METAMORA, Ill. – Emma Thorman of Illinois Wesleyan equaled a three-round College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Golf Championship record with a 54-hole score of 218, lifting Illinois Wesleyan to its second consecutive league title and its 18th overall since 2002 at Metamora Fields Golf Club in Metamora, Ill.
Additionally, IWU’s final team total was 886, a three-round CCIW Championship record. The previous record of 903 was set by Carthage in 2021. IWU has now won seven of the last nine league titles since 2015.
Thorman led all players with a one-under-par 70 on Saturday, allowing her 54-hole total of 218 to match Carthage’s Adrienne Rohwedder in 2021 as the lowest three-round total in CCIW Championship history. She entered Saturday’s round three shots off the lead.
The Titans went 1-2-3 on the final leaderboard, as Jadyn Spinks shot a seven-over 220 and Lexi Onsrud fired a 223. Macy Ludwig (sixth) and Jacque O’Neill (ninth) also earned All-CCIW honors for the Titans.
Augustana’s Avery Frick finished fourth with a 224, helping the Vikings tie Elmhurst for second place with identical team scores of 942. Sarah Bond finished tied for seventh to give Augie two All-CCIW performers. The Bluejays’ Regan Bobich placed fifth overall at 225 and was joined on the All-CCIW Team by teammate Kailey Godfrey (ninth). Elmhurst’s second-place showing marked the Bluejays’ highest team finish in CCIW Championship history.
North Central’s Aleksa Gizewicz also earned All-CCIW recognition with a 54-hole total of 233 to tie Bond for seventh place. The Cardinals were fourth on the final team leaderboard, NCC’s best performance at the CCIW Championship since placing third in 2016.
All-CCIW Team
Emma Thorman, Illinois Wesleyan
Jadyn Spinks, Illinois Wesleyan
Lexi Onsrud, Illinois Wesleyan
Avery Frick, Augustana
Regan Bobich, Elmhurst
Macy Ludwig, Illinois Wesleyan
Sarah Bond, Augustana
Aleksa Gizewicz, North Central
Kailey Godfrey, Elmhurst
Jacque O'Neill, Illinois Wesleyan
Elite 26 Winner
Lexi Onsrud, Illinois Wesleyan
RESPECT Award Winners
Kelsey O'Connor, Augustana
Lauren Lostetter, Carroll
Alina Brindza, Carthage
Rachel Fratt, Elmhurst
Emily Gastrau, Illinois Wesleyan
Madison Jesson, Millikin
Reagan Braker, North Central
Amber Fellows, North Park
Lizzy Stone, Wheaton
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, Ill.), Carroll University (Waukesha, Wis.), Carthage College (Kenosha, Wis.), Elmhurst University (Elmhurst, Ill.), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, Ill.), Millikin University (Decatur, Ill.), North Central College (Naperville, Ill.), North Park University (Chicago, Ill.) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).