central (9/16/13)
Sean Walker – Augustana (9/9/13)
Special Teams Players of the Week
Michael Kelley – Illinois Wesleyan (10/28/13)
Sam Cote – Wheaton (10/21/13)
Devonte Jones – Illinois Wesleyan (10/14/13)
Nick Dace – North Central (10/7/13)
Grant Shreve – Millikin (9/30/13)
No selection (9/23/13)
Sam Cote – Wheaton (9/16/13)
Justin Swider – Wheaton (9/9/13)
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services eight member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), 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 2012-13 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,400 academic all-conference recipients, 15 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-Americans, 30 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, 68 all-Americans and one national championship team.