NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Central’s Layten Binion was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Wrestler of the Week on Tuesday.
 
Binion, a junior from Mishawaka, Indiana and Mishawaka High School (Exercise Science major), went 2-0 for the Cardinals at the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) National Duals over the weekend in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He avenged his only loss of the season with a 4-3 victory over fifth-ranked Josh Martin of Cornell in the 141-pound match. He then defeated Baldwin Wallace’s Zach Taylor by fall just 23 seconds into the match. Binion (9-1) was ranked seventh in the most recent NWCA Division III Individual Rankings on January 4.
 
2015-16 CCIW Wrestlers of the Week
Layten Binion – North Central (1/12/16)
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.