Jeff Darnauer and Dan Price named CCIW "Players of the Week"

Wheaton,

Ill. (11/17) - Wheaton College senior Jeff Darnauer

(Goodland, Kan./Goodland) has been named the College Conference of Illinois

and Wisconsin (CCIW) "Defensive Player of the Week" and teammate Dan Price

(Monument, Colo./Lewis Palmer) is the CCIW "Offensive Player of the Week"

for their efforts in Saturday's 38-14 win by the Thunder over Augustana. Wheaton

beat 10th-ranked Augustana to secure the CCIW Championship and a trip to the

NCAA Division III Playoffs.

Darnauer (PICTURED RIGHT) made eight total tackles from his defensive end

spot on Saturday, including six solo tackles with a quarterback hurry in Darnauer

and the Thunder defense held Augustana to 146 yards of total offense. The

Vikings came into the game 15th in Division III in total offense with 452.3

yards per game. Darnauer has tallied 40 total tackles this season with 2

quarterback sacks (-13 yards), five tackles for lost yardage (-18 yards) and

six quarterback hurries.

Price (PICTURED LEFT), a tailback for the Thunder, carried

the ball 19 times for 83 yards with two touchdowns in Saturday's win over

the Vikings. Augustana came into the game with the top-ranked defense in the

conference and the third-ranked defense in Division III. In 10 games this

season Price has carried the ball 144 times for 750 yards for an average of

5.2 yards per carry with 13 touchdowns. This is his second "Offensive Player

of the Week" honor. He also earned the award for a 39-20 win at Millikin on

October 12.