John Peays named D-III Football.com Team of the Week and Named to Don Hansen's Football Gazette Co-Defensive Player of the Week

Wheaton, Ill.

(10/13) - Wheaton College senior defensive back John Peays (Austin, Texas/Westlake)

has been named to the DIII

Football.com Team of the Week. Every week during the Football

season DIII Football.com assembles a "Team of the Week" featuring some of the

top performances of the previous weekend from nominations made by Division III

Sports Information Directors from around the nation. This is the second time

this season Peays has been named to the team. The senior was named to the second

"Team of the Week" after Wheaton's 35-13 win over Washington University (Mo.)

on September 11th. Peays also was named the Division III co-defensive Player

of the Week by Don Hansen's Football

Gazette

In last Saturday's 30-14

win over Carthage College Peays blocked a field goal attempt that led to a 70-yard

touchdown return that gave Wheaton a 7-0 lead. He also had a 15-yard pass reception

on a fake punt to continue a Wheaton drive. He registered two interceptions

and nine total tackles (seven solo) Peays' first interception stalled a Carthage

rally with 5:00 left in the fourth quarter.

The Wheaton defense is currently

ranked fourth in Division III, according to the NCAA's weekly statistical rankings,

in team defense by holding their opponents to 174.0 yards of total offense per

game. Wheaton is 21st in passing efficiency defense, holding opponents to a

82.3 pass efficiency rating. The Crusaders are 21st in scoring defense, holding

opponents to 11.8 points a game and ranked 10th in rushing defense having kept

foes to 57.5 yards rushing per game. Wheaton is currently ranked 16th in this

week's American Football Coaches Association Coaches Poll.

The Crusaders (4-0/2-0 CCIW)

will host North Park University (1-3/0-2 CCIW) this Saturday afternoon at McCully

Field. Saturday's game can be heard live on WETN 88.1 FM or on the Internet

via RealAudio at WETN's website.

Dane

Lundgren Named D III Football.com Team of the Week

Wheaton, Ill.

(10/6) - Wheaton College freshman defensive tackle Dane Lundgren (Arden

Hills, Minn./Martin) has been named to the DIII

Football.com Team of the Week. Every week during the Division III

Football season DIII Football.com assembles a "Team of the Week" featuring some

of the top performances of the previous weekend from nominations made by Division

III Sports Information Directors from around the nation.

Lundgren helped pace Wheaton's

defense in a 49-13 win over CCIW foe North Central College last Saturday night.

The Wheaton defense held the Cardinals to just 87 yards of total offense, in

an effort that helped Wheaton retain the "Little Brass Bell" trophy for the

second consecutive year and the 14th time in the last 16 meetings. Lundgren

made 14 total tackles (12 solo) with a quarterback sack (-13 yards) and three

tackles for lost yardage (-22 yards), with three forced fumbles.

The Wheaton defese is currently

ranked third, according to the NCAA's weekly statistical rankings, in team defense

by holding their opponents to 140.7 yards of total offense per game. Wheaton

is sixth in in passing efficiency defense, holding opponents to a 63.9 pass

effieciency rating. The Crusader "D" is eighth in scoring defense,

holding opponents to 9.3 points a game and are 10th in rushing defense having

kept foes to 60.6 yards rushing per game.

Wheaton is currently ranked

20th in this week's American Football Coaches Association Coaches Poll. The

Crusaders (3-0/1-0 CCIW) will host Carthage College (2-1/1-0 CCIW) this Saturday

for Wheaton's annual homecoming festivities at McCully Field. Saturday's game

can be heard live on WETN

88.1 FM or on the Internet via RealAudio at WETN 's

website.