Bryan Moore Associate Executive Director | College Conference Of Wisconsin And Illinois
Bryan Moore Associate Executive Director | College Conference Of Wisconsin And Illinois
Illinois Wesleyan University clinched its 13th consecutive College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Golf Championship, held at WeaverRidge Golf Club in Peoria, Illinois. Michael Spitzer led the Titans, recording a two-under-par 70 in the final round to win medalist honors. The team finished with a score of 847, 17 under par and 35 strokes ahead of second-place Millikin University. Wheaton College placed third with a score of 892.
Spitzer completed the 54-hole tournament with an eight-under-par 208, edging out teammate Griffin Pohl by one stroke. Pohl ended as runner-up. Additionally, Jonah Swartz from Wheaton secured third place with a score of 212, and Carthage's Tanner Angelstad finished fourth at 213. Illinois Wesleyan's Quinn Clifford and North Central’s Mitchell Mazzei rounded out the top six, with Mazzei’s final round 67, the lowest of the day, bringing him to a sixth-place finish at 217.
Griffin Pohl was named the CCIW Student-Athlete of the Year, an accolade decided by league head coaches. North Park University's Felix Pettersson received the CCIW First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year award following his 14th-place individual finish.
The CCIW's Elite 26 award, recognizing student-athletes excelling academically and athletically, was awarded to Quinn Clifford and Juney Bai from Illinois Wesleyan.
Other honors included the CCIW RESPECT Award, distributed to athletes from various participating schools, including Adam Soczka from Augustana and Pablo Castro from Illinois Wesleyan.
The CCIW Coach of the Year award was presented to Jim Ott of Illinois Wesleyan. The list of All-CCIW honorees featured standout performers from several universities, with Illinois Wesleyan leading with five members on the list.
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