NAPERVILLE — Carthage junior outfielder Clare Rettler repeated as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year to headline the All-CCIW Softball Teams announced by the league office on Wednesday morning.
 
Additionally, Illinois Wesleyan senior shortstop Jen Kuhn was voted CCIW Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year and Titans’ sophomore Mallory Holland collected the CCIW Pitcher of the Year award. 
 
Wednesday’s selection also brought the third consecutive CCIW Coaching Staff of the Year award for Illinois Wesleyan’s staff, headed by ninth-year head coach Tiffany Prager. Augustana’s Lexi Duke was the recipient of the CCIW First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year award.
 
Rettler is the third player in conference history to earn Student-Athlete of the Year honors in consecutive seasons after Wheaton Katie Thornton (2015-16) and Illinois Wesleyan’s Colleen Palcynski (2021-22). She put up a .661 average across 56 at-bats in 14 CCIW starts in 2025. She reached base at a .683 clip, slugged .750 and led the league with 22 stolen bases and 20 runs scored. Rettler logged a 32-game hit streak that ended in April as the sixth-longest in Division III history. The Appleton, Wis. native also had hits in 12 consecutive at-bats from April 5 through April 8, the fifth-longest streak all-time in Division III.
 
Kuhn was recognized as an All-CCIW selection for the fourth time on Wednesday and earned the league’s Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year. Kuhn was perfect in 56 defensive chances from the shortstop position – third-most among CCIW second basemen, shortstops and third basemen. She was also a force at the plate, hitting .407/.444/.695 with four home runs, 21 runs batted in and 19 runs scored. She is the second consecutive Titan to be named CCIW Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year after Bailey Turner last spring.
 
Holland pitched 39.1 innings for IWU this season, posting a 1.07 earned-run average and a perfect 6-0 record. She limited opposing hitters to a league-low .141 batting average, yielding only 19 hits and walking 11 for a 0.77 WHIP. She had a complete-game shutout at North Central on April 23 and also made four relief appearances, giving the Titans two saves.
 
Duke, a freshman from Port Byron, Ill, emerged as one of Augie’s top offensive threats, hitting .431 with five doubles, two home runs and 12 RBI. She struck out only twice in 53 CCIW plate appearances and was one of two freshmen to land on the All-CCIW First Team on Wednesday.
 
Prager and her IWU staff are the CCIW Coaching Staff of the Year for the third consecutive season and the fourth time overall. The Titans were undefeated CCIW champions in 2025, the league’s first perfect regular-season winner since IWU in 2009. IWU was the league leader in batting average (.371), runs per game (7.75), on-base percentage (.441) and slugging percentage (.522). IWU was also strong defensively and in the circle, earning a league-best fielding percentage of .981 and a league-low ERA of 1.68.
 
CCIW Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year
Clare Rettler, Carthage
 
CCIW Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year
Jen Kuhn, Illinois Wesleyan
 
CCIW Pitcher of the Year
Mallory Holland, Illinois Wesleyan
 
CCIW First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year
Lexi Duke, Augustana
 
CCIW Coaching Staff of the Year
Illinois Wesleyan
 
All-CCIW First Team
C, Olivia Nahorniak, Wheaton, Bristol, Wis., Westosha Central
1B, Aubrey Gradin, Augustana, Fr., Davenport, Iowa, Davenport West
1B, Ava Khoury, Illinois Wesleyan, Sr., Columbia, Ill., Columbia
2B, Abby Willis, Millikin, So., Indianapolis, Ind., Roncalli
3B, Emma Evans, Augustana, Jr., Farmington, Ill., Farmington Central
SS, Jen Kuhn, Illinois Wesleyan, Sr., Normal, Ill., University
OF, Clare Rettler, Carthage, Jr., Appleton, Wis., Appleton East
OF, Anna Beckman, Illinois Wesleyan, Jr., Bourbonnais, Ill., Bishop McNamara
OF, Charley Condill, Millikin, So., Arthur, Ill., Arthur-Lovington-Atwood-Hammond
OF, Ronnie Latka, North Central, Gr., Sugar Grove, Ill., Kaneland
DP, McKensey Stontz, Augustana, So., Kewanee, Ill., Kewanee
UT, Alexis Duke, Augustana, Fr., Port Byron, Ill., Riverdale
UT, Talia Torosian, North Central, Gr., Schaumburg, Ill., Schaumburg
P, Gianna Certa, Illinois Wesleyan, Jr., Third Lake, Ill., Grayslake North
P, Mallory Holland, Illinois Wesleyan, So., Shelbyville, Ill., Shelbyville
P, Kelsey Bruno, Millikin, Sr., Springfield, Ill., Tri-City
 
All-CCIW Second Team
C, Alaina Diaz, Augustana, Fr., Moline, Ill., Moline
C, Claire Post, Illinois Wesleyan, Jr., Normal, Ill., Normal West
1B, Izzy Hernandez, Carthage, Gr., Aurora, Ill., Aurora Central Catholic
2B, Maddy Tan, North Park, Sr., Skokie, Ill., Niles West
3B, Casey Wissmiller, Illinois Wesleyan, Jr., Bloomington, Ill., Olympia
SS, Ava Zukowski, Millikin, So., Palos Heights, Ill., Stagg
SS, Kayla Lorenz, North Park, Jr., Vernon Hills, Ill., Vernon Hills
OF, Anna Maciejewski, Augustana, Sr., Elmhurst, Ill., IC Catholic Prep
OF, Abby Curtis, Carroll, Jr., Oshkosh, Wis., Oshkosh West
OF, Gwen Hendrick, Carthage, Jr., Appleton, Wis., Appleton East
DP, Bella Pinter, Illinois Wesleyan, Fr., LaMoille, Ill., Saint Bede Academy
DP, Hailey Morsovillo, North Central, Jr., Mokena, Ill., Victor J. Andrew
UT, Danielle Hood, Elmhurst, Jr., Lincoln, Neb., North Star
P, Lauren Koster, Augustana, Jr., Oswego, Ill., Yorkville
P, Olivia Hristov, Carthage, Jr., Shorewood, Ill., Minooka
P, Julianna Maude, North Central, So., Huntley, Ill., Huntley
 
CCIW RESPECT Award Recipients
Mikaylin Hofer, Augustana, So., Taylor Ridge, Ill., Cornell
Jenna Andler, Carroll, So., Lockport, Ill., Lockport
Rylee Boyd, Carthage, Fr., Shorewood, Ill., Minooka
Ali Mockenhaupt, Elmhurst, Jr., Tracy, Iowa, Twin Cedars
Riley McDoniel, Illinois Wesleyan, Fr., Orland Park, Ill., Carl Sanburg
Brynn McNeill, Millikin, Sr., Bristol, Wis., Westosha Central
Sarah Lynch, North Central, Sr., Algonquin, Ill., Jacobs
Kayla Sapolu, North Park, Jr., Mililani, Hawaii, Mililani
Nicole Allen, Wheaton, Sr., Simsbury, Conn., The Master’s School