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Women’s golf wins 20th CCIW Championship

IWU secured an automatic bid to the 2026 NCAA Division III National Championship with their win. Credit: Kodiak Creative

The Illinois Wesleyan University women’s golf team won their fourth consecutive College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Championship on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. 

The Titans won by 43-strokes over second-place North Central in the 54-hole contest at the Metamora Fields Golf Club. 

Their win secured the program’s 20th championship all-time. Junior Emily Gastrau placed first with a career-best 54-hole 222 total. 

She was the fourth consecutive Titan to win medalist honors at the CCIW Championship, preceded by Macy Ludwig (2024), Emma Thorman (2023), and Lexi Onsrud (2022).

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