Jeremy Amos among Division III reception leaders

Wheaton,

Ill. (10/4)

- Wheaton College's senior wide receiver Jeremy Amos (Austin,

Texas/Westlake) is ranked second in this week's NCAA Division III statistical

rankings in three different categories. Amos is ranked second in receptions

with an average of 9.8 catches per game, while he is also second in receiving

yards per game with an average of 151 per game. The versatile Amos is also

second among all Division III players in all-purpose yards with an average

of 224.5 yards per game as a receiver, and kick returner for the Thunder.

Amos' 358

all-purpose yards at Hope College on Sept. 23 is the second best all-purpose

effort by a Division III player this season. In that game he had 149 yards

on five kickoff returns, 26 yards on four punt returns, 175 yards on ten

receptions and eight yards on one rush.

The Wheaton

team captain already has recorded a career-best season in receiving yards

with 604 receiving yards this season on 39 receptions in just four games.

Amos entered the season with 1,000 career receiving yards and is on pace

to surpass that mark in this season also.

His previous

best was 515 yards as a sophomore in 1998. He is also likely to topple his

career-best of 43 receptions last season. He is just four catches away from

breaking that mark. Amos is now ranked 11th on Wheaton's all-time receivers

list with 1,604 receiving yards on 114 receptions. Most recently Amos passed

his former teammate Jay Westra (1996-99) on the receiving yards list.