Ben Bonga selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week

Wheaton, Ill. - Wheaton senior wide receiver Ben Bonga has been selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week for Week Six of the 2024 season. On Monday Bonga was honored as a Co-Offensive Student-Athlete of the Week by the CCIW, earning the award for the second time this season.

Bonga had four touchdown receptions last Saturday in Wheaton's win at home against Illinois Wesleyan. His effort is one touchdown catch short of teammate Caleb Titherington's Wheaton single-game record of five TD catches. The Thunder senior is just the seventh Division III player to have four TD catches in a game this season. Bonga recorded eight catches for 160 yards in the contest as he was accountable for 160 of Wheaton's 272 receiving yards in the victory.

Bonga has 36 receptions in five games this season, a mark that leads all CCIW receivers. His 557 receiving yards leads the league and is ranked 18th in Division III this year. He is also first in the conference and 18th in the nation in receiving yards per game (111.4 YPG). Bonga is the CCIW leader with an average of 7.2 yards per game, a mark that also ranks 18th in Division III.

In his Wheaton career, Bonga has caught 166 passes for 2,271 yards, averaging 13.68 yards per catch. Bonga has a career average of 81.11 receiving yards per game with 23 touchdown catches. His 2,271 career receiving yards is currently eighth all-time at Wheaton as he continues to move up the record books.

Originally published by Wheaton College Athletics: /news/2024/10/15/football-ben-bonga-selected-to-the-d3football-com-team-of-the-week.aspx