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Castro Shines in Men’s Golf Comeback at Division III Preview

Titans climb to a top-four finish

9/23/2025 3:28:00 PM

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - The eighth-ranked Illinois Wesleyan University men's golf team catapulted up the leaderboard Tuesday, Sept. 23 during the final round of the Division III Preview, hosted at Mission Inn Resort & Club, the home of the 2026 Division III National Championship. After firing a final round 10-under par 278, at the par-72, 6750-yard El Campeon Course, the Titans climbed from 22nd-place after their opening round into a fourth-place finish in the loaded field.

Sophomore Pablo Castro (Palatine, Ill.-Palatine) set a career best of eight-under par (64) in his final round, vaulting himself into a sixth-place finish at the prestigious event. Castro's bogey-free final round ties the 18-hole-to-par program record set by Quinn Clifford in 2022 and Griffin Pohl in 2025. Senior Aidan Healy (New Lenox, Ill.-Lincoln-Way West) and freshman Jared Code (Calgary, Alberta, Canada-Ernest Manning) recorded matching one-under 71s in the final round, while senior Michael Spitzer (Hinsdale, Ill.-Hinsdale Central) carded an even-par 72.

Oglethorpe's Jackson Hiller earned a wire-to-wire individual victory, firing an impressive 13-under for the tournament. On the team side, it was a close battle, with Illinois Wesleyan getting within two shots of the lead down the stretch. Emory came away with the win, as Methodist and Oglethorpe finished in the top-three. IWU and Huntingdon rounded out the top-five.

IWU enjoys a weekend off before heading to the Wabash Invitational on Monday-Tuesday, October 6-7 at Broadmoor Country Club in Indianapolis.

Individual Standings
T6. Pablo Castro 77-70-64=211
T26. Aidan Healy 73-75-71=219
T41. Michael Spitzer 79-70-72=221
T44. Jared Code 77-74-71=222
T44. Myles Lahart 79-68-75=222

Team Standings
1. Emory 282-289-291=862
2. Methodist 286-292-285=863
3. Oglethorpe 284-285-295=864
4. Illinois Wesleyan 306-282-278=866
5. Huntingdon 284-299-285=868
6. Gustavus Adolphus 290-294-286=870
T7. Carnegie Mellon 287-291-293=871
T7. Aurora 291-290-290=871
T9. Washington and Lee 292-296-286=874
T9. Kenyon 278-306-290=874
11. Sewanee 294-298-287=879
12. Southwestern 286-299-298=883
T13. Gettysburg 298-295-291=884
T13. Pomona-Pitzer 292-298-294=884
15. Guilford 296-299-293=888
16. Lynchburg 302-292-289=890
17. Trinity 302-295–298=895
18. LeToureau 293-299-304=896
19. Rochester 301-312-288=901
20. Redlands 297-303-305=905
21. UW-Eau Claire 305-295-308=908
22. Berry 307-303-300=910
23. Hampden-Sydney 305-303-304=912
24. Penn State Altoona 306-304-312=922

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