NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Central’s John Crain and Carthage’s Trevor James were named the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week on Tuesday.

Crain, a senior from Dunlap, Illinois and Dunlap High School (Sociology-Criminal Justice major), won the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:30.63 at North Central’s Cardinal Opener on Friday. His time currently ranks him second among NCAA Division III participants.

James, a senior from Maywood, Illinois and Maywood High School (Accounting major), finished second in the high jump with a height of 2.05 meters (6-8 ¾) at Friday’s Cardinal Opener. His mark is currently the best in the CCIW and is tied for fourth nationally.

2014 CCIW Men's Indoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week

Track
John Crain – North Central (1/28/14)
Darin Ward – Carthage (1/21/14)

Field
Trevor James – Carthage (1/28/14)
Eric Rydell – Illinois Wesleyan (1/21/14)

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 2012-13 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,400 academic all-conference recipients, 15 College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-Americans, 30 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, 68 all-Americans and one national championship team.