NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- North Central senior Anthony Rink was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Wrestler of the Week on Tuesday.

A native of Kankakee, Illinois and Herscher High School, Rink finished 3-0 at the Desert Duals in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, December 22. Against ninth-ranked UW-La Crosse, Rink defeated Sam Wenzel at 149 pounds by an 18-4 major decision. He then earned a close 5-4 decision over Wartburg's Brady Fritz, who came into the match ranked fifth nationally and was a 2019 NCAA Division III All-American. Rink finished the day with a 7-2 decision over Trine's Brandon Minear as the Cardinals claimed a 41-5 team victory over the Thunder.

2019-20 CCIW Wrestlers of the Week
Anthony Rink - North Central (12/24/19)
Taylor McGiffen - Millikin (12/17/19)
Marco Padilla - Concordia-Wisconsin (12/10/19)
Logan Hagerbaumer - Millikin (11/26/19)
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.