NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- In honor of Veterans Day on Monday, December 11, the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) recognizes all active and former military veterans, including those currently competing as conference student-athletes.
The CCIW office recently gathered information from its member institutions on active or veteran military members competing in the conference during the 2019-20 season. Also included were ROTC members that are committed to service upon graduation.
Please visit the "About" link to learn more about each individual.
Active/Veteran Military Members
Katie Eastburn - Augustana College
Junior, Women's Track & Field
National Guard
About Katie
Marcel Emond - University of Dubuque
Junior, Men's Lacrosse
Wisconsin Air National Guard
About Marcel
Nick Huff - Carthage College
Sophomore, Men's Track & Field
Army
About Nick
Frank Mauigoa - North Park University
Sophomore, Football/Men's Volleyball
Army
About Frank
Matt Patterson - Carroll University
Freshman, Football
ROTC Members Committed to Service
Max Bousky - Illinois Wesleyan University
Junior, Men's Lacrosse
Army
About Max
Justin DiCarlo - Washington University in St. Louis
Senior, Football
Army
About Justin
Angelina Biondo - North Central College
Freshman, Women's Soccer
Air Force
Joe Mohr - North Central College
Freshman, Football
Army
Michael Pollack - North Central College
Junior, Men's Basketball
Air Force
Alec Thrall - North Central College
Freshman, Men's Lacrosse
Army
Ellie Manderfeld - North Park University
Senior, Softball
Army National Guard
About Ellie
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), 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 2018-19 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,200 academic all-conference recipients, 18 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 43 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.