AWARDS & HONORS

• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2025)
• GCAA All-America Scholar (2025)
• CSC Academic All-District (2025)
• Spring Academic All-Big Ten (2025)

SOPHOMORE - 2024-25

• Named recipient of Illinois' Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• Played in 35 round and ranked fifth on the team with a season stroke average of 73.23
• Posted four top-25 tournament finishes with a T19 at the Folds of Honor Collegiate (Sept. 9-11), a T24 at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 26-27), a T8 finish as an indy competitor at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate (Feb. 13-15), and a T10 in the Illini's team win at the Memphis Intercollegiate (March 31-April 1)
• His T24 at Steelwood included a closing  68 (-4) that helped the Illini claim the team title
• His T8 finish at Memphis tied a career-best for a full field stroke play event set as a freshman at the Duck Invitational
• Carded a season-best for a single round with a 67 (-3) in Round 2 at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate, and finished with a career-low tournament score of 4-under 206 (70-67-69)
• Traveled to Big Ten Championship at Baltimore Country Club (April 25-27) as the team’s alternate, but did not compete
• Played in Round 1 of Illinois' tie for the first at the NCAA Urbana Regional
• Has recorded 12 of 35 rounds at par or better including three rounds in the 60s, both career-best marks for a single season

FRESHMAN - 2023-24

• Played in the lineup in nine stroke play events, including five tournaments in the Illini's scoring lineup, and competed in match play at the Cypress Point Classic
• Traveled as the team's alternate at the NCAA Stanford Regional and the NCAA Championship but did not compete
• Ranked seventh on the team with a season stroke average of 72.73
• Made collegiate debut as an individual competitor at the rain-shortened OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 15-17) finishing T37 with a two-round total of 4-over 144 (72-72)
• Started in the Illinois lineup for the first time at the Purdue Fall Invitational (Oct. 9-10) and finished T62 with a score of 10-over 223 (70-74-79)
• Played in the scoring lineup in the final three tournaments of the regular season - the Duck Invitational (March 25-26), the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational (April 6-7), and the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate (April 20-21) - and made his fourth straight start in his first Big Ten Championship (April 26-28)
• Runner-up at the Johnnie-O Individual (March 11-12) with a season-best score of 4-under 209 (72-71-66)
• Carded his best round of the season, a 6-under 65 in Round 2 as an indy competitor at the Flyer Invitational (Oct. 9-10)
• Recorded his best finish in the lineup with a T8 at the Duck Invitational (March 25-26) with a score of 1-over 214 (71-71-72)
• Posted six of 26 rounds at par or better including two rounds in the 60s

High School/Junior

• Graduated from St. Albert Catholic High School
• Won 2003 Alberta Men’s Amateur Championship by 8 strokes
• Had a breakout year as a member of the Canadian Junior National Team in 2021-22
• Helped lead Team Canada to the team championship at the 2022 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup at Hakusan Village Golf Club in Ichishi, Japan
• Tied for eighth individually with a 54-hole score of 209 (-7), helping secure the two-stroke victory over host Japan for Team Canada’s first Junior World Cup title
• Tied for eighth (third among amateurs) at the 2021 Alberta Open
• Placed 12th at the 2021 Alberta Junior Championship
• Finished second at the 2021 Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) National Championship
• Won medalist honors at the 2021 Edmonton Junior Championship  

Personal

• Full name is Ethan Seth Wilson
• Son of Nick and Kendra Wilson
• Born July 2, 2004 in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada
• Has two older brothers, Kaden and Noah, and an older sister, Abby
• Lists his favorite athlete as Tiger Woods
• Hobbies include playing cards and traveling
• Chose Illinois because “The coaching at Illinois is the best of the best along with the history of the program and the PGA Tour players and alumni. The campus is incredible and the golf facilities are some of the best in the nation, and it is the perfect fit for me.” 

Career Statistics

Career Results

^ - Competed as an individual and did not count toward team score