Football Newsletter (10/20/14)

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Elmhurst’s Joe Camiliere, Wheaton’s Mikey Swider and North Central’s Dom Zavaglia were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Football Players of the Week on Monday.

Camiliere, a senior quarterback from Sugar Grove, Illinois and Kaneland High School (Exercise Science major), accounted for 307 yards of offense during the Bluejays’ 28-0 win over North Park on Saturday. He completed 17-of-24 passes for 262 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 45 yards on 10 carries and one rushing TD on an 11-yard run. His 262 passing yards were a career-high. 

Swider, a junior linebacker from Wheaton, Illinois and Wheaton North High School (Communication major), led the Thunder with 17 tackles (nine solo) during a 28-3 win at Millikin on Saturday. His 17 tackles were the most in the CCIW on Saturday and the Big Blue’s three points was the fewest scored by Millikin against Wheaton since 2010.

Zavaglia, a freshman kicker/punter from Maryville, Illinois and Collinsville High School (Accounting major), tied the North Central single-game record for field goals made during the Cardinals’ 53-23 win over Carthage on Saturday. He was four-for-four with a long of 39 yards and five-for-six on PAT attempts. Zavaglia also finished with three punts for 121 yards (40.3 yard average) with a long of 45 yards.

2014 CCIW Football Players of the Week

Offense
Joe Camiliere – Elmhurst (10/20/14)
Josh Williams – Elmhurst (10/13/14)
Peter Sorenson – North Central (10/6/14)
Jamahl Wright – Carthage (9/29/14)
Ryan Kent – North Central (9/22/14)
Josh Williams – Elmhurst (9/15/14)
Nick Pippin – Millikin (9/8/14)

Defense
Mikey Swider – Wheaton (10/20/14)
Kyle Venhuizen – Illinois Wesleyan (10/13/14)
Jake Garabedian – Elmhurst (10/6/14)
Travis Goveia – Millikin (9/29/14)
Tim Maroder – Augustana (9/22/14)
Adam Dansdill – Wheaton (9/15/14)
John Worley – Illinois Wesleyan (9/8/14)

Special Teams
Dom Zavaglia – North Central (10/20/14)
Sam Cote – Wheaton (10/13/14)
Dom Zavaglia – North Central (10/6/14)
Jowonis Edwards – Millikin (9/29/14)
Michael Kelley – Illinois Wesleyan (9/22/14)
Brett Bayer – Elmhurst (9/15/14)
Artie Checchin – Illinois Wesleyan (9/8/14)

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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 2013-14 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,400 academic all-conference recipients, 14 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 33 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients and 87 all-Americans.