NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Central’s Erin Fitzgerald was named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week Tuesday.

Fitzgerald, a freshman from Plainfield, Illinois and Plainfield South High School (Radiation Therapy major), was ninth with a time of 19:31.82 during the Cardinal Open at St. James Farm in Winfield, Illinois last Friday. Running on the same course as this weekend’s CCIW Championship, the Cardinals placed second in the three mile race with 52 points.

2012 CCIW Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week
Erin Fitzgerald – North Central (10/23/12)
Rachael Williams – Illinois Wesleyan (10/16/12)
Sarahbeth Jones – Augustana (10/9/12)
Lauren Williams – Elmhurst (10/2/12)
Sarahbeth Jones – Augustana (9/25/12)
Sarahbeth Jones – Augustana (9/18/12)
Sarah Myss – Carthage (9/11/12)
Lauren Williams – Elmhurst (9/5/12)


The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services eight member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2011-12 academic year, the CCIW honored 1,323 academic all-conference recipients, 16 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 1 CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year, 89 all-Americans and three national championship teams.