NAPERVILLE – Augustana freshman Vilhelm Johansson rallied from 10th position after 18 holes to the top of the leaderboard and medalist honors at the Viking Invitational and secure the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Golf Student-Athlete award on Wednesday morning.
The Angelholm Skane, Sweden native shot a 77 in wet and windy conditions at last Friday’s opening round at Highland Springs Golf Course. He bounced back on Saturday to card a 69, finishing the tournament at 146 and claiming victory by a single stroke over teammates Alex Thery and Patrick McGrath.
Johansson’s effort allowed Augie to win the tournament with a team score of 583.
2023-24 CCIW Men's Golf Student-Athletes of the Week
May 1: Vilhelm Johansson, Augustana
April 24: Juney Bai, Illinois Wesleyan; Griffin Pohl, Illinois Wesleyan
April 17: Aidan Healy, Illinois Wesleyan
April 10: Quinn Clifford, Illinois Wesleyan; Griffin Pohl, Illinois Wesleyan
March 27: Dominick Emig, Millikin
Nov. 1: Quinn Clifford, Illinois Wesleyan
Oct. 4: Bobby Beaubien, Illinois Wesleyan
Sept. 27: Raj Sethi, Illinois Wesleyan
Sept. 20: Nick Barry, Carthage; Jackson Hulsey, Illinois Wesleyan
Sept. 13: Sam Evenson, Augustana
Sept. 6: Jack Bollinger, Millikin
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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.).