College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin 2013 Football Notes (#1) August 29, 2013 Augustana • Carthage • Elmhurst • Illinois Wesleyan • Millikin • North Central • North Park • Wheaton 2012-13 CCIW Highlights: 15 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans • 30 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients • 68 All-Americans • 1,400 Academic All-Conference Recipients • 1 National Championship Team National rankings Three College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) teams were CCIW Sports Information ranked in the 2013 D3football.com Preseason Poll. North Central placed sixth, followed by Wheaton (15th) and Elmhurst (22nd). Illinois Wesleyan Assistant Commissioner/SID: (two votes) placed in the “Others receiving votes” category. Mike Krizman Office: (630) 637-5719 2012 CCIW recap email: [email protected] North Central, Elmhurst and Wheaton shared the CCIW title last season Fax: (630) 637-5694 with identical 6-1 records. It was the Cardinals’ seventh-straight title, one short of the conference record of eight-straight football titles won by Augustana between 1981 and 1988. For the Bluejays, it was their first 2012 CCIW Football Standings title since 1980 and third in school history, while the Thunder captured its 16th title in program history and first since 2006. School CCIW Overall North Central 6-1 9-3 2012 NCAA postseason recap Elmhurst 6-1 10-2 North Central earned the CCIW’s automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Wheaton 6-1 8-2 Division III Football Championship by virtue of having the highest point Augustana 4-3 5-5 differential in games against Elmhurst and Wheaton during the regular Illinois Wesleyan 3-4 6-4 season. It was the Cardinals’ seventh postseason appearance in eight Millikin 2-5 5-5 years as they fell to Linfield in the second round. Elmhurst, playing as Carthage 1-6 3-7 an at-large team, made its first NCAA postseason appearance in school North Park 0-7 1-9 history and also advanced to the second round. Final CCIW preseason poll 2013 Preseason Coaches Poll North Central was predicted to win the 2013 CCIW title in a preseason coaches’ poll released on August 7. The Cardinals won the poll with 47 School Points 1st Pl. Votes points and five first place votes. Wheaton placed second with 45 points North Central 47 5 and three first place votes, followed by Illinois Wesleyan (35), Augustana Wheaton 45 3 (28), Elmhurst (27), Millikin (20), Carthage (15) and North Park (7). Illinois Wesleyan 35 Augustana 28 CCIW preseason information Elmhurst 27 Millikin 20 Augustana Carthage 15 Head coach - Rob Cushman North Park 7 Cushman’s overall record - 59-65, 12 years Cushman’s record at Augustana 7-13, 2 years 2012 record - 5-5, 4-3 (4th) Letterwinners returning/lost - 42/21 Starters returning/lost - 13/9 Key returnees (offense) - Eric Chandler (SR/RB/Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove) ... Nick Krantz (SR/WR/Moline, Ill./H.S.), 18 catches, 329 yards, 2 TDs ... Torre Harrell (JR/WR/Bloomington, Ill./H.S.), 23 catches, 288 yards, 3 TDs ... Anthony Roome (JR/OL/Geneseo, Ill./H.S.). Key returnees (defense) - Erik Westerberg (SR/LB/Elmhurst, Ill./York), 118 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, 4 sacks ... Sean McIntyre (JR/DL/Genoa, Ill./Genoa-Kingston), 24 tackles, 9 sacks, 8.5 tackles for loss ... Bo Goshorn (JR/DB/ Romeoville, Ill./H.S.), 57 tackles, 4 INTs. Carthage Head coach - Mike Yeager Yeager’s overall record - 0-3, 1 year Yeager’s record at Carthage - Same 2012 record - 3-7, 1-6 (7th) Letterwinners returning/lost - 32/18 Starters returning/lost - 10/12 Key returnees (offense) - Pete Djurickovic (SR/WR/Pleasant Prairie, Wis./Bradford), 32 catches, 522 yards, 4 TDs ... Derek Bellamy (SO/RB/Sacramento, Calif./Monterrey Trail), 48 carries, 259 yards ... A.J. Simoncelli (SO/QB/ Downers Grove, Ill./South), 154-312, 1,653 yards, 11 TDs. Key returnees (defense) - Sean Cleveland (SO/LB/Wheaton, Ill./North), 42 tackles, 1 INT ... Seth Storment (SR/DL/ East Troy, Wis./Mukwonago), 24 tackles, 0.5 sacks. CCIW.org Twitter: @CCIW_athletics Facebook.com 2013 CCIW Football Notes 2 Elmhurst North Central Head coach - Joe Adam Head coach - John Thorne Adam’s overall record - First Season Thorne’s overall record - 97-27, 11 years Adam’s record at Elmhurst - First Season Thorne’s record at North Central - Same 2012 record - 10-2, 6-1 (T-1) 2012 record - 9-3, 6-1 (T-1) Letterwinners returning/lost - 41/18 Letterwinners returning/lost - 44/15 Starters returning/lost - 9/13 Starters returning/lost - 14/8 Key returnees (offense) - Josh Williams (SO/RB/ Key returnees (offense) - Spencer Stanek (SR/QB/ Woodridge, Ill./Downers Grove South), 50 carries, 192 Mokena, Ill./Lincoln-Way East), 186-301, 2,583 yards, yards, 3 TDs … Vince Gabrys (SR/TE/Harvard, Ill./H.S.), 20 TDs … Chad O’Kane (SR/WR/Spring Grove, Ill./ 29 catches, 436 yards, 3 TDs … Adam Smith (SR/ Richmond Burton), 38 catches, 547 yards, 2 TDs … OL/Plymouth, Mich./Calvary Christian (Fla.)) … Adam Peter Sorenson (JR/WR/Dunlap, Ill./H.S.), 28 catches, Connors (JR/OL/Dyer, Ind./Mount Carmel). 404 yards, 5 TDs … Jace Werkheiser (SR/OL/Freeport, Key returnees (defense) - George DeMaria (SR/LB/ Ill./H.S.) … Greg Whalen (JR/OL/Algonquin, Ill./Marian Palm Beach, Fla./West Boca), 71 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 Central Catholic). INT … Stephen Ritter (JR/S/Naples, Fla./Gulf Coast), Key returnees (defense) - Alex Tripp (SR/DL/Belvidere, 33 tackles, 3 fumble recoveries … Chris Reid (JR/DL/ Ill./North), 34 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 7 sacks … Homestead, Fla./South Dade), 20 tackles, 1 fumble Josh Fick (JR/DL/Crystal Lake, Ill./Central), 33 tackles, recovery … Charlie Roberts (SR/DL/Walker, Mich./West 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles … Shane Dierking (SR/DB/ Catholic), 20 tackles. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville South), 65 tackles, 4 INTs … Connor Douglas (SR/DB/Lombard, Ill./Glenbard Illinois Wesleyan South), 42 tackles, 2 INTs, 2 fumble recoveries. Head coach - Norm Eash Eash’s overall record - 164-88-1, 26 years North Park Eash’s record at Illinois Wesleyan - Same Head coach - Mike Conway 2012 record - 6-4, 3-4 (5th) Conway’s overall record - 31-14, 4 seasons Letterwinners returning/lost - 41/20 Conway’s record at North Park - First Season Key returnees (offense) - Alex Garvey (SR/WR/ 2012 record - 1-9, 0-7 (8th) Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South), 50 catches, 751 yards, Letterwinners returning/lost - 41/17 10 TDs … Tate Musselman (SR/WR/Bloomington, Ill./ Starters returning/lost - 15/14 Normal Community), 18 catches, 335 yards, 8 TDs Key returnees (offense) - Tyler Krebs (SR/WR/Cary, Ill./ … Rob Gallik (SR/QB/Chicago, Ill./St. Rita), 137-197, Cary-Grove), 111 carries, 505 rushing yards, 3 TDs ... 1,699 yards, 18 TDs … T.J. Stinde (SR/RB/Lexington, Chris Broadway (SR/TE/Fairview Heights, Ill./Belleville Ill./H.S.), 91 carries, 495 yards, 6 TDs. East), 35 carries, 241 rushing yards, 1 TD ... Zach Curl Key returnees (defense) - Tyrell Bolden (JR/CB/ (SR/OL/New Carlisle, Ind./New Prairie). Springfield, Ill./H.S.), 23 tackles, 2 INTs, 4 tackles for Key returnees (defense) - Taylor Simental (SR/DB/ loss … Stephen McGinnis (SR/S/Oak Lawn, Ill./Brother Chicago, Ill./De La Salle), 74 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 1 Rice), 55 tackles, 1 INT, 2 fumble recoveries … Mike INT ... Jordan Bevilacqua (SR/DB/Carlsbad, Calif./H.S.), Heaton (SR/LB/Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville 47 tackles, 1 INT ... Matt Leibforth (JR/DL/Cary, Ill./ South), 38 tackles … Kyle Pfister (SR/LB/Elk Grove, Cary-Grove), 27 tackles, 5 tackles for loss. Ill./H.S.), 48 tackles, 1 fumble recovery. Wheaton Millikin Head coach - Mike Swider Head coach - Patrick Etherton Swider’s overall record - 140-41, 17 seasons Etherton’s overall record - 9-11, 2 years Swider’s record at Wheaton - Same Etherton’s record at Millikin - Same 2012 record - 8-2, 6-1 (T-1) 2012 record - 5-5, 2-5 (6th) Letterwinners returning/lost - 61/35 Letterwinners returning/lost - 30/23 Starters returning/lost - 14/8 Starters returning/lost - 12/10 Key returnees (offense) - Jordan Roberts (SR/QB/ Key returnees (offense) - Eric Whitaker (SR/OL/ Yorkville, Ill./Aurora Christian), 201-286, 2,500 yards, Shumway, Ill./Effingham) … Sean Dunning (JR/RB/ 29 TDs ... Mark Hiben (JR/WR/Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard Decatur, Ill./St. Teresa), 129 carries, 717 yards, 9 TDs West), 64 catches, 961 yards, 11 TDs ... Charlie Velling … Mike Blakely (JR/WR/Hazelwood, Mo./West), 10 (SR/RB/Puyallup, Wash./Cascade Christian), 75 carries, catches, 136 yards, 1 TD (2011) … Justin Brooks (JR/ 459 yards, 4 TDs ... Justin Swider (SR/RB/Wheaton, RB/Bloomington, Ill./H.S.), 61 carries, 300 yards, 1 TD. Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville South), 54 carries, 312 yards, Key returnees (defense) - Jacob Alvis (SR/DB/Mt. 2 TDs ... Spencer Clark (JR/OL/Waycross, Ga./Ware Vernon, Ill./H.S.), 68 tackles … Jacob Hazelton (SR/ County). LB/Wilmington, Ill./H.S.), 69 tackles, 10 tackles for Key returnees (defense) - Brandon Dykstra (SR/DL/ loss, 2 sacks … Andy Roth (JR/LB/Naperville, Ill./Joliet Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian), 36 tackles, 8.5 Catholic), 73 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 3 sacks, 1 INT. tackles for loss ... Brett Anderson (SR/LB/Bloomington, Ill./Normal Community), 60 tackles, 9 tackles for loss ... Tony Vargyas (SR/S/St. Charles, Ill./St. Francis), 44 tackles, 5 tackles for loss, 1 INT. CCIW.org Twitter: @CCIW_athletics Facebook.com 2013 CCIW Football Notes 3 2012 CCIW All-Conference Football Team FIRST TEAM DEFENSE Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School Garrett Cook - Wheaton DB 6-1 205 Sr. Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton-Warrenville South Jamall Lane - Elmhurst DB 6-0 190 Sr. Miramar, Fla./Everglades Shane Dierking - North Central DB 5-9 171 Jr.