NAPERVILLE — Elmhurst, the outright College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) regular-season champion after finishing 5-0 in league play, led the 2026 All-CCIW Men’s Lacrosse selections announced Tuesday afternoon with nine total honorees. The Bluejays placed seven student-athletes on the First Team, the highest total among conference programs.
 
Elmhurst’s Eli Spence was named CCIW Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year for the third consecutive season, the league’s first-ever three-time offensive winner. Spence led the conference during league play in goals per game (5.80) and points per game (7.00), totaling 35 points over five CCIW contests.
 
Tony Vazquez of Elmhurst was selected as the CCIW Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season. Vazquez led the league with 12.20 ground balls per game and posted a conference-best .835 faceoff winning percentage among regular participants, winning 91 of 109 attempts in CCIW play.
 
Augustana’s Jamar Taylor was named the CCIW First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year. Taylor led the conference with 3.20 caused turnovers per game and was also named to the All-CCIW Second Team as a defender.
 
Elmhurst’s coaching staff, headed by Mark Morrell, was voted CCIW Coaching Staff of the Year after leading the Bluejays to the regular-season title and the top seed in the CCIW Tournament. Elmhurst led the conference in multiple statistical categories during league play, including scoring offense at 21.4 goals per game, scoring margin at plus-14.6 and shooting percentage at .399.
 
The 2026 All-CCIW teams also included several repeat selections. Spence and Vazquez became four-time All-CCIW honorees. EU’s Matt Koshiol received his third consecutive First Team selection, while teammate Hunter Hernandez earned his third All-CCIW honor after previously being named the 2024 CCIW First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year. 
 
Additional multi-year honorees included Timothy McHugh, Billy McHugh and Karsten Nordlie of Illinois Wesleyan, as well as Carthage’s Josh Flores.
 
CCIW Offensive Student-Athlete of the Year
Eli Spence, Elmhurst
 
CCIW Defensive Student-Athlete of the Year
Tony Vazquez, Elmhurst
 
CCIW First-Year Student-Athlete of the Year
Jamar Taylor, Augustana
 
CCIW Coaching Staff of the Year
Elmhurst
 
All-CCIW First Team
Andrew Lacksonen, G, Elmhurst, Sr., Dublin, Ohio, Dublin Jerome
Jake Westland, A, Carthage, Sr., Cottage Grove, Minn., Park
Hunter Hernandez, A, Elmhurst, Jr., Saratoga Springs, Utah, Westlake
Eli Spence, A, Elmhurst, Sr., Snoqualmie, Wash., Mount Si
Timothy McHugh, A, Illinois Wesleyan, Jr., Orland Park, Ill., Mount Carmel
Josh Flores, D, Carthage, Sr., Mahtomedi, Minn., Mahtomedi
Matt Koshiol, D, Elmhurst, Sr., Monticello, Minn., Monticello
Billy McHugh, D, Illinois Wesleyan, Sr., Orland Park, Ill., Mount Carmel
Henry Arnold, MF, Carthage, So., Peoria, Ill., Dunlap
Charlie Ferree, MF, Elmhurst, Jr., Crystal Lake, Ill., Prairie Ridge
Noah Dretzka, MF, Illinois Wesleyan, Sr., Delafield, Wis., Kettle Moraine
Gabe Henry, LSM, Elmhurst, Jr., Snoqualmie, Wash., Mount Si
Tony Vazquez, F/O, Elmhurst, Cottage Grove, Minn., East Ridge
Karsten Nordlie, SSDM, Illinois Wesleyan, Sr., Roscoe, Ill., Hononegah
 
All-CCIW Second Team
Matthew Cranston, G, North Central, Fr., Canton, Mich., Detroit Central Catholic
Wyatt Hunt, A, North Central, So., West St. Paul, Minn., St. Croix Lutheran
Ty Nagy, A, North Central, Gr., Arlington Heights, Ill., Buffalo Grove
Jamar Taylor, D, Augustana, Fr., Inglewood, Calif., St. John Bosco
George Mobraaten, D, Carthage, Sr., Minneapolis, Minn., Benilde St. Margaret’s
Alex Porter, D, North Central, Sr., Geneva, Ill., Geneva
Brandon Sawicki, MF, Carthage, So., Waunakee, Wis., Waunakee
Landon Davis, MF, Elmhurst, So., Friendswood, Texas, Friendswood
Kyle Taylor, MF, Elmhurst, So., Dublin, Ohio, Dublin Coffman
Ben Thomas, LSM, Carthage, Jr., Woodbury, Minn., East Ridge
Will Handberg, LSM, North Central, So., Chaska, Minn., Chaska
Michael Rocco, F/O, Illinois Wesleyan, Sr., Libertyville, Ill., Libertyville
Rocco Paddack, SSDM, Carthage, Jr., Palatine, Ill., Palatine
 
CCIW RESPECT Award Recipients.
Connor Schlachter, Augustana, Fr., Buffalo Grove, Ill., Buffalo Grove
KJ Keyfauver, Carroll, Jr., McHenry, Ill., McHenry
Jake Williamson, Carthage, Sr., St. Louis, Mo., Webster Groves
Harry Moriarty, Elmhurst, Sr., St. Louis, Mo., Webster Groves
Sam Scott, Illinois Wesleyan, Sr., Worthington, Ohio, Thomas Worthington
Charles Eidsen, North Central, So., Arlington Heights, Ill., Buffalo Grove