Illinois Wesleyan wins 12th CCIW men's golf title under coach Jim Ott, 17th overall

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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – For the 12th time since 2001, Illinois Wesleyan claimed the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) men’s golf title on Saturday at The Rail.

The Titans won with a four-round team score of 1149, followed by Carthage (1170), Millikin (1186), North Central (1230), Elmhurst (1232), Augustana and Wheaton (1246) and North Park (1406).

With the win, Illinois Wesleyan earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Men's Golf Championship held May 12-15 at Grandover Resort in Greensboro, North Carolina.

All 12 titles since 2001 have come under current head coach Jim Ott, who also took home his fourth CCIW Men’s Golf Coach of the Year honors. This was the Titans’ 17th CCIW title in school history.

Additionally, this will be the ninth-straight year that Illinois Wesleyan will compete in the NCAA Championship, a streak that started in 2007. The Titans’ best finish was a second-place showing in 2011.

All-Conference Performers (Top 10 Individuals)
Kenny Wienckowski – Illinois Wesleyan (285)
Blaine Buente – Millikin (287)
Evan Berna – Illinois Wesleyan (289)
Spencer Groessl – Illinois Wesleyan (289)
Tony Albano – Illinois Wesleyan (290)
Jarrett Simonson – Carthage (290)
Mike Bubenicek – Millikin (292)
Tim Tynan – Illinois Wesleyan (293)
Kyle Donovan – Carthage (294)
Matt Meneghetti – Carthage (294)

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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 2013-14 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,400 academic all-conference recipients, 14 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 33 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients and 87 all-Americans.

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