NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin announced today the recipients of the Spring 2022 Dave Wrath & Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference awards.

The Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference list comprises those individuals that achieved an overall grade-point average of 3.30 or above and have served at least one year in residency at their respective school. Over 800 names were recognized during the Spring 2022 season.

The Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference award is named after the former Augustana College athletics administrator. Wrath retired in June of 2021 as the Associate Director of Athletics for Media and Alumni Relations, serving the Vikings for 40 years. In addition to his duties at Augustana, Wrath served as the CCIW Sports Information Director from 1996 to 2005 and was instrumental in establishing the CCIW's Academic All-Conference Program in 2005.

The complete list of the Spring 2022 Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference recipients can be found here.

Additionally, the CCIW announced all of the recipients of the Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference award. Each CCIW member institution selects two student-athletes (one men's athlete & one women's athlete) from each of the three sport seasons (fall, winter, spring) to be honored as Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference members. To be eligible, an individual must have an overall grade point average of 3.50 or above and have served at least one year in residency at their respective institution.

The Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference award is named after the former Wheaton College Director of Athletics and CCIW Commissioner. Swartz served in the Athletics Director role from 1975-1982 and as CCIW Commissioner from 1987 until his passing on July 11, 1997.

Spring 2022 Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference Recipients

Augustana

Women's Recipient: Carmen Bruchnak
Sport: Women's Track & Field
Year: Senior
Major: Communications Sciences & Disorders
GPA: 3.97
Spring 2022 Highlights: Claimed all-conference honors with a fourth place finish in the 800-meter run (2:20.19) at the 2022 CCIW Outdoor Track & Field Championship. 

Men's Recipient: Josh Wintroub
Sport: Baseball
Year: Senior
Major: Accounting & Data Analytics
GPA: 3.72
Spring 2022 Highlights: Helped lead the Vikings to a CCIW Tournament title and NCAA Division III Baseball Championship appearance ... Had the team's highest ERA (2.71) ... went 6-3 with 96 strikeouts in 15 appearances (13 starts) and 79.2 innings pitched.

Carroll

Women's Recipient: Clara Jelacic
Sport: Women's Lacrosse
Year: Senior
Major: Doctorate of Physical Therapy Candidate
GPA: 3.46
Spring 2022 Highlights: Became the Pioneers' first-ever recipient of the CCIW Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year award ... named an All-CCIW First Team recipient ... named to the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Association (IWLCA) Great Lakes Region Second Team ... led the team, conference, region and nation in caused turnovers per game (4.62) and finished with the third-most ground balls per game in NCAA Division III (5.88) ... finished second on the team in points (67) on 52 goals and 15 assists.

Men's Recipient: Steven Hermsen
Sport: Men's Track & Field
Year: Senior
Major: Exercise Science
GPA: 3.97
Spring 2022 Highlights: Won his second-straight outdoor discus national title (54.93 meters) ... CCIW's Elite 25 recipient, which recognizes academic and athletic success ... set a CCIW meet record while winning the conference outdoor discus title (192-3) and also placed second in the shot put (51-9) ... named the CCIW Men's Field Athlete of the Meet at the 2022 CCIW Outdoor Track & Field Championship. 

Carthage

Women's Recipient: Laura Sanders
Sport: Women's Track & Field
Year: Senior
Major: Exercise & Sport Science
GPA: 4.0
Spring 2022 Highlights: finished 25th in the women's 5,000-meter run at the 2022 CCIW Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Men's Recipient: Zach Bulthuis
Sport: Men's Volleyball
Year: Junior
Major: Mathematics (Actuarial Science) & Finance
GPA: 4.0
Spring 2022 Highlights: helped lead the Firebirds to their second-straight national title ... named a First Team All-Conference recipient ... American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First Team All-American ... totaled 182 kills, .483 attack percentage, 61 total blocks and 18 digs.

Elmhurst

Women's Recipient: Amanda Lams
Sport: Women's Track & Field
Year: Senior
Major: Biochemistry
GPA: 3.94
Spring 2022 Highlights: CCIW outdoor long jump champion (18-8 1/4) and CCIW triple jump champion (37-8 3/4) at the 2022 CCIW Outdoor Track & Field Championship ... helped lead the Bluejays to a second place finish at the CCIW Championship. 

Men's Recipient: Troy Taller
Sport: Baseball
Year: Senior
Major: MBA/Marketing
GPA: 4.0
Spring 2022 Highlights: totaled 34 hits and nine doubles in 115 at-bats during the 2022 season ... scored 24 runs and had 18 RBI, along with a .296 batting average in 30 games.

Illinois Wesleyan

Women's Recipient: Hayley Earl
Sport: Softball
Year: Senior
Major: Business/Marketing
GPA: 3.88
Spring 2022 Highlights: was named a All-CCIW First Team recipient for the third-straight season as the Titans' starting catcher ... batted .380 (38-for-100) with a 1.074 OPS, 20 runs, 11 doubles, six home runs, 25 RBI and a .670 slugging percentage in 30 games ... named the CCIW's Chris Martin Perseverance Award recipient, overcoming a hearing disability and thriving as an all-conference performer and team leader.

Men's Recipient: Rick Smith
Sport: Men's Lacrosse
Year: Senior
Major: Design, Technology & Entrepreneurship
GPA: 3.77
Spring 2022 Highlights: United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Honorable Mention All-American ... All-CCIW First Team recipient ... scored a team-high 50 goals, along with 20 assists, for a team-best 70 points ... finished career second on Illinois Wesleyan's all-time goals list .. helped lead the Titans to a fourth-straight CCIW regular season title.

Millikin

Women's Recipient: Grace Biondo
Sport: Softball
Year: Senior
Major: Mathematics (Actuarial Science & Computer Science)
GPA: 3.982
Spring 2022 Highlights: All-CCIW Second Team recipient ... helped lead the Big Blue to a CCIW regular season title, NCAA Regional and Super-Regional titles, and an appearance in the 2022 NCAA Division III Softball Championship's finals round ... batted .349 (44-for-126) with 40 runs, nine doubles, five triples, 30 RBI and a .500 slugging percentage in 46 games.

Men's Recipient: Ben Kuxmann
Sport: Men's Track & Field
Year: Senior
Major: English, Secondary Teaching
GPA: 3.68
Spring 2022 Highlights: earned all-America honors with a second place finish in the 800-meter run (1:50.54) at the 2022 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championship ... won the 800-meter run (1:52.34) and the 1,500-meter run (3:53.73) at the 2022 CCIW Outdoor Track & Field Championship ... CoSIDA Academic All-District recipient ... holds program records in the indoor 800 (1:53.62) and the outdoor 800 (1:49.19).

North Central

Women's Recipient: Julia Babinec
Sport: Women's Track & Field
Year: Senior
Major: Spanish/Sociology
GPA: 3.69
Spring 2022 Highlights: all-American after a fourth place finish in the 100-meter hurdles (13.83) at the 2022 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship ... also earned all-America honors with a sixth place finish in the 4x100-meter relay (47.09) ... CCIW champion in the 100-meter hurdles (13.94) and the 4x100-meter relay (47.90).

Men's Recipient: Jeremy Cardenas
Sport: Men's Volleyball
Year: Junior
Major: Marketing/Finance
GPA: 3.89
Spring 2022 Highlights: American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) First Team All-American ... North Central's first-ever First Team All-American ... All-CCIW Second Team performer ... helped lead the Cardinals to their first-ever NCAA postseason appearance ... led North Central in blocks per set (0.90) and was also ranked top 15 nationally with a .429 hitting percentage.

North Park

Women's Recipient: Pati Miazek
Sport: Women's Track & Field
Year: Junior
Major: Finance
GPA: 4.0
Spring 2022 Highlights: CCIW's Elite 25 recipient, which recognizes academic and athletic success ... all-conference performer with a seventh place finish in the 1,500-meter run (4:59.05) at the 2022 CCIW Outdoor Track & Field Championship.

Men's Recipient: Ranko Stevanovic
Sport: Baseball
Year: Senior
Major: MBA
GPA: 3.979
Spring 2022 Highlights: CCIW Baseball Student-Athlete of the Year ... All-CCIW First Team recipient ... American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Second Team All-Region ... D3baseball.com Third Team All-Region ... led the Vikings in hits (54), home runs (9), total bases (96), slugging percentage (.600) and RBI (47) .. also totaled 11 doubles, 39 runs and four stolen bases.

Wheaton

Women's Recipient: Abi Gum
Sport: Women's Track & Field
Year: Junior
Major: Elementary Education
GPA: 3.59
Spring 2022 Highlights: all-conference performer with a second place finish in the women's heptathlon (4085) at the 2022 CCIW Outdoor Track & Field Championship.

Men's Recipient: Kevin Riley
Sport: Men's Track & Field
Year: Senior
Major: Mathematics
GPA: 3.85
Spring 2022 Highlights: named the 2022 CCIW Men's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Meet after first place finishes in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:22.37) and the 5,000-meter run (15:00.48) ... CoSIDA Academic All-District recipient ... all-American in the 3,000-meter steeplechase after a sixth place finish (9:02.44) at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship.  
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).