Three Titans Land on Ping All-Region Team

Castro, Healy, and Spitzer earn award ahead of national championship

5/10/2026 7:15:00 PM

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. - A few days prior to the 2026 NCAA Division III Men's Golf National Championship, three Illinois Wesleyan University men's golfers were named NCAA Division III PING All-Region honorees, announced by the NCAA in coordination with the Golf Coaches Association of America Sunday, May 10.

Senior Michael Spitzer (Hinsdale, Ill.-Hinsdale Central) earned the honor for the third time in his career while senior Aidan Healy (New Lenox, Ill.-Lincoln-Way East) garnered the award for the second time. In his breakout sophomore campaign, Pablo Castro (Palatine, Ill.-Palatine) earned the award for the first time in his career.

Spitzer, a two-time PING All-American, is amid a strong senior season. Headed into the final tournament of his four years as a Titan, Spitzer's career scoring average of 72.68 ranks third all-time in program history. This season, Spitzer has carded 13 even-par or better rounds and seven top-20 finishes. The senior's low round of the season (67) came during his individual win at the Cochran Collegiate, April 13-14.

Healy earns all-region status for the second time in his career, posting six top-20 finishes in nine events. Healy has been awarded College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Golfer of the Week twice this season after posting a pair of top-three individual finishes in the fall. Healy's career-low 54-hole total of six-under 210 came at the competitive Wabash College Invitational, Oct. 6-7, where he earned third-place.

Castro is in the midst of one of the most stellar seasons in program history. The sophomore holds a scoring average of 71.8 through 27 rounds. In the Titans five tournaments this spring, Castro has not recorded a finish lower than third-place and includes two wins. He most recently won the CCIW Championship, April 29-May 1, and earlier won the IWU Invite, April 3-4. Castro is a whopping 17-under par in tournaments this spring as he currently ranks No. 10 in the latest Division III player rankings.

Illinois Wesleyan will head to the NCAA Division III Championships Tuesday-Friday, May 12-15 in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. The 72-hole championship is set to be contested at Mission Inn Resort + Club.

Division III PING All-Region Teams
Region I
Ramon Aroca Gonzalez, Hamilton
Jack Berry, Babson
Jan Ebbinge, Amherst
Jack Estrella, Williams
Colin Fowler, Babson
Jake Hendelman, Hamilton
Derek Johnson, Western New England
Holden Kittelberger, Tufts
Zack MacMillan, Hartford
Charlie Mullin, Trinity (CT)
Shane Quinn, Babson
Nick Smith, Williams
Aman Vantipalli, Babson
Andre Zhang, Amherst
Thomas Zhang, Amherst

Region II
Arjun Aujla, Rochester
Rudraksha Banerjee, Skidmore
Philip Connolly, Farmingdale State
Aman Dhiman, Hobart
Galen Fowles, Rochester
Jack Harris, Stevens
Qi (Steven) Liu, NYU
Jomyuth Luangtana-anan, NYU
Patrick McLaughlin, Skidmore
Luke O'Grady-Rodgers, Farmingdale State
Anderson Palm, Rochester
Josh Pethel, Rochester
Alvin Su, Rochester
Oscar Uribe, NYU
Zydon Yuan, RPI

Region III
Daniel Casanta, Gettysburg
Oliver Clark, Franklin & Marshall
Avery Cohen, Drew
Charlie Dolan, McDaniel
Sam Dolan, Drew
Andrew Ekstrom, Gettysburg
Wayne He, Franklin & Marshall
Patrick Kilcoyne, Gettysburg
Collin McMahon-Shea, Dickinson
Dylan Muso, McDaniel
Elliot Parker, Drew
Max Silverman, Franklin & Marshall
Shawn Williams, Alvernia
Dylan Zhang, Swarthmore
Frank Zhou, Swarthmore

Region IV
Stephen Baker, Huntingdon
Elias Becker, Sewanee
Beau Brewer, Methodist
Ethan Bridges, Southwestern (TX)
Jack Burr, Huntingdon
Turner Chiles, Sewanee
Myles Cunningham, Huntingdon
Colin Edwards, Sewanee
Mat Gover, Huntingdon
Jackson Hiller, Oglethorpe
Cole Humphrey, Huntingdon
Tim Kaufman, Washington and Lee
Pearse Lucas, Emory
Jonathan McEwen, Washington and Lee
Todd Moyer, Methodist
Kevin Mu, Emory
Adam Rogers, Piedmont
Sam Rossi, Trinity (TX)
Haden Ruby, Methodist
Nikko Taggart, Southern Virginia
Aidan Tudor, Sewanee
Alan Van Asch, Lynchburg

Region V
Tom Buchert, Transylvania
William Carr, Transylvania
Pablo Castro, Illinois Wesleyan
Ryan Dannegger, Carnegie Mellon
Connor Gray, Kenyon
Aidan Healy, Illinois Wesleyan
Charlie Hubbard, Carnegie Mellon
Garrett James, Trine
Jonathan Oakes, Kenyon
Mikey Schutte, Wittenberg
Michael Spitzer, Illinois Wesleyan
Andy Steed, Transylvania
Justy VonLehmden, John Carroll
Joshua Wang, Carnegie Mellon
David Zhang, Carnegie Mellon

Region VI
Jimmy Abdo, Gustavus Adolphus
Jesse Balc, Bethel (MN)
John Dobbe, Dubuque
Ryan Engel, Concordia Moorhead
Jacob Ferrin, Bethel (MN)
Gavin Grahek, Saint John's (MN)
Chris Gutuza, Gustavus Adolphus
Luke Harwick, Dubuque
Jackson Hulsey, Aurora
Sam Higaki, Carleton
Spencer Lynch, UW-Eau Claire
Mattias Morris, Aurora
Christian Wakeford, Aurora
Tyler Wengronowitz, Lake Forest
Carter Yurgae, Central (IA)

Region VII
Sebi Aliaga, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Douglas Bailey, Linfield
Cade Barone, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Grady Brown, Whitman
John Kim, Pomona-Pitzer
Lucas Latimer, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Samson Li, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Cole MacMillan, Mary Hardin-Baylor
Logan Mills, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Colton O'Dell, Mary-Hardin-Baylor
Brock Olson, Willamette
Alexander Papajohn, Willamette
Owen Prewitt, LeTourneau
Mason Remington, Whitman
Jay Wing, Redlands

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