Head coach
Mike Swider and the Wheaton College football staff have announced the addition of 33 newcomers that have submitted their deposit to attend Wheaton College, with the intent to play for the Thunder football team beginning in the fall of 2013.
Swider says of the incoming group, “We have 33 recruits that are commited to attending Wheaton next fall. That total number is good. Our goal is always to bring in at leat 30 new athletes and we achieved that. Our hope was to have a few more of those be linemen, but the ones we did get are going to be good players. We did get a number of excellent athletes in the skill positions who will make an impact here at Wheaton before their careers are over."
The longtime Thunder head coach continues, "This group represents 16 different states. That shows the national recognition of Wheaton College. We are encouraged about the enitre class, and excited that one of them is the son of one of our coaches. Quarterback
Johnny Peltz, the son of defensive line coach
Jeff Peltz will join us this year."
|
Name |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
Hometown |
High School |
|
Caleb Ashby |
OLB |
5-10 |
215 |
Saline, Mich. |
Saline |
|
Mark Bernsdorff |
WR |
5-11 |
185 |
Sylvania, Ohio |
Sylvania Northview |
|
Andrew Bowers |
QB |
5-9 |
170 |
Nashville, Tenn. |
Ensworth |
|
Chad Davenport |
OL |
6-2 |
250 |
Roswell, Ga. |
Fellowship Christian School |
|
Adam Dobbins |
OL |
6-1 |
290 |
Hanahan, S.C. |
Bishop England |
|
Jackson Fain |
RB |
5-10 |
185 |
Knoxville, Tenn. |
Farragut |
|
Jacob Furnari |
RB |
5-10 |
190 |
Lake Forest, Calif. |
El Toro |
|
Jon Furrow |
RB |
6-2 |
205 |
Pendleton, Ind. |
Pendleton Heights |
|
Oliver Gibson (Transfer) |
TE/FB |
6-1 |
225 |
Watertown, Wis. |
Watertown |
|
Peter Gibson |
DL |
6-2 |
270 |
Watertown, Wis. |
Watertown |
|
Daniel Gray |
PK |
6-0 |
170 |
Kennesaw, Ga. |
Mount Paran |
|
Caleb Haynes |
OL |
6-2 |
260 |
Manteno, Ill |
Manteno |
|
Blake Herman |
DE |
6-0 |
245 |
Fall City, Wash. |
Mount Si |
|
Tanner Hinderliter |
DB |
6-0 |
185 |
Lenexa, Kan. |
St. James Academy |
|
Caleb Hood |
WR |
5-10 |
170 |
Boca Raton, Fla. |
Boca Raton Christian |
|
Christopher Jenkins |
LB |
5-10 |
215 |
Edmonds, Wash. |
King's |
|
Keith Johnson |
ILB |
5-11 |
205 |
Kennesaw, Ga. |
Mount Paran |
|
Sean Kennedy |
WR |
5-10 |
170 |
Aurora, Ill. |
Oswego East |
|
Tyler Leslie |
OL |
6-1 |
260 |
El Cajon, Calif. |
Christian |
|
Grayson Mccomb |
CB |
5-9 |
175 |
Cordova, Tenn. |
Evangelical Christian |
|
J Moore |
CB |
5-11 |
180 |
Olive Branch, Miss. |
Briarcrest Christian |
|
Matt Norton |
WR |
5-10 |
185 |
Shreveport, La. |
Loyola College Prep |
|
Johnny Peltz |
QB |
6-3 |
215 |
Wheaton, Ill. |
Wheaton North |
|
Michael Robinson |
WR |
6-2 |
185 |
Wheaton, Ill. |
St. Francis |
|
Michael Sell |
FB |
6-0 |
215 |
Longmeadow, Mass. |
Longmeadow |
|
Benjamin Shaw |
OLB |
5-10 |
200 |
Wellsboro, Pa. |
Wellsboro |
|
Jared Strom |
CB |
5-9 |
175 |
Wheaton, Ill. |
Wheaton North |
|
Jordan Sundelius |
ILB |
6-1 |
190 |
Byron Center |
South Christian |
|
Kody Thornburg |
OLB |
5-10 |
205 |
Murrieta, Calif. |
Murrieta Valley |
|
Andrew Torok |
DB |
5-10 |
190 |
San Juan Capistrano, Calif. |
St. Margarets |
|
M. Jansen Van Grinsven |
WR/K |
6-3 |
190 |
Franklin, Wis. |
Wisconsin Lutheran |
|
Jake Wentworth |
DE |
6-2 |
245 |
Rock Hill, S.C. |
Westminster Catawba Christian |
|
Andrew Wright |
DB |
6-1 |
190 |
Bixby, Okla. |
Lincoln Christian |
