NAPERVILLE, Ill. – North Central’s
Dhruvil Patel was selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Men’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week on September 6.
Patel, a junior from Skokie, Illinois and Niles North High School (Accounting major), won the individual title at the Principia Opener on Saturday. He finished with a time of 18:27.80 in the 6K, which was eight seconds ahead of his nearest competitor. The Cardinals won the five team event with 17 points.
2017 CCIW Men’s Cross Country Athletes of the Week
Dhruvil Patel – North Central (9/6/17)
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The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), 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 2016-17 academic year, the CCIW honored over 1,900 academic all-conference recipients, 10 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 33 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, one CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year and over 100 all-Americans.