Joe Chupp earns CCIW "Player of the Week" and D3Football.com "Team of the Week" recognition

Wheaton, Ill. (10/12) Wheaton college junior Joe Chupp has been named CCIW Player of the Week, on offense for the sixth week of the 2005 season (CCIW Story). Chupp was also recognized as a member of D3Football.com's "Team of the Week" (D3Football.com Information).

The wide receiver was instrumental in leading Wheaton to a 41-35, three-overtime victory against Millikin last Saturday afternoon at home. Wheaton (4-1/1-1 CCIW) will travel to Elmhurst College (5-0/2-0 CCIW) on Saturday night at 1 PM.

Chupp tallied a career-high 217 receiving yards, with a career-best 11 catches and one touchdown in Saturday's win against the Big Blue. His longest reception of the game was a 61-yard touchdown catch that helped spark a 14-point Wheaton rally in the final six minutes of the fourth quarter and send the game to overtime.

On the season Chupp leads the Thunder receiving corps with 29 catches for 509 yards and six touchdowns. He has averaged 17.6 yards per reception this season. Chupp is third in the CCIW with an average of 101.8 receiving yards per game and also third in the league with 5.80 catches per game.

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