NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Central’s Josh Tardy and Millikin’s Chris Williams were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin Co-Wrestlers of the Week on Tuesday.
 
Williams, a freshman from Bethalto, Illinois and Bethalto Civic Memorial High School (Sport Management major), won the 133-pound weight class at the Millikin Open on Saturday. He pinned Lincoln College’s Jaime Valdez at 2:15 in the quarterfinal, followed by a 10-2 major decision over Lincoln’s Ricky Stringfellow in the semifinal. Williams won the championship by a 16-5 major decision over unattached wrestler Clay Stine.
 
Tardy, a senior from Naperville, Illinois and Naperville Central High School (Sociology major), won the 157-pound bracket of the Elite Division at the Luther Open on Saturday. He beat Wartburg’s Brady Meyer by a 9-3 decision, followed by a 13-6 decision over UW-La Crosse’s Michael Murnane. He then defeated unattached wrestler Coltan Laganiere by fall at 6:53 in the semifinal, and then earned a 13-3 major decision in the championship against Rochester Community College’s Brett Bradford.
 
2015-16 CCIW Wrestlers of the Week
Josh Tardy – North Central (11/17/15)
Chris Williams – Millikin (11/17/15)
Jared Fekete – Wheaton (11/10/15)
 
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services eight member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2014-15 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,500 academic all-conference recipients, 19 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 46 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients and 102 all-Americans.