NAPERVILLE — The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) announced its Winter 2025-26 academic award recipients, recognizing student-athletes from the conference’s winter championship sports for their work in the classroom.
The Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference award is named for the former Augustana and CCIW Sports Information Director, who helped establish the conference’s academic recognition programs. To be eligible, student-athletes must carry a cumulative grade-point average of at least 3.30 and have completed two full-time terms.
The Winter 2025-26 Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference honorees are listed at this link.
North Central led all institutions with 106 student-athletes named to the Winter 2025-26 Dave Wrath Academic All-Conference list. Carthage followed with 104 honorees, while Augustana had 100 selections.
Women’s indoor track & field had the highest number of honorees among winter sports with 187 selections across the conference. Men’s indoor track & field followed with 163 recipients.
The CCIW also announced its Winter 2025-26 Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference recipients. The award recognizes one male and one female student-athlete from each institution who have achieved success in athletics and academics. Named for the former Wheaton athletics director and CCIW commissioner, the award requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50.
The Winter 2025-26 Jack Swartz Academic All-Conference honorees are:
Augustana
Landon Wierenga, Men’s Indoor Track & Field
Cali Papez, Women’s Basketball
Carroll
Jacob Naber, Men’s Basketball
Natalie Gricius, Women’s Basketball
Carthage
Jared Loos, Men’s Swimming & Diving
Leela Desharnais, Women’s Indoor Track & Field
Elmhurst
Rhenzo Augusto, Men’s Wrestling
Kristin Bukata, Women’s Basketball
Illinois Wesleyan
Mason Funk, Men’s Basketball
Sawyer White, Women’s Basketball
Millikin
Lane Thomann, Men’s Basketball
Rachel Holthaus, Women’s Basketball
North Central
Casey Aikman, Men’s Wrestling
Sara Sterner, Women’s Wrestling
North Park
Lazario Cornish, Men’s Basketball
Aliyah Hershberger, Women’s Basketball
Wheaton
Soren Richardson, Men’s Basketball
Tess Boyer, Women’s Swimming & Diving
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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.).