McLean County Times

The Illinois Wesleyan University men's golf team is preparing for its final fall tournament of the 2024-25 season. The Titans, ranked fourth in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll, will compete at the Golfweek October Classic from October 13 to 15. This event will be held at Sandestin Resort & Golf Club in Destin, Florida.

In the recent rankings, Illinois Wesleyan moved up one spot from fifth to fourth. Methodist maintained its top position for the tenth consecutive poll with nine first-place votes and 295 points. Emory climbed to second place with three first-place votes and 290 points, while Carnegie Mellon dropped to third with 261 points. Illinois Wesleyan secured fourth place with 257 points, followed by Oglethorpe in fifth with 254 points.

The Titans' team for this tournament includes seniors Griffin Pohl and Quinn Clifford, along with juniors Michael Spitzer, Aidan Healy, and Juney Bai.

The field for this competition consists of 24 teams, including eight of the top ten programs in Division III. Among these are Averett, Babson (ranked No. 16), Bethel (No. 15), Carnegie Mellon (No. 3), Emory (No. 2), Greensboro, Guilford, Hampden-Sydney (No. 17), Huntingdon (No.7), Kenyon (ranked No.11), LeTourneau (ranked No.13), Lynchburg (ranked No.10), Methodist (ranked No.1), Oglethorpe (ranked No.5), Pomona-Pitzer (ranked No.18), Rhodes, Rochester (ranked No.25), Rose-Hulman, Sewanee and St John's both ranked at No21., Southwestern , Washington & Lee(ranked N06) ,and UW-Eau Claire(ranked N020).

The tournament's first round begins on Sunday morning at 7:30 a.m., Eastern Time . Live scoring will be available through Clippd ,with daily results posted on iwusports.com .

Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll as of October11th :

1.Methodist(9)-295points

2.Emory(3)-290points

3.CarnegieMellon-261points

4.IllinoisWesleyan-257points

5.Oglethorpe -254points

Others receiving votes include Gettysburg,Gustavus Adolphus,and Trinity(TX).