NAPERVILLE, Ill. - After pulling off a top-five finish at the NCAA Preview, sophomore Ben Gelven (St. Louis, Mo.-Mary Institute and Country Day School) of the Illinois Wesleyan University men's golf team earned his first career College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Golfer of the Week award, announced by the organization on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Gelven is the second Titan to reel in the award this season, after junior Pablo Castro (Palatine, Ill.-Palatine) took it home Sept. 10. 

Gelven's performance last weekend earned the sophomore a career-best, after three rounds with a stroke average of 69.3 on the 54-hole course. The sophomore navigated the par-72, 6732 yard Kingsmill Resort course with rounds of 70, 66, and 72 for a tie for fifth place. 

Gelven and the rest of the Green and White will hit the road for Indianapolis, Ind. and the Wabash Invitational, Monday-Tuesday, Oct. 5-6. 

2026 CCIW Men's Golf Student-Athlete of the Week
Sept. 10 - Pablo Castro, Illinois Wesleyan
Sept. 17 - Wyatt Brown, Wheaton
Sept. 24 - Wyatt Brown, Wheaton - and - Tayt Hager, Carthage
Sept. 30 - Ben Gelven, Illinois Wesleyan