Lewis University’s mediation team earned second and fourth place honors in the University of Wisconsin, Platteville, mediation tournament held Oct. 9-10. The Lewis University team lost by one point to University of Northern Iowa—ranked third in the country for mediation. Lewis placed third in attorney-advocacy at the Platteville tournament.

For mediation individual results, Mary Gaeke won top mediator. Ke’nesha Williams earned fifth place followed by Greg Guest in sixth place. In attorney-advocacy, Cary Hansing and Daniel Giron placed fifth. Lewis was the only school at the Platteville tournament to receive three team and five individual awards.

Lewis’ mediation team is currently ranked 11th in the nation. Lewis is ranked ninth in attorney-advocacy. Lewis has earned two bids to the national championship tournament scheduled to be held Nov. 5-6 at John Marshall Law School.

A Catholic university sponsored by the De La Salle Christian Brothers, Lewis offers nearly 80 undergraduate majors and programs of study, accelerated degree completion options for working adults, various aviation programs and 22 graduate programs in nine fields. The 10th largest private, not-for-profit university in Illinois is being honored for the sixth consecutive year by The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report.