NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Central’s Ben Williamson was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Wrestler of the Week on Tuesday.
 
Williamson, a freshman from Naperville, Illinois and Naperville Central High School (Physical Education major), won the 149-pound bracket at the North Central Invitational on Saturday. Seeded third, Williamson opened with an 11-3 major decision over Augustana’s Bryce Thomas before earning a 3-1 decision over Olivet’s Matt Lopez in the quarterfinals. Williamson won by fall at 2:55 against Augustana’s Matt Sears in the semifinal and then defeated No. 1 seed Adrian Collier of Dubuque 2-1 in the championship match. The 149-pound bracket also featured Wabash’s Devin Broukal, a 2015 NCAA qualifier and returning North Central Invitational champion.
 
2015-16 CCIW Wrestlers of the Week
Ben Williamson – North Central (12/15/15)
Blake Tisza – Millikin (12/8/15)
Blake Santi – Elmhurst (11/23/15)
Josh Tardy – North Central (11/17/15)
Chris Williams – Millikin (11/17/15)
Jared Fekete – Wheaton (11/10/15)

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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services eight member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2014-15 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,500 academic all-conference recipients, 19 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 46 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients and 102 all-Americans.