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WHEATON BRACKET MADNESS FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS - MEN'S SPORTS

ED CORAY REGION --- PETE WILLSON REGION --- LEE PFUND REGION --- HARVE CHROUSER REGION

ED CORAY REGION
1956-57 MEN’S BASKETBALL

Won the first NCAA College Division Championship with a 28-1 overall record, tied for the most wins in school history
14-0 in CCI play, winning Wheaton’s second-consecutive conference title
Freshman Mel Peterson was named the MVP of the NCAA College Division Championship

2009 BASEBALL

Posted 23 wins, a school record at the time
First Wheaton baseball team in history to reach the championship round of the CCIW Tournament
Squad included two players that earned All-America recognition in their career and four players earned 2009 All-Region honors.

2006 MEN’S SOCCER

16-8-4 overall record, finished the season as the NCAA Division III Runner-up and ranked second in Division III
Won the 2006 CCIW Tournament to earn the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where it advanced to the Division III Championship
Stephen Rigby was named the CCIW Player of the Year and earned All-America recognition

1995-96 MEN’S BASKETBALL

25-2 overall record and Ranked No. 1 in Division III during the regular season as the team advanced to Division III Tournament Second Round
Won Wheaton’s first CCIW Championship in 37 years with a 13-1 conference record
Wesley Pitts was CCIW Player of the Year and an All-American

1985 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Placed fourth at the NCAA Division III Championships
Tod Moxley and Chris Wilson were both top-10 finishers at the Division III Championships, earning All-American recognition
Chris Wilson finished first at the CCIW Championships, just the second Wheaton Individual to win the CCIW individual title

2014-15 WRESTLING

Won the CCIW Championship for the first time in 34 years; Dan Olsen named CCIW’s Most Outstanding Wrestler
Team produced four national qualifiers: Carlos Fuentez, Mark Savenok, Stephen Aiello and Dan Olsen as Olsen placed third at Nationals
Six members of this squad earned All-America honors in their career

1989-90 MEN’S SWIMMING

Placed third at the 1990 NCAA Division III Swimming Championships
CCIW Champions, winning 13 of the 18 events at the 1990 CCIW Championships
Team set 11 records that season

2012 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Placed ninth at the NCAA Division III Championships
Jake Waterman (21^st) and James Waterman (31^st) finished in the top-35 at the Division III Championships to earn All-American recognition
Jake Waterman, James Waterman and Mark Phillips earned All-Region honors

PETE WILLSON REGION

1999 MEN’S SOCCER

19-3-2 overall record, finishing the season as the NCAA Division III Runner-up and ranked third in Division III
Eric Brown and Rob Mouw earned Division III All-America recognition
Wheaton won the CCIW with a 6-0 record and Eric Brown and Rob Mouw were named the Co-CCIW Player of the Year

1958 FOOTBALL

Produced the first undefeated record by a Wheaton football team in school history with an 8-0 overall record
Won the CCI with a 7-0 record and out-scored opponents 357-70 that season
Bob Bakke and Dick Plaep earned All-America recognition

2003 FOOTBALL

12-1 overall record and recorded the first 10-0 regular season record in program history, finishing the year ranked sixth by D3football.com
First Wheaton football team to appear in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Playoffs
Quarterback Chad Bradley was named the CCIW Offensive Player of the Year as offensive linemen James Hoxworth and Chris DuBos, and running back Dan Price earned All-American recognition

1990 MEN’S SOCCER

Posted a 20-3-0 overall record
Advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament Semifinal for the second time in program history
Won the CCIW with a 5-0 record and Phil Wolf was named the CCIW Player of the Year

1980-81 WRESTLING

Won the CCIW Championship for the fifth time in program history
Brett Stamm and Scott Torppey were named Co-CCIW Most Outstanding Wrestler
Five national qualifiers to 1981 Division III Championships and produced three All-Americans: Brett Stamm (4^th); Kai Togami (5th) and Paul Lancaster (6^th)

2002-03 MEN’S SWIMMING

Placed sixth at the 2003 NCAA Division Men’s Swimming Championships
Won the CCIW Championship, finishing ahead of the second place team by 300 points
Team set 12 varsity records

1955-56 MEN’S BASKETBALL

27-4 overall record and placed fourth at the NAIA National Tournament
14-0 record in CCI play, winning Wheaton’s second conference championship
Jerry Truax was a First Team All-American

1951 BASEBALL

Won Wheaton’s first and only conference Championship in baseball, with a 7-1 record in CCI play
Defeated Northern Illinois the IICC Champion with a 6-3 victory against the Huskies.

LEE PFUND REGION
1984 MEN’S SOCCER

21-1-2 overall record won the Wheaton men’s soccer program’s first Division III Championship
Out-scored opponents 8-2 in the Division III Playoffs, including a 2-1 victory in three overtimes against Brandeis in the National Championship Match
Andrew Taylor and Dave Kouwe were named All-Americans in 1984 and squad included Tim Daniels, Dave Wolf and Chris Hagemann in other seasons

1952 MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

Won the CCI Outdoor Track & Field Championship, the fifth of seven-consecutive conference titles
Won the Elmhurst Relays
All-American Kikuo “Cookie” Moriya was a key participant on this team

2016 FOOTBALL

11-2 overall record and was ranked eighth in the final D3football.com Top-25 poll.
Advanced to the National Quarterfinal for the third time in program history
Caleb Ashby (LB) named the CCIW Defensive Player of the Year and is joined as an All-American by Zach Lindquist (TE) , Peter Gibson (OL); Kyler Kregel (OL) and Chase Greenlee (DL).

2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL

23-9 overall record
Advanced to the National Semifinal of the Division III Tournament, Wheaton’s first “Final Four” appearance since joining Division III in 1974-75
Aston Francis named CCIW Player of the Year, D3Hoops.com Player of the Year, Jostens Trophy winner and Bevo Francis Award winner

1990-91 MEN’S SWIMMING

Placed fourth at the 1991 NCAA Division III Men’s Swimming Championships
CCIW Champions
Five individuals placed in the top six in at least one event at Nationals and the total number of All-Americans in 1991 is still the most in one year and the team set seven Wheaton varsity records that season.

1995 FOOTBALL

10-1 overall record and advance to NCAA Playoffs’ Second Round
Was 7-0 in CCIW play and won Wheaton’s first CCIW Championship in 36 years, Jeff Brown was named the CCIW Offensive Player of the Year
Jeff Brown (QB), Mark Loeffler (WR) and Chip Parrish (LB) each earned All-American recognition

2019 FOOTBALL

12-1 overall record, with a 10-0 regular season record and 9-0 CCIW record to win the conference title
Finished the year ranked fifth in Division III, Advanced to NCAA Playoffs Quarterfinal and led Division III in total defense and scoring defense
Dallas McRae was named CCIW Defensive Player of the Year and D3football.com Defensive Player of the Year and was joined as an All-American by: Jake Hibben, Spencer Rowland, Ryan Schwartz and Patrick O’Connell

2005 MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Completed the season in 13^th place at the NCAA Division III Championships
Second place at the CCIW Championships, just two points from snapping North Central’s 33-year streak of CCIW Championships
Matt Field and Brandon Mull finished in the top-65 at the Division III Championships

HARVE CHROUSER REGION
1997 MEN’S SOCCER

24-0-1 overall record and won the second NCAA Division III Championship in program history
The undefeated season helped move Wheaton’s streak of consecutive matches without a loss, later becoming a NCAA record at 66 matches.
Won the CCIW with a 6-0 record as Scott Brown was named the CCIW Player of the Year; and Rob Mouw and Eric Brown earned All-American recognition

1990-91 MEN’S TENNIS

CCIW Champions that finished the season ranked 15^th in Division III
Dan Lindquist won the third of his four CCIW Player of the Year awards, and finished the season ranked 36^th in Division III.
Dan Lindquist and Andy Isch were ranked 10^th in Division III in doubles competition

1986 MEN’S TENNIS

Finished the season ranked 14^th in Division III
CCIW Champions as Jon Burnham won the first of his two CCIW Player of the Year awards
Jon Burnham finished the year ranked fifth in Division III in singles and he Russ Poleander were ranked 11^th in doubles as Burnham was a singles All-American and Burnham/Poleander earned doubles All-American recognition

2008 FOOTBALL

11-3 overall record, ranked fifth in the final D3football.com poll of the season.
Advanced to National Semifinals of the Division III Playoffs for the only time in program history
Pete Ittersagen (CB/RET), the D3football.com North Region Defensive Player of the Year, and Jesse Scott (OL) earned All-America recognition

2008-09 MEN’S BASKETBALL

26-4 overall record, advanced to Division III “Sweet 16” and ranked No. 1 in Division III during the regular season
Won Wheaton’s first CCIW Championship in 10 years with an 11-3 conference record
Kent Raymond was CCIW Player of the Year, All-American and DIIINews D3 Player of the Year

1961 FOOTBALL

Compiled an 8-0 overall record, only the second undefeated record in program history at the time
Out-scored opponents 217-37 on the season, with three shutouts
All-American tackle Dave Kemna played both offense and defense

2014 MEN’S SOCCER

22-4 overall record, finished the season as the NCAA Division III Runner-up and ranked second in D3; with 22 wins - the second-highest single-season total in program history
Won the 2014 CCIW Championship and Marshall Hollingsworth was named the CCIW Player of the Year
Marshall Hollingsworth, Elliot Borge and Stephen Golz each earned All-American recognition for the Thunder

2011-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL

23-7 overall record
Advanced to Division III “Sweet 16”
Tim McCrary named CCIW Player of the Year, D3 Midwest Region Player of the Year and Division III All-American