NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Wheaton’s Hannah Roeske and North Central’s Naomi Yamane were selected as the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week on Tuesday.
 
Roeske, a freshman from Eleva, Wisconsin and Memorial High School, battled through challenging weather conditions to win the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Benedictine Relays on Friday. Her time of 11:01.81 currently ranks first in the conference and 11th on the NCAA Division III national list via TFRRS.org.
 
Yamane, a junior from Wheaton, Illinois and Wheaton-Warrenville South High School (Kinesiology major), won the hammer throw at Friday’s Benedictine Relays with a lifetime best throw of 167-11 (51.19 meters). This throw currently ranks second in the CCIW and 11th in Division III.
 
2018 CCIW Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Athletes of the Week
 
Track
Hannah Roeske – Wheaton (4/17/18)
Marissa Heath – Wheaton (4/10/18)
Hannah Willhite – Augustana (4/3/18)
Erin Lukens – Millikin (3/27/18)
 
Field
Naomi Yamane – North Central (4/17/18)
Karly Goodman – Illinois Wesleyan (4/10/18)
Taiah Gallisath – North Central (4/3/18)
Brea Blackwell – Millikin (3/27/18)
 
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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.