Spring 2024 Academic Honors Announced By CCIW

NAPERVILLE –The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) announced the Spring 2024 recipients of Dave Wrath & Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference awards on Thursday morning.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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 2024  Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference Recipients
Augustana

Arthur Hermange, Men’s Tennis
Junior
 
Charlotte Frere, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Sophomore
 
Carroll
Steven Hermsen, Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Graduate Student
 
Maria Falk, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Junior
 
Carthage
Andrew Del Real, Men’s Tennis
Sophomore
 
Alexis Mattox, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Graduate Student

Elmhurst
Eli Spence, Men’s Lacrosse
Sophomore
 
Chiara O’Leary, Softball
Junior
 
Illinois Wesleyan
Bobby Beaubien, Men’s Golf
Senior
 
Bailey Turner, Softball
Senior
 
Millikin
Jake Shumaker, Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Senior
 
Leah Foreman, Softball
Graduate Student
 
North Central
Luke Lehnen, Baseball
Senior
 
Katie Del Re, Softball
Senior
 
North Park
Justin Swanson, Baseball
Senior
 
Thea Ring, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field’
Sophomore
 
Wheaton
Sam Elsen, Men’s Outdoor Track & Field
Junior

Natalie Conrad, Women’s Outdoor Track & Field
Junior
 
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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.). 

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