NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Carthage freshman Paul Busse was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men's Swimming Student-Athlete of the Week on Tuesday.

Busse, a native of Waunakee, Wisconsin and Waunakee High School, helped lead Carthage to a first place finish at the Wisconsin Private College Championships held Friday and Saturday at Carthage's Koenitzer Aquatic Center. He won the 400-yard IM with a time of 4:10.89, which was a lifetime best by three seconds and currently leads the CCIW in that event. Busse followed with a best time in the 50-yard freestyle split (22.94) and open (23.53), as well as a time of 1:03.98 in the 100-yard breaststroke.

2021-22 CCIW Men's Swimming Student-Athletes of the Week
Paul Busse - Carthage (2/1/22)
Mitchell Mages - Carthage (1/25/22)
Mason McCauley - Illinois Wesleyan (1/18/22)
Anthony Fitzgerald - Wheaton (12/8/21)
Conner Hwang - Carthage, Donald Tichy - Illinois Wesleyan (11/24/21)
Dawson Bremner - Wheaton (11/10/21)
Adam Moskus - Carthage (11/3/21)
Mitchell Mages - Carthage (10/27/21)
   
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 University (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).