Dane Lundgren named CCIW "Defensive Player of the Week"

Wheaton, Ill. (11/5) - Wheaton College

senior Dane Lundgren (Arden Hills, Minn./Mounds View) has been named

the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) football "Defensive

Player of the Week" for his efforts in last Saturday's 41-7 win over North

Central. The four-year starter at defensive tackle becomes the sixth Wheaton

"Player of the Week" selection this season and third defensive "Player of

the Week" selection. Lundgren and the 19th-ranked Thunder will travel to North

Park on Saturday in a game that will be broadcast on WETN radio at 88.1 FM

and on the Internet at www.wetn.org.

Wheaton is currently 7-1 overall with a seven-game winning streak and 5-0

in CCIW play for a first place tie with Augustana.

In the win over North Central Lundgren made 10 total tackles

with an assisted sack for -3 yards. The senior tri-captain led a Thunder defense

that held North Central to just 176 yards of total offense, including just

52 rushing yards. Lundgren has made 37 total tackles this season with six

quarterback sacks (-30 yards) and eight tackles for lost yardage (-37 yards).