Depth Displayed as Men’s Golf Goes 1-2 at Butts Classic

Nine Titans record top-10 finishes

4/21/2026 2:23:00 PM

DECATUR, Ill. - The Illinois Wesleyan University men's golf team wrapped up regular season play with a one-two finish as the Titan 'B' squad squeaked out a one-stroke win over the 'A' team at the Butts Classic hosted by Millikin University Tuesday, April 21. The IWU 'B' squad finished with a 13-over 301 on a windy final day at the par-72, 6,589-yard Country Club of Decatur, as the 'A' team charged up the leaderboard with a six-over round of 294, the best of the day.

Senior Myles Lahart (Park Ridge, Ill.-Maine South) and sophomore Pablo Castro (Palatine, Ill.-Palatine) finished in second and third-place on the individual leaderboard, respectively. Lahart posted a career-best 54-hole total of one-under (215) and battled for the individual title throughout the day. Castro rocketed up the leaderboard with a final round two-under 70 to finish one-over for three rounds and claim his fourth consecutive top-three finish.

Freshmen Ryan Andrews (Libertyville, Ill.-Libertyville) and Kasey May (Palatine, Ill.-Palatine) each finished in the top-five as the duo tied for fourth-place with a three-round total of 218. A flurry of Titans finished in a tie for seventh-place as seniors Aidan Healy (New Lenox, Ill.-Lincoln-Way West), Michael Spitzer (Hinsdale, Ill.-Hinsdale Central), and Juney Bai (Mokena, Ill.-Lincoln-Way Central), along with sophomore Lane Ludwig (Effingham, Ill.-St. Anthony) and freshman Kevin Schuh (Glenview, Ill.-Glenbrook South) each recorded totals of 222.

Tyler Wengronowitz of Lake Forest battled with Lahart throughout the final round, but Wengronowitz survived the day with medalist honors carding an impressive 54-hole total of two-under (214). The Titan squad finished one-two as Carthage College finished in third, 14 strokes back of the IWU 'A' squad, with a total of 886.

The Titans roll into postseason play with the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Championships Wednesday-Friday, April 29-May 1. Action will begin Wednesday morning from Rockford, Ill. at Aldeen Golf Club.

IWU Individual Standings
2. Myles Lahart 68-70-77=215
3. Pablo Castro 73-74-70=217
T4. Kasey May 76-69-73=218
T4. Ryan Andrews 76-70-72=218
T7. Michael Spitzer 72-72-78=222
T7. Juney Bai 70-75-77=222
T7. Aidan Healy 73-74-75=222
T7. Kevin Schuh 73-72-77=222
T7. Lane Ludwig 74-74-74=222
T21. Alex Rollman 75-69-81=225

Team Standings
1. Illinois Wesleyan 'B' 290-280-301=871
2. Illinois Wesleyan 288-290-294=872
3. Carthage 289-296-301=886
4. Lake Forest 299-298-299=896
5. Heartland 287-298-314=899
T6. Millikin 303-299-307=909
T6. Hope 297-302-310=909
8. UW-Stevens Point 308-305-307=920
9. Millikin 'B' 301-300-321=922
10. Wheaton 303-291-329=923
11. Elmhurst 305-303-316=924
12. Illinois College 304-308-315=927
13. Spalding 314-300-316=930
14. North Central 306-302-325=933

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