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Wheaton, Ill. – Three members of the Wheaton College football team have been named to the D3football.com All-North Region Team for 2009. Since the D3football.com All-North Region Team began in 2005 Wheaton has had 26 All-Region selections. Wheaton has had 12 First Team All-Region picks in that time, six Second Team honorees and eight Third Team selections.

Senior safety Brian Hollett was a Second Team All-Region honoree for the Thunder. Hollett, a First Team All-CCIW selection this fall, led the Thunder with a team-high 71 total tackles this season, including 46 solo stops. He also recorded four pass break-ups, with two interceptions and a forced fumble. He made 49 tackles in CCIW games, and both of his interceptions came in league action.

Senior offensive tackle Justin Carpenter was a Third Team All-Region pick at offensive tackle. Carpenter, a three-year starter on the Thunder offensive line, was a critical starting lineman for a Thunder offense that averaged 403 yards of offense per game, including 167.1 rushing yards per game.

Senior Ryan Hoyt was a Third Team All-Region honoree. Hoyt was tied for second among Wheaton defensive players with 52 total tackles, including 32 solo stops this season. The senior made nine tackles for lost yardage (-40 yards), including a team-high five quarterback sacks (-36 yards) in his senior campaign. All five of Hoyt's sacks came in conference action, as he made 39 tackles in league competition.