NAPERVILLE – The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) announced its Softball Student-Athletes of the Week for games played between Monday, March 17 and Sunday, March 23.
Hitter: Jen Kuhn, Illinois Wesleyan, Senior (Normal, Ill.)
Kuhn collected her second weekly honor from the league office during the 2025 season after going 9-for-14 (.643) last week for the Titans. She had three multi-hit games, including a 4-for-4 performance in IWU’s 18-1 win over Monmouth last Tuesday.
She scored five runs and had three doubles and a home run to finish the week with a 1.071 slugging percentage. Kuhn also drove in 10 during the week, including a four-RBI game versus Trine on Saturday.
Pitcher: Kelsey Bruno, Millikin, Senior (Springfield, Ill.)
Bruno won all three of her starts last week in Cocoa Beach, Fla., posting a 1.47 earned-run average across with 28 strikeouts 19.0 innings of action.
In Thursday’s 4-1 win over Western Connecticut State, Bruno had a season-high 11 strikeouts in the complete-game victory. She also struck out nine against MCLA last Tuesday and added eight more strikeouts in MU’s 10-1 victory at Hamilton last Friday.
2025 CCIW Softball Student-Athletes of the Week
Hitter
March 24: Jen Kuhn, Illinois Wesleyan
March 17: Clare Rettler, Carthage
March 10: Jen Kuhn, Illinois Wesleyan
Pitcher
March 24: Kelsey Bruno, Millikin
March 17: Maddie Conway, Carthage
March 10: Mallory Holland, Illinois Wesleyan
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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.).