Pastermack named CCIW "Offensive Player of the Week"

Wheaton,

Ill. (10/16) - Wheaton College senior Brian Pastermack

(Merritt Island, Fla./Merritt Island) has been named the College Conference

of Illinois and Wisconsin "Football Player of the Week" on offense. Pastermack,

a running back, has led Wheaton to a 4-2 overall record and a 2-1 record

in conference play. Pastermack, a Wheaton team captain this season, led

Wheaton to its 29-24 win over Carthage last Saturday afternoon at Wheaton's

McCully Field. Pastermack ran for 220 yards on 20 carries with two touchdowns.

Pastermack's first touchdown was a 69-yard romp, while his second trip

to the end zone came with 1:20 left to give Wheaton its 29-24 lead that

it would hold onto after coming back from a 24-23 Carthage lead. Four

of his 20 rushes were for more than 20 yards as he averaged 11 yards per

carry on the day.

Pastermack has tallied

596 rushing yards this season on 93 carries for an average of 5.9 yards

per carry. He has averaged 91 rushing yards per game with three touchdowns

this season for the Thunder.

In his four seasons

at Wheaton Pastermack has tallied 1,958 rushing yards, which places him

in a tie for 10th-place on Wheaton's all-time rushing yardage list. In

his 341 carries for his career Pastermack has averaged 6.7 yards per carry,

which is the best average among Wheaton's 13 career rushing yardage leaders.