NAPERVILLE — Elmhurst sophomore Rhenzo Augusto has been named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Wrestling Student-Athlete of the Week on Tuesday following his performance at the Pete Willson-Wheaton Invitational last weekend. It is the second time this season and fifth time in his career that Augusto has received the award from the league.
Competing at 157 pounds, Augusto claimed the individual title to lead the Bluejays at the two-day invitational. Wrestling for the first time in more than a month, he recorded five victories over the course of the tournament. His performance included two falls, highlighted by a 31-second pin in the quarterfinal round. Augusto allowed just one takedown throughout the event.
Elmhurst finished 17th out of 30 teams at the event with 34.5 team points.
2025-26 CCIW Men's Wrestling Student-Athletes of the Week
Feb. 3: Rhenzo Augusto, Elmhurst
Jan. 27: Elijah Osit, Aurora
Jan. 20: Joey Sikorsky, North Central
Jan. 14: Taggert Kazmierczak, Wheaton
Jan. 6: Leno Campbell, Millikin
Dec. 23: Mateo Casillas, Millikin
Dec. 16: Rhenzo Augusto, Elmhurst
Dec. 9: Ethan Spacht, North Central
Nov. 25: Joshua Robison, North Central
Nov. 18: Cameron Johnson, Aurora
Nov. 11: Mateo Casillas, Millikin
Nov. 4: Ethan Spacht, North Central
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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.).