Story by Ellie Manderfeld, CCIW Intern

NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central senior Ian Mullen was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Wrestler of the Week on Tuesday.

Mullen, a native of McHenry, Illinois and McHenry West High School, won the 133-pound championship this past Saturday at the University of Dubuque Invitational, scoring a total of 19 team points. Mullen received a bye in the first round, and in the quarterfinals, was victorious over Dubuque's Ridge Vlha (Fall 2:41). In the semifinals, Mullen beat Nebraska Wesleyan's Eron Haynes (14-7), a 2019 NCAA All-American and currently ranked sixth in the nation according to the NWCA Division III Coaches' Poll. In the championship match, Mullen defeated Nebraska Wesleyan's Van Schmidt (Fall 2:32) to finish 3-0 on the day with two falls and a 14-7 decision.

2019-20 CCIW Wrestlers of the Week
Ian Mullen - North Central (11/19/19)
Bradan Birt - Millikin (11/12/19)
Isaac Odell - Wheaton (11/5/19)  
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.