Couldn't be more proud to be an alum of a program that changes lives.
Is @WheatonFB worth it? Ask some of our current coaches and players. #LetsRoll #NoRegrets @Wheaton_Thunder @WheatonCollege @wheatonalumni Watch the full video here on #Vimeo vimeo.com/332083116?ref=tw-s…
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It’s all about the MISSION. @WheatonFB has and will continue to develop men “For Christ and His Kingdom.” I am humbled to now lead this program and am incredibly excited about our future! #NoRegrets #LetsRoll
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My four day old, Evie, watched her first @WheatonFB game from the NICU tonight. I will never forget this week and God’s provision in providing a great outcome for my daughter ... and a Thunder victory.
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Proud of the resilience our team displayed through the course of this year! It is a JOY to coach this team. Special thank you to all our seniors who played their last game - always remember - Wheaton Football is a BEGINNING not an ENDING! Live #FEARLESS / Play #FEARLESS
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🔵🟠 Fired up by all STUDS joining the Thunder’s class of 2021! 🔵🟠 #NOREGRETS
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Special time visiting The Alamo with @WheatonFB today! Loved getting to experience this landmark and moment in history with our men. #LetsRoll #FEARLESS
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We speak often about football being a microcosm of life. This picture not only captures the excitement of our win on Saturday, but also the GRIT of a team determined to respond well to adversity. It speaks a thousand words to the character developed in the men of @WheatonFB .
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This man changed my life. Forever grateful for what he created and the indelible mark that he left on everyone he led.
Mike Swider announces his retirement as Wheaton's head football coach bit.ly/2Yz9K8p
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Yesterday we dismissed a very special senior class from their last team meeting. In four years: * 41-6 record * 2 Outright CCIW Championships * 4-1 in Bell Games More importantly, we celebrate their growth into men who will impact the world For Christ and His Kingdom!
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Got a date with destiny on October 14th, but until then it's #WaymakerWednesday @pebg696 @blitzkregel63 #BringTheBellBack
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Report day in the books. The real fun begins tomorrow! Excited for this team! 🔶🔷 #FEARLESS
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I hope Psalms 13 rings true in your life during this uncertainty. In the midst of David’s longing for the Lord’s presence his affirmation is powerful: “But I trust in your unfailing love, my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord for he has been good to me!”
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HUGE shoutout and congratulations to former @WheatonFB Captain and OL Andrew Jones on his official beginning with the Seahawks! #WayMakers #NoRegrets
The @Seahawks signed two tackles to the practice squad this afternoon. #GoHawks shwks.com/sbjkd
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Big thanks to GospeLife church and staff for hosting our team today! Love the opportunity for our guys to worship together! #FEARLESS
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Incredibly proud of our team! Desperately wanted to have post-season life. @WheatonFB has it! 1-0.
Round 1️⃣ 12:00 Noon vs Aurora. #LetsRoll #STTS
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What we would give to be 22 hours from kickoff in the Twin Cities ...
Wheaton leads the 2020 D3football.com Preseason All-American with six selections #LetsRoll bit.ly/2QP1iPe
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Great time celebrating our 2022 season this past weekend. We said goodbye to twenty-seven seniors who graduate transformed by our program and ready to make a difference for the gospel. Wheaton Football is about a beginning … not an ending. #NoRegrets #FEARLESS
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A Tradition like no other... #LetsRoll #Thundergang
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Great win today by our TEAM! Proud of the way our guys continue to embrace our theme - play #FEARLESS / live #FEARLESS
FB: The 15th-ranked Thunder football team defeats No. 25 WashU 42-35 in St. Louis this afternoon to improve to 7-2. #LetsRoll #d3fb
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Proud again of our men! Continue to compete and live #FEARLESS
Big Win on Family Weekend! On to the next 1️⃣ #LetsRoll #NoRegrets #Fearless
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Going to miss this group!
With today being Graduation, we thank and congratulate our 2019-2020 Senior Class. Go live #ForChristAndHisKingdom! #NoRegrets #PTR
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Off-season mindset: Growth & development don’t happen in the midst of ease and comfort. The end.
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When we talk about excellence in everything, we mean it.
Luke Anthony, Giovanni Weeks, Ryan Schwartz and Caleb Egbert are named to CoSIDA Academic All-America Division III Football Team bit.ly/3ywlZ7D
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Our commitment to excellence on and off the field isn’t just a bunch of words - it’s lived out in the lives of our players … academically, athletically, and in their pursuit of Jesus. Love seeing an award like this for so many - it’s a great affirmation of our culture!
15 members of the Thunder football team selected to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society bit.ly/3uIb62i
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Can’t come soon enough!! Excited to have our men back on campus in a couple short weeks!
5️⃣0️⃣ Days Until Kickoff! #LetsRoll #NoRegrets
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Every brick we’re laying now matters. You only get one foundation.
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Happy Thanksgiving from the @WheatonFB family!
Colossians 3:17 - And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. We are thankful for the opportunity to continue to live out the mission of Jesus and build on our culture of excellence in 2020.
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Proud of our team and their commitment to excellence in the classroom!
Outstanding work by our young men! The #Distinction is real!
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Been a great camp, proud of our team and how they have attacked the last 2.5 weeks … even more so the past 630 days. CANNOT WAIT for week 1! #STTS #NoRegrets
Kickoff in 1 week! Mark the 🗓 #LetsRoll #STTS
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Special thanks to Mrs. Coach Scott for understanding that Wheaton Football is also my family and for letting me go coach the game after we knew that Evie would be ok. You are the best.
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Unbelievably proud of these and all our players for their resilience and tenacity. Order is restored and the bell is home!
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Will be a great opportunity to celebrate Coach Swider’s legacy as we begin this upcoming season!
Wheaton Athletics to honor Mike Swider at September 4 football game #LetsRoll bit.ly/2S1RMN4
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Proud of our men - 1% better each day this past week! #NoRegrets #FEARLESS
No. 15 Thunder football team handles Carroll in a 61-9 victory bit.ly/3z56THz
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Thankful for all the men and women who have served our country. Grateful also for the seven current @WheatonFB players responding to the call to serve!
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Practice 1? ✔️ #PTR
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Really glad he’s on our team! 😤
Congratulations to Dallas McRae on being named to the @d3football Team of the Week for the 2nd time this Fall. #LetsRoll #NoRegrets #PTR
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Excited about these additions to our full-time staff!
Jesse Scott, head coach of @WheatonFB, announces new roles for Taylor Graham and Andrew Bowers on the Thunder football coaching staff bit.ly/2P95tox
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It’s about the MISSION … and the people drive the mission! Excited for all the ways these coaches have and will continue to invest in Wheaton Football.
Thunder football program announces new roles and coaches for coaching staff bit.ly/3KjN5DU
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The Thunder Roll! We got our coveted second chance and made the most of it. Love our guys, love our effort, to God be the glory! #LetsRoll
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Process … Process … Process
💯 Days! The countdown to Kickoff has begun! #LetsRoll #NoRegrets
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Proud of our guys - great representation of what it means to “Pound the Rock!”
The ninth-ranked Wheaton football team defeats No. 5 North Central in an epic "Battle for the Little Brass Bell", 35-21 #LetsRoll #d3fb bit.ly/2ogqraM
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Welcome aboard!! Excited for you to join the Wheaton Football family! #NoRegrets #LetsRoll
The Thunder football program announces 30 newcomers for the 2022 season bit.ly/3GMkFBH
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Our faith in Jesus grounds us in an eternal perspective - that perspective brings order to chaos and gives meaning to disorder. It allows us to stay focused on a greater VISION and let that vision shape our tasks!
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Team success is prerequisite to individual success ... proud of Will, proud of our TEAM! #FEARLESS #NoRegrets
Will Bowers named to the @D3football Team of the Week bit.ly/3EfJZAg
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New field complete and looks SHARP - can't wait to be back in action! #DefendTheCrown #Threepeat @Wheaton_Thunder
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A well deserved honor - Congratulations Coach Nightingale!
Congratulations to @Coach_CDN2 from @WheatonFB on being selected to the 2022 AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute! Full list ➡ bit.ly/3oryrlx #WeAreAFCA
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@WheatonFB c/o 2023 off to a STRONG start - welcome to a new member of the Thunder Football Family from SoCal!! 🔶🔷 #NoRegrets
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Congrats, Trevor! You are a tremendous example of what it means to be a Wheaton Football player on and off the field.
Congratulations to @WheatonFB 's Trevor Gabriele on being named an AFCA First Team All-American for the 2022 football season! 🏅 #LetsRoll
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Great to worship with these men this morning @Highpointch ! What a privilege to coach guys committed to pursuing Jesus...
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Can’t come to our campus right now? That’s okay! We’ll bring it to you! #WhyWheaton
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Congratulations to a great group of men. Proud of all the ways you’ve contributed and grown both on and off the field. Remember - Wheaton Football is a beginning, not an ending. Keep Jesus at the center of it all.
Being a Senior for @WheatonFB is a great privilege. Thank you to the class of 2023 for their commitment to loving Jesus and pursuing excellence in all they do. #LetsRoll #NoRegrets
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Lots to be thankful for this week, the opportunity Round 2 presents being one of them!
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Welcome aboard @AveryAnderson1 ! Couldn’t be more excited to welcome you to the Thunder Football Family! 🔶🔷 #LetsRoll #NoRegrets
Proud to announce that I have the privilege of joining the coaching staff at Wheaton College. Blessed to have the opportunity to help student athletes on the pursuit of excellence in Faith, Academics, and Football. GO THUNDER⚡️🐘 @WheatonFB #LetsRoll
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Grateful to be part of a program and institution that change lives! Please consider supporting our mission through #WheatonGives !
Today is #WheatonGives! Join us as we rally #AllAsOne in supporting @WheatonCollege. Select ‘Football’ to ensure your support goes towards our Mission. #NoRegrets #LetsRoll
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Great opportunity to support our mission! #WheatonGives #LetsRoll
#WheatonGives will take place this Wednesday, April 29. Help support us and the College as we continue the mission of ‘For Christ and His Kingdom’. #LetsRoll
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New Tradition - #WaymakerWednesday - cause the big guys need love too!
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Proud of our team! Great work in the classroom this semester.
A commitment to academic excellence is more than words for @WheatonFB! #LetsRoll #NoRegrets
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Absolute stud. Well deserved recognition!
The @WheatonFB nominee for the 2020 #CampbellTrophy is All-America LB Ryan Schwartz! Congrats @Rschwartz34! bit.ly/3h1WP6L
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FILL MCCULLY!!
Come to McCully Stadium at Wheaton College this weekend to watch @BethelRoyalsFB vs @WheatonFB in the first round of NCAA DIII Playoffs. 12PM Kickoff. Let's Roll! w/ @Coach_JScott | @WThunderbackers #d3fb
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This week's #WaymkerWednesday brought to you by @chase_white_3 - if your WRs aren't tone-setters, you're doing it wrong ... #EAT #SeeingRed
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An absolute stud and DOMINANT int DL! Well deserving of this recognition.
Congratulations to Dallas McRae a Senior from Wheaton College on being a FINALIST for the 2021 Cliff Harris Award! @WheatonFB @WheatonCollege
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Can't believe that the 2016 season starts in 3 short weeks! Can't wait to have our roster back on campus and start the quest to #Threepeat!
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Big time! #LetsRoll
The field for the 2023 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship has been announced, and @Wheaton_MBB will host a first and second round matchup in King Arena this weekend! This year marks the first time that Wheaton has hosted an NCAA Tournament game since March of 2013.
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Congrats, Coach Swider!
There’s a new member of the Division III 200-win club! With tonight’s 62-0 @WheatonFB victory at Millikin, Mike Swider’s career record improves to 200-51 in 24 seasons at the helm of the Thunder program. #LetsRoll #d3fb
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Love these guys - tremendous players and representatives of Wheaton Football!
Congratulations to Jalen Shaffer and Ryan Schwartz on being named to the @d3football team of the week! #LetsRoll #STTS
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Every day. Regardless of circumstance! #NoRegrets
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1-0!
The Wheaton football team earns its first conference road win of the season in Rock Island to improve to 2-1 on the year. Next up for the Thunder is the battle for the Little Brass Bell in Naperville next Saturday night. #LetsRoll
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An outstanding example of our #DISTINCTION
Wheaton senior linebacker Eric Stevenson was honored on Monday night with the Mental Toughness Award by the Chicago chapter of the National Football Foundation. Stevenson was introduced by and is pictured with head football coach Mike Swider. #LetsRoll
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Big week for the Thunder w/ multiple commitments - excited for these men to join the @WheatonFB family and live out the DISTINCTION of our program in every facet of their lives!
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Congrats to these guys!
Thunder football players Ryan Schwartz and John Bickle earn CCIW Student-Athlete of the Week honors bit.ly/3k7zo0p
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LOVE this group!!! Welcome aboard!
The Thunder football program announces 40 newcomers for the 2021 season #LetsRoll bit.ly/2TChwzL
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Why does Wheaton so profoundly affect the people that call it home? Because of the conviction we have for our mission: For Christ and His Kingdom. #WhyWheaton
Jonathan Blanchard had a “Vision for a Christ-Centered College, and prayed the Lord would make this a school on a hill to proclaim the Gospel to the nations.” Come tour where it all started for @WheatonCollege with us! #WhyWheaton #LetsRoll
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Replying to @WheatonFB
Thankful to be part of a football family that cherishes the truth of the resurrection!
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VERY excited about this c/o ‘23!
Class of 2023, we would love for you to take advantage of a great opportunity to apply, get a decision by Christmas, and be considered for scholarships! Don’t miss out! Apply at the link below: wheaton.edu/undergraduate-ad…
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Huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped us end at the top of the $$$ leaderboard! Appreciate your support of Wheaton and Wheaton Football! #WheatonGives
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Love these guys. Welcome to the family.
The Wheaton football program welcomes 38 newcomers for the 2018 season bit.ly/2td9JZn
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SEVENTY - That's the number of rising juniors and seniors on the 2017 Thunder Football Team. To say we're excited is an understatement!
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Proud of our men! Great response this week. #LetsRoll #FEARLESS
No. 10 Thunder football team opens the CCIW slate with a 42-7 victory against Illinois Wesleyan #LetsRoll #D3fb bit.ly/3qJJKpE
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Proud of you @Rschwartz34 - can’t wait for your next opportunity to PROVE IT!
Congratulations to @Rschwartz34 on being named a Semifinalist for the @NFFNetwork #CampbellTrophy!
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Congrats to @cdegbert5 on the nod after a great week!
Congratulations to @cdegbert5 on being named the @CCIW_Athletics Player of the Week! #LetsRoll #STTS
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Come experience why our tradition rich program will set the trajectory for the rest of your life!
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Great opportunity to learn more about what makes @WheatonFB so special and how our program changes lives! If you have not yet signed up and want to join, DM our staff ASAP!
July 20 & 24 Virtual Visits‼️ If you’re interested in an opportunity to experience @WheatonFB from home, contact: HC/OL: @Coach_JScott OC/QB: @Coach_Graham_ TE/STC: @_coachbowers WR/Str: @HouckCoach DC/DB: @Coach_CDN2 DL: @_CoachSwider Don’t miss out!
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Grateful to have @FAUFootball player and @WheatonFB alum @Jake_Holaday speak to our team about the power of sacrifice, courage, and the story of Benaiah in 2 Samuel 23! @wacad @FloridaAtlantic @faubusiness @FAUpresident @WheatonCollege @Wheaton_Thunder @WThunderbackers #GoLions
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Kiplinger's 50 best College/University values nationwide. That's elite company!
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Studs.
Dallas McRae and Spencer Rowland earn Division III All-America recognition from the Associated Press #LetsRoll bit.ly/34I7soO
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Congrats to our men on an outstanding fall, and to Gio for the special recognition! Team averaged a 3.3. There’s not one academic ineligibility heading into the spring. Talking about commitment to excellence is one thing, so much different to actually do it …
Congratulations to Wheaton's Fall 2022 Jack Swartz Award recipients for academic achievement! 👏 The full list of Wheaton's Academic All-Conference honorees can be found here: athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2…
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Loved our effort Saturday. Time to take the next step!
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