NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Elmhurst’s Blake Santi was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Wrestler of the Week on Tuesday.
 
Santi, a senior from Roselle, Illinois and Lake Park High School (Accounting major), won the 149-pound title at the Concordia (Wis.) Open on Saturday. He posted a perfect 5-0 record, opening with a 16-1 technical fall over Dubuque’s Ethan Kleitsch. He then pinned Harper’s Howie Olson at 1:01, followed by a 4-1 decision over Wabash’s Devin Broukal. Santi beat Wartburg’s Mark Pinero 6-4 in the semifinals, and then won the championship with an 8-7 decision over UW-Parkside’s Frank Yatonni.
 
2015-16 CCIW Wrestlers of the Week
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.