NAPERVILLE – After shooting identical rounds of 69 and 74 to tie for fifth place at the Take Back the Night Challenge in Decatur, Ill., Illinois Wesleyan teammates Juney Bai and Michael Spitzer are co-recipients of the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Golf Student-Athlete of the Week award, the league office announced Wednesday afternoon.
Bai and Spitzer both finished the event at 143, the fifth-lowest score among 104 players at the two-day event hosted by Millikin at Red Tail Run Golf Club and South Side Country Club. Their efforts allowed the Titans to place second as a team, two shots off the lead.
Both Bai, a freshman from Mokena, Ill., and Spitzer, a freshman from Hinsdale, Ill., are now two-time CCIW Student-Athletes of the Week in 2023, and Spitzer is a repeat selection. Illinois Wesleyan has won or shared the award honor of the seven times it’s been awarded during the 2022-23 season.
2022-23 CCIW Men's Golf Student-Athlete of the Week
April 26: Juney Bai, Illinois Wesleyan; Michael Spitzer, Illinois Wesleyan
April 19: Michael Spitzer, Illinois Wesleyan
April 12: Juney Bai, Illinois Wesleyan
Sept. 28: Max Golding, North Park
Sept. 21: Bobby Beaubien, Illinois Wesleyan
Sept. 14: Quinn Clifford, Illinois Wesleyan
Sept. 7: Evan Bridges, Carroll
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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.).