Mike Whalen named CCIW "Offensive Player of the Week" for the second time

Wheaton,

Ill. (11/13) - Wheaton College (Ill.) junior Mike Whalen (Wimberley,

Texas/Wimberley) has been named the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin's

(CCIW) "Offensive Player of the Week" in football for the second time this

season. The Thunder tailback accounted for three touchdowns in Wheaton's 34-32

win over #6-ranked Augustana on Saturday at McCully Field. Whalen carried

the ball 28 times for 129 yards, including a long rush of 28 yards. He also

had one reception of eight yards on the day. Saturday's effort was Whalen's

third consecutive game with 100 or more rushing yards. Whalen also earned

"Offensive Player of the Week" following Wheaton's 48-14 win over Elmhurst

on October 27 when he scored three of the Thunder's seven touchdowns in a

48-14 win over the Bluejays. He carried the ball 16 times for 146 yards in

that contest.

On the season

Whalen carried the ball 165 times for 768 yards with 15 touchdowns and an

average of 4.7 yards per carry. He also had seven receptions for 96 yards.

He also was Wheaton leading punt returner with 23 returns for 328 yards with

an average of 14.3 yards per return as the talented junior amassed 1,192 all-purpose

yards on the season. Whalen finish the season ranked third in the CCIW in

all-purpose yards, second in punt return average, second in scoring and sixth

in rushing.

Wheaton finished

the season with a 6-4 overall record and a 5-2 CCIW mark with a tie for second

place in the league. This is the ninth time in the past 10 seasons that Wheaton

has finished with a winning record.