Two Crusaders win Player of the Week honors

Wheaton, Ill. (11/1) - Two Wheaton College (Ill.) football players

have been named as CCIW Players of the Week Today. Junior wide receiver Jeremy

Amos (Austin, Texas/Westlake) was named the league's offensive player of

the week, while senior defensive tackle Derek Flynn (Houston, Texas/St.

John's) was named the defensive player of the week. Each played a key role on

their side of the ball in Wheaton's critical 23-14 win over defending CCIW Champion

Millikin University last Saturday.

Amos (PICTURED) posted career-high's of 10 catches and 128 receiving yards

in the victory on Saturday at Wheaton's McCully Field. His performance also

was the top reception and receiving yards mark by a Crusader receiver this season.

Amos caught a touchdown in the endzone in the final five minutes of the game

to put Wheaton ahead for good and secure the victory.

Flynn had six total tackles (four) on Saturday, including a sack (minus-8 yards).

He also had a pass break-up and a quarterback hurry. He also had a fourth quarter

interception at the Millikin 11-yard that was turned into Amos' touchdown catch

three-plays later. Amos leads Wheaton in receptions this season with 34 to go

with 411 yards and four touchdowns catch. Amos is averaging 58.7 receiving yards

per game, 12.1 yards per catch and with 4.9 receptions per game Amos is sixth

in the CCIW this week in receptions.

Flynn is an anchor on a Wheaton defense that leads the CCIW in team defense,

allowing just 221.5 yards per game and is second in scoring defense, having

allowed 13.0 points a game. The Crusaders are 7-0 overall this season and 5-0

in the CCIW. Wheaton is one game ahead of Augustana College in the race for

the CCIW title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Wheaton will be at Elmhurst College on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 PM and will

host Augustana in the season finale on November 13, 1999 at 1:00 PM.

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.