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.
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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
