Illinois Wesleyan

Has earned four letters (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) ... Wide receiver...

In his career, Checchin has 988 kickoff return yards, third most in IWU record books and is tied for fourth with 42 kickoff returns ... Ranks No. 8 with 143 pass receptions and No. 5 with 2,130 receiving yards ... Also No. 3 with 3,334 career all purpose yards ...

2015: Named College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Merle Chapman Leadership Award winner ... Co-captain of 2015 team ... Named "Most Valuable Offensive Player" ... Won "Best Skill" award ... Earned the "Doug Schmied Award" voted on by the coaches for loyalty, leadership, citizenship, most sports- and team-minded and attitude ... Appeared in first eight games for the Titans before season-ending injury...Rushed 13 times for 98 yards and one touchdown ... Made 39 receptions for 747 yards and eight touchdowns ... Named College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin "Special Teams Player of the Week" on Oct. 5 for his play against Carthage when he made TD catch with 1:19 left, recovered onside kick and then caught another TD pass with :11 left for the gamewinner ... Named to second team of preseason Division III All-American squad chosen by USA College Football and American Football Networks ...

2014: Named "Most Valuable Offensive Player" ... Won "Best Skill" award ... He amassed 1,331 all-purpose yards, seventh most in an IWU season ... Made 49 catches for 800 yards with seven touchdowns and had 441 yards of kick returns, also seventh best in a Titan season ... Made 20 kick returns for 441 yards and a TD ... Also rushed 13 times for 83 yards and had long run of 23 yards ... Named to first team of all-CCIW squads as a wide receiver ... Named CCIW "Special Teams Player of the Week" when he had five kick returns for 99 yards (19.8 yard average) with a long of 27 yards in a 45-34 loss at North Central on Nov. 1. He also finished with four catches for 92 yards and a touchdown and totaled a game-high 190 all-purpose yards ... Named CCIW "Special Teams Player of the Week" on Sept. 8 for his play against Franklin when he had 100 yard kickoff return vs. Franklin, the longest in IWU history, topping mark of 99 set in 1942 by Bill Alkire, and the first kickoff return for TD at IWU since 1990 ...

2013: Named to first team of all-CCIW squads as a return specialist and was a second team all-CCIW selection as a wide receiver ... Had 55 receptions for 583 yards and 5 touchdowns...Longest reception was for 33 yards... Returned 14 kicks for a total of 353 yards with a long of 78 yards... Returned 4 punts for a total of 39 yards...

2012: Returned eight kicks for a total of 194 yards...

AT ROLLING MEADOWS HS: Member of the varsity football and swimming teams...Three-year All-Mid Suburban League Conference member...All-Area...MSL east Offensive Player of the Year...Team captain as a junior and senior...B-honor roll all four years...

PERSONAL: Pronounced "CAKE-in" ... Given name is Arthur Lino Giancarlo Checchin... Born February 13, 1994 ... Major is business (finance) at Illinois Wesleyan... Parents are Art and Dawn Checchin...