FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Clark Teuscher, Sports Information Director, 630-637-5302
Nov. 9, 2009 - North Central College football player
Joe Schneiderbauer has been named the
College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Defensive Co-Player of the Week for the weekend of Nov. 7.
Schneiderbauer tied a career high with 11 tackles in the Cardinals'
45-26 victory at Augustana College on Saturday, and established a career best by recording three of North Central's nine tackles for loss. He is the first Cardinal to receive Defensive Player of the Week honors from the CCIW this season. He shared this week's award with Illinois Wesleyan University defensive back P.J. Cummings. Millikin University quarterback Luke Hockaday was the Offensive Player of the Week and Carthage College kicker Tyler Funk was the Special Teams Player of the Week.
North Central quarterback
Aaron Fanthorpe has received three Offensive Player of the Week Awards this season, while punter
Shaun Wild and running back
Nick Kukuc have each received Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
On Saturday, North Central will host Elmhurst College in the final game of the regular season. Senior Day festivities will be conducted prior to the scheduled 1 p.m. kickoff at Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium. A live audio broadcast will also be carried live on
89.1-FM WONC, and live in-game statistics will be available at
northcentralcardinals.com.